'Baywatch' trivia and fun facts
Rumours about Kelly Brook
Kelly Brook was rumored to be in contention for CJ Parker at one point, along with Kate Upton and Charlotte McKinney, but Brook later denied the rumor, though Upton and McKinney remained silent. The role later went to Kelly Rohrbach.
Gender changes at the characters
In an interview Priyanka Chopra said that the role of the main antagonist was written for a man but the director after meeting her changed the role and the script for the main villain to be a woman.
Working together
The second film with Dwayne Johnson and Alexandra Daddario. The two worked together on 'San Andrés' (2015).
Rumours about Bieber and Timberlake
Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber were rumored to have roles in the film.
How is to kissing The Rock
In the James Corden's Late Night Show, Zac Efron was asked about how is to kissing The Rock, and he answered: "To be completely honest, kissing a dude is weird at first, but he tasted like a Winterfresh commercial. Or like, cherry chapstick or something. It was crazy.It was like, 'he's good at that too? He's just the best at everything".
Shooting
Filming will begin in March 2016 in Savannah and Tybee Island Georgia.
Alexandra Daddario's role
Alexandra Daddario was cast as Summer after she beat out Nina Dobrev, Ashley Benson, Alexandra Shipp, Shelley Hennig, Bianca A. Santos and Denyse Tontz who were considered for the role.
Rumours about Jessica Simpson
Jessica Simpson was rumored to have been cast as C.J. Parker.