Photo: First Look - Zac Efron & Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Hit the Beach for BAYWATCH Reboot

Zac Efron will be waxing his surf board along with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in Paramount's upcoming big screen adaptation of the hit 1990's TV series BAYWATCH. This week, Johnson turned to Instagram to share a first image from the set of the film, captioning it: "EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK:#BAYWATCH Day 1. My character "Mitch Buchannon" just gave @zacefron's character "Matt Brody" the all important beach speech about what it means to have manly "Alpha balls". Zac's ad-libbed responses were brilliant! Talented and great dude. World get ready to have some fun, 'cause the beach will never be the same again."

Seth Gordon will direct the project. which centers on a group of California lifeguards. Damian Shannon and Mark Swift penned the script. The film will follow "a by-the-book and very serious lifeguard (Johnson) who is forced to team up with a young rule-flouting hothead (Efron) in order to save their beach from environmental destruction at the hands of an oil tycoon."

Efron will soon be seen in the upcoming comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates along with Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza. He also wrapped filming on the road trip comedy Dirty Grandpa, opposite Robert De Niro. The 'High School Musical' star will soon reunite with Rogen and Rose Byrne for Neighbors 2. All three movies are set for a 2016 release.

Image: Instagram

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