BAYWATCH follows devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon (Johnson) as he butts heads with a brash new recruit (Efron). Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay. (PARAMOUNT)
Dwayne Johnson has starred in a number of blockbuster action movies, including installments of “The Fast and the Furious” franchise, “San Andreas” and “Get Smart”. Johnson has also headlined family films “The Game Plan”, “Race to Witch Mountain”, “Planet 51”, “Tooth Fairy” and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”, the successful 2012 sequel to 2008’s “Journey to the Center of the Earth”. Zac Efron is best known for the musicals “High School Musical” and “Hairspray”, as well as the drama “Charlie St. Cloud” and his voice work in 2012’s “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”, alongside Danny DeVito, Taylor Swift, Ed Helms and Betty White.
Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic in 2006 at the age of 7. To date, Jackson has written nearly 1,000 reviews of new releases and, in total, has seen more than 1,500 films. In 2010, Jackson became the youngest person to win a NY Emmy Award, for his on-air movie reviews on Time Warner TV station, Capital News 9. And in 2011, Jackson was inducted into the Broadcast Film Critics Association as their youngest member. The BFCA’s annual Critics Choice Awards is one of the industry’s most recognized and prestigious awards shows. Jackson is also a member of SAG-AFTRA and votes annually for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Currently, Jackson can be heard every Friday morning on WGNA-FM and his reviews are also posted on his website, YouTube channel and Cultjer.com. He is also a contributor to AnimationScoop.com, run by animation historian Jerry Beck. And Jackson hosts the weekly internet pop culture news show “LCJ LIVE”, along with “The LCJ Q&A Podcast”, on which he interviews celebrities and filmmakers.