." >> and dwayne "the rock" johnson opening up about comparisons to david hasselhoff as well as a possibleun for the white house with you. he sat down with abc's paula ferris. >> welcome to "baywatch." >> reporter: the bodies are rock solid and the redd bathing suits are skin tight. >> our team is elite of the elite. we are the heart and soul of this beach. >> reporter: we're talking about "baywatch," the movie. dwayne "the rock" johnson stars as legendary life guard mitch buchanan, the role made famous by david hasselhoff in the popular tv show. >> here you were stepping into the iconic role. was it daunting? >> was it daunting? it was exciting. it is so daunting you're like, hold on a second, i need another cup of hoffee. >> a cup of hoffee. >> a cup of hoffee. >> have you ever been a life guard? >> i have never been a life guard, no, but i've given many mouth to mouth. in the context of saving somebody's life? >> no, i literally just made out with -- no, i'm kidding. >> reporter: johnson plays a devoted life guard who butts heads with a new recruit played by zac efron. >> hey, one direc

and had to meet david hasselhoff.t take, i kind of -- right at the perfect moment, he was emerging from the water. he had just like shook hands with the rock. and he was just in this. they said "cut." and he looked over. like right into my eyes. super tan, super handsome. and just in all his david hasselhoff handsome glory like stood there and was like, "zac, how are you?" it was one of the coolest moments of my entire life. i literally was like, you are the epitome of cool. like he was tan, he had chest hair, he was still buff. like i was just -- i'll never forget that moment. like meeting a hero. it was just incredible. >> jimmy: you play a character, as i mentioned, who's l a swimmer. is this -- does ryan lochte know you're making a movie about his life? [ laughter ] >> okay, so -- actually, i want to clarify this. >> jimmy: okay. >> we came up with this character, the director and i both sat down, and we came up with this character entirely on our own. >> jimmy: so he stole this from you? [ laughter ] >> as the ol

>> is he supposed to be david hasselhoff? >> matt brody, the new guy, bringing them in to spruce up the department a little bit. >> was there a matt broked any bay watch it. >> v show? was that david sharjey? >> married to brooke burke in real life. >> oh, yes. beautiful. >> these guys. they've got us. >> true. i mean, seriously. >> exactly. >> who are you going to call? >> we look pathetic. okay, let's do some slow, give me some music, what when does this open? may 25th? the 25th, may 25th? >> all right. >> can we do it? >> oh, oh, here we go. oh, ya. >> okay. now, i thought i would get some use out of this shirt again. >> there is a saying on it. >> look where they put the belly button. >> pretty low. >> doesn't doesn't it look like a tree? okay, here we go. >> all right, here we go. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> your a still running. come back again. (laughing). we built our 100% fiber optic network because we knew that in the future everybody would need fast, powerful internet and lots of it. and now we're introducing the fios gigabi

give it up for the legendary david hasselhoff. ed a little well-known fact about you. you are the most watched actor in television history. you even hold a guinness world record. so i want to ask you what do you think it is about you that makes you so popular? you. >> know, i really don't know, i think the best thing i think is persistence and also like staying hot with the kids. you know, i did "spongebob" a few years ago. and i went in to my daughter. do you know about a sponge named bob and she said spongebob, dad, do it, do it. i did "dodgeball" and "hop" and did a youtube channel song with the rock and it just keeps me current with the kids and i think it helps. >> yeah, you're relevant. >> really young with that. "spongebob." a lot of age in between. you were mitch buchanan on "baywatch" for 11 years and found out you'd on o be on the big screen next to the rock. >> what character is the rock playing and they said he's playing you, they said and i said he's playing me, mitch buchanan. what am i like his brother, itch. you kno

this is based on the tv show, david hasselhoff and pamela anderson. fun. it was iconic. it was on tv, definitely and r-rated movie version. they have amazing chemistry, fantastic in the film. a great villain, john bass, some very funny moment in the movie to keep it sustained was on the negative side, 25 minutes too long. i felt like they take themselves too seriously. if your member 21 jump street they used the same r-rated formula with a tv show setting, but did it much better. some of the cgi effects look very fake at times. it looked really fake. it is a decent film, 3 out of 5, strong matinee but nothing more than that. heather: i love it. the slow-motion run. >> i apologize to the viewers in advance, you are about to see -- doing a very bad slow-motion run. i have terrible pale arms, sorry about that. running down the beach, i need some tips on how to do a better slow-motion run. i decided to ask the rock and zach efrain for tips on how to look cool but david hasselhoff blue my mind by telling me they came up with the slow-motion run because the

