‘Baywatch’ Then And Now

By ETCanada.com Staff. 22 Feb 2016 11:53 AM

With the “Baywatch’ reboot movie in the works, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Zac Efron lead the cast of this big-screen version of the hit TV series that featured David Hasselhoff and made a star out of Pamela Anderson. Check out this comparison of the characters in the new film versus the original series.

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NOW: Mitch Buchannon

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson will play top lifeguard Mitch Buchannon, the role originated by David Hasselhoff.
Then: Mitch Buchannon

Following the success of 'Knight Rider', The Hoff stripped down to a pair of red swim trunks for his most iconic role.
NOW: Zac Efron

In the upcoming reboot, 'Neighbors' star Zac Efron plays a former Olympic gold medalist in swimming who teams up with Mitch and the rest of the lifeguards.
Then: David Chokachi As Cody Madison

While Zac Efron will be playing a new character not seen in the original, the role is probably not too dissimilar to that played by David Chokachi, who starred as Mitch's sidekick, Cody.
NOW: Kelly Rohrbach As C.J. Parker

'Sports Illustrated' Swimsuit Edition model Kelly Rohrbach will be taking on the role of C.J., originally played by Pamela Anderson.
THEN: Pamela Anderson As C.J. Parker

B.C.-native Pamela Anderson became television's #1 practitioner of running on a beach in slow-mo in her iconic role as lifeguard C.J. on 'Baywatch'.
NOW: Alexandra Daddario As Summer Quinn

Alexandra Daddario previously co-starred with Dwayne Johnson in 'San Andreas' , and now she'll be playing lifeguard Summer Quinn.
Nicole Eggert As Summer Quinn

Nicole Eggert played Summer in the original 'Baywatch'.
NOW: Ilfenesh Hadera As Stef

'Oldboy' star Ilfenesh Hadera has been cast as lifeguard Stef.
THEN: Alexandra Paul As Stephanie Holden

Alexandra Paul was the first actress to play a lifeguard named Stef on 'Baywatch'.
NOW: Priyanka Chopra As Victoria Leeds

'Quantico' star Priyanka Chopra will play the 'Baywatch' villain, Victoria Leeds, a character who never appeared in the original series.
NOW: Jon Bass As Ronnie

Jon Bass ('Big Time In Hollywood, FL') plays Ronnie, the world's most unlikely lifeguard.
NOW: Hannibal Buress

Standup comic Hannibal Buress has signed on to the 'Baywatch' movie, but won't be playing one of the lifeguards; instead, he'll be portraying a member of the local community.

‘Baywatch’ Then And Now

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