‘Baywatch’ Red Band Trailer Wants You To Get Rocked And Ef’d This Summer
A few studio comedies try to break up the summer blockbuster spectacle every year, but some try to combine the laughs with the action. That’s exactly what the big screen adaptation ofBaywatchis trying to do by teaming upDwayne JohnsonandZac Efronin what Paramount Pictures hopes will be their own21 Jump Street.
So far, the trailers forBaywatchhave been unimpressive in the comedy department, but a new red band trailer for the summer comedy is easily the best one yet, though it still doesn’t look like the quality buddy cop comedy that it’s trying to be.
Watch the new red band Baywatch trailer below.
Following the punnyCentral Intelligencetrailer bumpers that advertised the movie as having a “little Hart” and a “big Johnson” before, Baywatch proposes that you “get Rocked” and then “get ef’d” this summer, taking a cue from Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron’s names. The last one is a bit of a stretch, but whatever works, I guess.
I’m glad thatAlexandra Daddariois starting to get some more screentime in the marketing, showing that she gets some funny moments of her own and isn’t just one of the sexy actresses being touted around in a bathing suit. Still, it looks like most of what she’s doing is just reacting to Johnson and Efron’s antics. Meanwhile, I’m still waiting to see howKelly Rohrbachfares in her first feature film role. So far they only used her reputation as aSports Illustratedmodel to give her a presence in Baywatch, but hopefully she’s got some acting chops too.
The rest of the cast includesJon Bass, Ilfenesh Hadera,Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIand Bollywood starPriyanka Chopraas the villainous vixen, whowas given the spotlightin the previousBaywatchtrailer. Fans of the original series (I’m sure they still exist) will also be happy to seeDavid HasselhoffandPamela Andersonpop up in some capacity as well.
Seth Gordonis directedBaywatch, and hopefully, it will be a fun summer comedy that is more in line with his work onHorrible BossesthanIdentity Thiefand doesn’t just tread the same water as21 Jump Street. Here’s the official synopsis:
