“Baywatch” is swimming into multiplexes this Memorial Day weekend, but is dragging along with it a dismal 19% score on Rotten Tomatoes (here’s our review). But who needs critics, when you have Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, and a whole lot of beautiful co-stars showing off lots of skin? Producer Beau Flynn is certainly hoping that’s all audiences want to see, as he revealed plans are already cooking for a sequel that will, naturally, expand the scope of the franchise.
“We have an amazing story already,” he told Variety. “We’re bringing back [Damian] Shannon and [Mark] Swift who wrote on the first one, and I know Dwayne would be in, I know Zac and all the girls would be. We just have this really cool idea to put them in this whole new world. We would take it overseas.”
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Well, we’ll see how Paramount is feeling once the numbers roll in. The film is tracking to open between $30-40 million, which isn’t too bad for the film which somehow cost $69 million (which I presume was on the cast, and not on the dreadful special effects). And if the film reels in decent numbers internationally, it will end up being a moneymaker for the studio. However, how will audiences feel about it? Well, according to Johnson, they just want to have a good time, and “Baywatch” delivers….
Oh boy, critics had their venom & knives ready 😂. Fans LOVE the movie. Huge positive scores. Big disconnect w/ critics & people. #Baywatch🔥 https://t.co/K0AQPf6F0S
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) May 26, 2017
Yay positive upticks 😂
Fans LOVE the movie. Critics HATE it. What a glaring disconnect. People just want to laugh & have fun. #Baywatch🔥🤙🏾 https://t.co/GrPgdevRuz— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) May 25, 2017
