It’s still winter, but it’s already time to return to the beach.Dwayne Johnsonreleased a teaser for theBaywatchtrailer today, offering the first footage of the R-rated reboot ahead of the full-length video’s debut online tomorrow.
By Johnson’s tweet of a “Bad Boy rated R version,” we can expect a red-band trailer for what he typically calls the “Avengers of the Beach.” Johnson stars inBaywatchas Mitch Buchanan, a by-the-books lifeguard, and he’s shown saving someone from the water. Based on the outfit, it looks like he could be rescuing Ronnie, the not-your-typical lifeguard played byJon Bass.
Watch the teaser below.
Elsewhere,Zac Efron, who plays Matt Brody, released even more footage of his motorcycle moves and not-so-smooth moves with the ladies.
Baywatch, directed bySeth Gordon(Horrible Bosses), also featuresZac Efronas Matt,Alexandra Doddarioas Summer (originally played byNicole Eggertin the TV series),Quantico’sPriyanka Chopraas a villain,BillionsactressIlfenesh Haderaas Mitch’s love interest Stephanie,Kelly Rohrbachas C.J. Parker (Pamela Anderson’s old role), andJack Kesy(The Strain) andAmin Joseph(G.I. Joe: Retaliation) in unknown roles. Plus, the film will give fans a blast from the past with appearances by Anderson andDavid Hasselhoff.
InBaywatch, Mitch must team up with a young hothead (Efron) in order to stop an oil tycoon from destroying their beach. Johnsonteased the R rating over Instagramduring production. He mentioned an “all important beach speech about what it means to have manly ‘Alpha balls’” he gives to Efron, andhe tweeted last yearthat it’ll flaunt “some good ol’ fashion ‘this is my beach bitch’ RATED R humor.” Of course, there will also be enough perfectly sculpted beach bods to go around.
Baywatchwill be released in theaters on July 30, 2025, two weeks afterGuardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2and a week beforePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Let’s see if the Avengers of the Beach will be able to knock out the Avengers of Space from their top spot, since it’s hard to imagineGuardiansnot opening at No. 1 at the box office.
