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Although the movie is in preliminary stages, Efron said he
was looking forward to it departing from the TV show that
starred David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson and almost always
featured a rescue at sea, no matter how tangential to the plot.
"It's going to be R-rated and it's going to be badass," Efron
told Reuters, referring to the Hollywood classification for
movies containing adult material.
Efron, who was in London for the European premiere on Tuesday of
his new movie "We Are Your Friends", in which he plays a DJ who
gets caught up in the drug-and-booze-fuelled world of the
California party and club scene, said the evolving "Baywatch"
movie would skew towards comedy and raunch.
"I think we're going like pretty big with it and I don't think
it's going to be much like the old 'Baywatch' to be honest. I
think we're going to kind of reinvent it in a big way, and he
(Johnson) has big plans for it. I know he's very ambitious."
Efron also responded to a tweet sent by Johnson, who doubles as
a producer for the film, which read: "BIG NEWS: Welcoming my
dude @ZacEfron to #BAYWATCH. Our movie will be big, fun and
RATED R... Like me when I drink."
Efron replied saying: "So stoked brother - baby oil for 2 plz."
"We Are Your Friends" will be released in British cinemas on
August 27.
(Writing by Michael Roddy; Editing by Digby Lidstone)
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