Hold On To Your Life Jacket! Zac Efron's Baywatch Character is Based on Ryan Lochte

Zac Efron's upcoming gig on the Baywatch movie reboot just got a little more interesting.

His role is reportedly based upon Ryan Lochte's now infamous story; Efron will play Matt Brody, an Olympic swimmer who commits a petty crime and lies about it. Brody takes a lifeguarding job in an effort to find redemption in the public eye, as opposed to Lochte's Dancing With the Stars idea. The news, reported by The Wrap, comes from an anonymous source.

Joining Efron in the cast is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Mitch Buchannon, facing off against Matt Brody in the R-rated film. Alex Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, and Priyanka Chopra round out the cast.

While no trailer is available yet, here's some Instagrams the stars have posted about the upcoming eye-candy, er, film:

*think cool thoughts* run cool- hit em with that COOL #Baywatch run... *cool thoughts* Yeah, thats it- Run coooool *cool thoughts* Oh yeah, Feelin it *think coo- AGH WTF- #notcool

A photo posted by Zac Efron (@zacefron) on Apr 26, 2016 at 6:39am PDT

On MAY 19th, 2017 you will witness these amazing women @kellyrohrbach @alexannadaddario @priyankachopra @ilfenator save lives, @thejonbass steal the show, @zacefron's ripped 28 pack abs and some big, brown, bald tattooed guy just kinda standing around. #Happy4thOfJULY #BaywatchFamily

Trending stories

All 6 rogue Mississippi cops got long prison sentences in 'Goon Squad' torture of 2 Black men

Elon Musk uses burner accounts on X, doesn’t fact-check: report

Joe Biden has tied the record for most LGBTQ+ judges confirmed in federal courts

The Charles is Pacific Grove's new LGBTQ+ hotel

A Mississippi cafe made a discount for straight couples only. Now, other restaurants are hitting back

Gerald Garth is keeping people of color happy and healthy through trying times

This trans Air Force recruit wants to jump out of planes to save others. He's suing Trump to serve

France becomes world’s first country to enshrine abortion rights in constitution

Ranking NWSL teams by how gay the name is

Season 4 of The Switch on resilience & radical self-love returns this spring

Discover why chic Costa Navarino is Europe's luxury getaway

Olympic runner Yared Nuguse hard launches boyfriend in casual coming out post

Paulie Calafiore opens up on his steamy thirst traps: 'Everybody wants to see [me] half naked'

Amber Ruffin calls out White House Correspondents’ Dinner firing in hilarious ‘Late Night’ surprise appearance

How climate disasters hurt mental health in young people

Cowboys & Queens U.S. tour by Jane Hilton: A modern American dream

Trump's orders prompt CDC to erase HIV resources

Where to stay in LGBTQ+ Ireland: Castles, domes and luxury retreats

From rock legends to Pride flags: Discover the vibrant LGBTQ+ scene in Asbury Park

Appeals court denies Trump DOJ’s request to halt injunction on trans military ban — for now

SFAF's Dr. Tyler TerMeer says he'll continue to fight for health care for all

Transgender Army officer Erica Vandal was born into military service. Now, she's suing Trump to stay in

Dylan Efron dishes on his sexy back arch & Speedo pics: 'That's what I'm good at!'

Peaches Christ says she's been 'retraumatized' by police investigating drag icon Heklina's death

Discover the power of Wellness in your life

• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

A video posted by therock (@therock) on Jul 4, 2016 at 7:45am PDT

Baywatch hits theaters May 19, 2017.