i'm interested to see if he runs. >> running mate is not david hasselhoff. >> hasselhoff had the beste ever seen in my entire life. >> i saw that. >> his mustache creeped me out. >> me too. >> a little weird. >> you know why it took so long for him to get his campaign going. >> why. >> he was running in slow mo motion. >> oh, we got it steve. >> that's your best one today. steve is my favorite person ever. i feel so bad early this mor morning -- >> tell wisdom >> what's going on here. >> we were rung out of time this morning and steve made a great rock joke even completely bombard it because we were so rushed to get to the neck bite. thank you for that joke this morning. i appreciate it. >> really. >> real quick. speaking of remakes, i love you all. i do love you all. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. whatever. >> stop it. >> don't give us charity love. >> another segment it will be somebody else. >> who excited for three-hour live musical version of the christmas story? >> ooh, ooh, ooh. >> no. [ laughter ] >> really. >> i don't get the original movie. i don't like it i've said it time and time a

. >>> also in the beach party, david hasselhoff and pamela anderson, both of whom have cameos in theie. does your life go into slow-mo like that. >> yes. >> i had to do a scene with the rock, i got in the gym for six weeks. he's like a man and a half, you know. >> you may have a few fans here. >> it's cool. i'm stoked. >> we watched these stars in their red and blue bathing suits. for the premiere, they cleaned up nice. >> i thought it was really sweet and feminine and we're in miami, so why not. >> it's baywatch, it's fun. zac efron kissed my lips, he's happy about the movie. >> he's the happiest man by the way, no rest for dwayne. meanwhile. riyanka chopra also very busy. her finale of quantico is tonight. >>> "dancing with the stars" tonight. >> now, they're down to the final four, which includes pro football player rashad jennings. we have seen this. guy's ripped. how does he do it? i found out the hard way. >> i don't train, you know, to get jacked up. i train to be an nfl running back. >> so, basically, if you did train to make your body look good it would look more perfect tha

david hasselhoff is in the movie? >> yes, he is.d you meet them? >> i didn't get around to meeting him. but david hasselhoff did call me after. >> jimmy: i bet he did. [ laughter ] [ applause ] what did he say? what is he calling you for? >> he loves indian movies. that's what he called me for. [ laughter ] i believe that's what he called me for. "i love indian movies." >> jimmy: cowboy and indian movies or indian movies? >> the other. well, this indian. not the other. >> jimmy: right. >> yeah he called me up. listen, i would love to do something there? i missed working with you. >> jimmy: he wants to make a movie with you in india. >> it would be cool. people love him there. >> jimmy: in india, yeah, sure. oh, boy. this is going to be great. what the hell is he going to do in india? [ laughter ] >> we haven't figured that part out. we can have the conversation. >> jimmy: the devil's in the details. >> the details ar little far off. >> jimmy: pam anderson, did she call you? >> she didn't. >> jimmy: i wonder why he called you and she

but first, david hasselhoff tells me the original slow-mo run and the tv show came out of necessity, from an artistic point. because they did not have enough of the show to film. watch this. >> (laughing). >> we we could not finish the show, so a girl walked by, and we ran it in slow motion, we went oh, my god, we ran it again, and then we said go out and shoot any girl you can find, and we did it in slow motion, then we realized we were only a minute short. so somebody said why don't we dot main tight. >> here, you have to think cool, therefore you are. don't worry about being sexy, just do your thing and just run. be confident and do it, and believe me, right, that's the beauty of movies, is that you can cut and you can -- >> think very, very specifically about what you want to put on your sandwich, the next sandwich. like really put it in mind and look determined as heck. >> look determined. >> that's great advice. >> so the move at this self, i gave it three out of five. i apologize, i can't hear you guys, issue, but the movies three out of 56789 pirate of caribbean real quickly

