Just when you thought it was to go back in the water, another Baywatch is around the corner. Deadline recently broke the story that “Fremantle has been developing a reboot of the classic beach drama series,” which is currently being shopped around to different networks and streaming services. At the time of writing, no creatives […]
Lily James dresses as Baywatch Pamela Anderson in latest Pam & Tommy set photos
A week after debuting her nearly identical look to Pamela Anderson in Hulu’s upcoming Pam & Tommy, Lily James once again stuns as new set photos have emerged showing the actress in the iconic red Baywatch swimsuit Anderson was known for during her run on the iconic 90s show. Anderson starred on Baywatch for five seasons as C.J. Parker, […]
Pamela Anderson isn’t a fan of 2017’s Baywatch movie
She may have been convinced to head back to the beach for a cameo appearance, but Baywatch icon Pamela Anderson has admitted to Andy Cohen that she wasn’t a fan of the 2017 big screen reboot led by Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. “I didn’t like it,” said Anderson bluntly when asked for her thoughts […]
Original Baywatch series returning to TV with an HD remaster, may lead to a reboot
FremantleMedia International has announced that it has remastered all 242 episodes of the classic lifeguard drama Baywatch into full HD and is set to shop it to broadcasters around the globe. According to Deadline, the remaster was prompted by the 2017 feature film headlined by Dwayne Johnson, which “rejuvenated the brand” despite mixed reviews. In […]
Plumbing New Depths in Low Brow
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at an increasing trend in witless low brow comedies on the big screen… It goes without saying that low brow comedy is nothing new. Foul mouthed tirades, sex jokes and toilet humour. Occasionally these comedies might play with stereotypes relating to race, gender or sexuality. Of course attitudes have changed […]
2017 Has Been A Bad Year For Blockbusters, And That’s No Surprise
If Hollywood had stopped making bad films, they would have made more money… 2017 probably isn’t the year to say that the HL Mencken line about nobody losing money underestimating the public isn’t true, but it certainly looks like it no longer holds for the film industry. Amidst the wailing and gnashing of teeth from […]
Are we suffering from Dwayne Johnson franchise fatigue?
Anghus Houvouras is suffering from Dwayne Johnson franchise fatigue… We spend so much time analyzing franchises. That’s mainly because they make up such a high percentage of blockbuster cinema. If you look at the top 10 films of 2017 globally, only two films don’t fall under the franchise tag: The Boss Baby, an animated family film […]
Do We Judge a Film Before We Watch It?
Henry Bevan on whether we judge a film before we watch it… One of the most disheartening things ever happened a few days ago. Dwayne Johnson, The Rock, generally awesome dude and woke bae, attacked film critics on Twitter because they didn’t like his new movie, Baywatch. According to Dwayne, “Fans LOVE the movie” whilst […]
Exclusive interviews with Baywatch stars Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario and Priyanka Chopra
Coinciding with its UK release this week, Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris caught up with Baywatch stars Zac Efron (Matt Brody), Alexandra Daddario (Summer Quinn) and Priyanka Chopra (Victoria Leeds) to discuss their work on the big screen comedy reboot of the classic 90s TV series. You can find the interviews below, or watch them over […]
Movie Review – Baywatch (2017)
Baywatch, 2017. Directed by Seth Gordon. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, and Jon Bass. SYNOPSIS: A washed-up Olympic swimmer finds himself teaming up with a squad of elite lifeguards to uncover an international drug smuggling plot and save the beach they’re sworn to protect. Try as it […]
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