i spoke to david hasselhoff as well on the carpet and i was blown away to learn the real story as tobay watch. i believe we have a little bit of the original slow motion run here from the show you'll see them running on the beach but he told me the real story about why this became a thing. you would not believe the real story behind the real slow motion one. >> not enough content for the intro. >> watch this. >> ♪ >> real story of the show and the slow motion run was the fact that we were four minutes short and then we could not finish the show. >> are you serious. >> so a girl walked by and we ran in it slow motion and we went, awesome and after we all got a little bit, you know, out of our minds attracted to this girl, we said, wait a second. let's run this again. we ran it again and then we said go out and shoot any girl you can find and we did it in slow motion and then we realized we were only a minute ride short and somebody said why don't we do the main titles and i said do it. >> there you go. >> amazing. >> that seems like something you would say like 50 years ago. >> yeah.

dwayne "the rock" johnson as buchanan the role made famous by david hasselhoff. >> was it daunting forery daunting. you're like, hold on a second, i need another cup of hoffy. >> have you ever been a life guard? >> i have never been a life guard, no. but i have given many mouth to mouth. >> recessitation in the context of saving somebody's life? >> no, i literally just made out -- no, i'm kidding. >> johnson plays a devoted life guard who buts heads with a new recruit played by zack ephron. >> i don't have to try out. i have two gold medals. >> i love the dynamics between you and zac efron. >> malibu ken. one direction. new kids on the block. sweetheart. cupcake. all those. he is coming up with all these names. he's feeding me the lines. >> the rock also making headlines in "gq" magazine. you want to save the world. should i start calling you president, dwayne johnson? >> no, you should not. >> a lot of people taking this seriously. yahoo! said the rock might make a good president. >> it is the most flattering thing. i didn't say i would be a good president. you're so smart, i love you

vonnie: i have to ask if david hasselhoff is in it.e is making a cameo, but this is all about the rock and his audience. there is a very well-known indian actress in the movie as well, so that in shores it should play well and a large market like india as well. this is one the studio hopes will play on a global basis. mark: viacom's paramount needs it more. pirates is pretty much guaranteed, and disney has a lot of other franchises. looking at the other studios and the releases coming out the season, you have sony's spiderman, warner's wonder woman, dunkirk. there is some big films and success is paramount, to coin a phrase, for some of these studios more than others. ,aul: you mentioned paramount of the big studios they are clearly the weakest. they have had a big change in management, they fired their ceo , so they really need to reinvigorate that studio. , we willanagement start seeing the output from them in the next year, but they would love to have a sleeper hit in baywatch. that would turn their fortunes around, maybe just for m

. >> also in on the party, david hasselhoff and pamela anderson, both who have cameos in the movie. > that? >> yes. >> i had do a scene with the rock. and the first thing i did was get in the gym for six weeks. >> dwayne more than manned for the movie, locking lips with zac for this scene. >> you got say it was like -- zac efron has soft lips, guys. >> who kisses better? >> are you being serious? >> obviously the rock. >> she was a better kisser, for sure. but it was funnier to look up and see dwayne's face. >> look up and seeing alexandria's face had zac smitten. she was tweeting pictures of the two of them. >> what is it like looking in her eyes? >> it's crazy. it's a different blue. >> there were long looks and kisses between -- >> is dwayne being asked what is his kiss -- >> i would like to hear that answer, dwayne. >> tell me, dwayne, what was it like. >> imagine your favorite milk shake. i want you to add the greatest thing you've ever tasted, mixed all up. and that's what it's like kissing me. i mean, kissing her. >> kidding of course but it's the rock has to feel good about hi

. >> jimmy: as far as i know, david hasselhoff never got his private parts caught in a beach chair. >re about to be really confused. >> jimmy: by the way, "the book of mormon" which was huge, still is a huge hit on broadway -- [ cheers and applause ] it's your big break, right? >> yeah. >> jimmy: replacing josh gad who really distinguished himself in that show. >> i know, i know. terrifying. >> jimmy: bad, right? yeah, yeah. but you played that role in the touring company? >> i played the role as a standby in the touring company. and then about five months in, the producers came to a couple of shows that i did and they sort of just plucked me up and put me on broadway. >> jimmy: wow. >> yeah. you feel pressure to do it the way josh did it? or did you do it differently? >> the most amount of pressure you could imagine, jimmy. >> jimmy: right, yeah. >> but you know, you end up finding your own thing and it turns out to be your own version pretty quick. >> jimmy: do you kind of get in there and you're extra nice to everyone because you want them to like you better than they like josh? >>

is there a possibility of a a cameo of either david hasselhoff or pamela anderson? >> okay.eg that means there's a a one. >> jimmy: okay. >> if i kick my left leg, that means both of them are in the movie. okay, ready? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: the left. that's the left leg! we have a clip! here's dwayne johnson and zac efron in "baywatch," -- >> that's the left leg. >> jimmy: in theaters next thursday! check it out! >> oh, my gosh. shut your mouth. you're going to get us caught. >> i'm laying on a dead old lady. >> well, she's not going to bite you, for christ's sakes. will you shut up? >> something just dripped on me. >> shut your mouth. what do think -- >> alright. >> oh, my gosh. >> shush. >> it did it again. >> something's dripping on me. >> listen to me. formaldehyde melts fat. >> what? >> that's what's dripping on your face. sit there and shut up. god damn it. keep it together. >> that's it. i'm out. >> no! [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: he's a great guy, man. >> he's awesome. i love zac efron. >> jimmy: i love that guy. >> he's the best. he's

i had a chance to catch up with david hasselhoff. aka knight rider.low-mo was actually an acc accident. it was in necessity as the mother of invention opportunity in regards to what happened here. here is how that came about. watch this. >> real story of the show and this slow motion run was the fact we were four minutes short and we could not finish the show. >> are you serious. >> a girl walked by and we ran it in slow motion. we went oh my, god, that looks awesome. after we all got a little bit, you know, out of our minds attracted to this girl, we said, wait a second. let's run this again. we ran it again. and then we said go out and shoot any girl you can find and we did it in slow motion and then we realized we were only a minute short. so somebody said, why don't we do the main titles. i said, do it >> they would have been 20 minutes so it would have been frame by frame. >> that mustache is epic by the way. unbelievably epic. >> clark gable. >> he's having resurgence he was in guardians of the galaxy two. bay watch. >> he's never gone away. >>

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we all know the television series david hasselhoff pamela anderson. it was a big show.'re taking the r rated formula and putting it to the movies very similar to 21 jump street and 22 jump street. this is directed by jeff gordon who did horrible bosses. here's the thing. the rock and zac effron are and fantastic together. their chemistry is great. there's a whole bit going on in the movie where every time he addresses zac effron's character he calls him by like a boy band like one direction. john bass he's very funny as well. priyanka chopra paid a big villian. the movie has moments but the problem is it's two hours long and i feel like when you have a comedy like this you have to keep a certain tone throughout it and the it really feels like it starts to drag in the middle and that became problematic for me because i just found myself wondering why is this thing taking itself so seriously but there are some funny moments that keep it kind of floating along but overall, i think it could have been cut down by about 20, 25 minutes. now, the other thing is this is a relati

and david hasselhoff. >> and the hoff. was that like having royalty on set?hen pamela anderson was on set. i was talking but words were coming out. it was surreal. >> thanks for coming to see us. >> good to see you. >> "baywatch" opens nationwide in theaters on thursday. >>> coming up next, kyle chandler on what you can expect from the final season of his netflix hit series. first this, is "today" on nbc. ♪ health, is having the freedom to do what you want to do with your life, every single day. so at aetna, we promise to keep finding new ways to join you so nothing gets in your way. because no matter where it is you're going, or whatever stage of life you're in. we believe that when it comes to health. you don't join us. we join you. >>> back, now, at 8:40, with emmy winner kyle chandler, with his netflix series "blood line." a dark family secret was close to being revealed. and john is starting to feel the pressure. take a look. >> i did lose my brother. and i thought, if they had found the man that did it, and he was wiped from the face of the earth. that

also david hasselhoff, epically saving somebody and arising like poseidon.cool about this is that it's an homage to the original "baywatch" but it didn't seem like you were setting out to copy it entirely. >> that was the point. we had a platform that we was this amazing world which is "baywatch." it's universely to this day one of the most-watched shows or the most-watched show in the world. it still has the guinness book of world records for that. so when i sat down with dwayne for breakfast he had like a bowl of oat this s this big and he t about 2 way he wanted to revamp it and sort of just turn it on its ear a little bit, make fun of it, amp up the action, make it more relevant to today's audience and that sounded like an amazing idea. >> and we get a couple of cameos, though, right? we get pamela anderson? >> i guess i can say that. >> i think it's public. >> hoda, how could you? >> oh, my god, i think she's going -- and david hasselhoff. >> yeah. >> was that like having royalty on set? >> when they stepped on, everything changed. i couldn't really say

david hasselhoff, rock idol. >> it was a time where pushing the limits with wealth and ostentatiousnesshe earliest stories we presented to you on lifestyles was about the amazing real estate wizard donald trump. if he didn't shock and surprise you back then, he's had plenty of time since. >> with all of this costs millions, not billions, do the figures ever frighten you. >> no, the answer is it is my business and my life. it is my lifestyle. i love it. the good, the bad. >> does this bring with you inspiration. >> no political aspiration. >> and people say it is nothing more than trash. >> that doesn't upset me because i think it is the best trash there is on television. >> i'm not in the business of bringing -- >> that is the fantastic element at a time when the access is possible. >> it is escapism and aspirational. >> you want to stand in a hot tub with a glass of champagne, rock on. >> we've never seen that kind of wealth ever before. we didn't mock it. we didn't say it was right and we didn't say it was wrong. we were just -- >> and sometimes it amazes. me. i walk away from a shoot

dwayne "the rock" johnson stars as legendary lifeguard mitchell buchanan, the role made famous by david hasselhoffll for you? >> was it daunting? it was exciting and it's very daunting. it's so daunting you're like hold on a second. i need another cup of hoffee. >> a cup of hoffee. >> have you ever been a lifeguard? >> i have never been a lifeguard, no. but i've given many mouth-to-mouth. >> resuscitation in the context of saving somebody's life? >> no, i literally just made out with -- no. i'm only kidding. >> reporter: johnson plays a devoted life guard who butts heads with a new recruit played by zac efron. >> hey, one direction. are you here for the qualifications? >> i'm matt brody. i don't have to try out. i've got two gold medals. >> i love the dynamic between you two. some of the nicknames. high school musical. >> malibu ken. one direction. new kids on the block. sweetheart, cupcake. all those. he was the one coming up with all these names like, hey, call me high school musical. >> feeding you the lines. the scene where you're flipping tires. carrying the refrigerators, doing chin-ups. you

. >> david hasselhoff? >> right. >> not a magic boat. a talking car. >> why did he talk again? and you would tell all the other children that he was your father but that he was out of town. >> shooting "knight rider" or touring with his band in germany. i told you that when i was drunk. why are you bringing that up now? >> i love that story. >> i hate that story. >> so funny. >> i think it works with this movie, you see a film that is aesthetically so fantastical and you see a green alien, and then you see this, and then you see that, and you're expecting it to be dramatic and to be super serious, and just impressive. when it's comical, when these characters are broken, and they screw up so much, it kind of humanizes them even though they're not meant to be human, and i feel like that juxtaposition is what worked really beautifully, and it's thanks to james gunn, say. he's a great guy, good director. >> how do your kids like the green makeup? >> at first it was so cute to see like their thought, they looked at me and were like, momma? yes, it's me. they hear my voice and they g

. >> bay watch rebooting the classic tv show which starred david hasselhoff and pamela anderson.ayne the rock johnson and zac efron beautiful woman her name is pre anka hope pa a bollywood actress she plays the villain in the film her character name is victoria leads. she's also on a show called quantico it's in season three starting this year. shooting of it. i interviewed her. she has 17 million twitter followers this is our interview about the film. watch this. >> nice to meet you by the way. >> nice to meet you kevin. >> i love the line you have in the film, you say, if i was a man you would call me driven. >> i think that was a great line. staying line what that meant for you as an actress. it was really important line as an actress. >> absolutely. ooh didn't want her to be evil for no reason. she doesn't know she's evil. she's narcissistic and she believes she's a woman woman a man's world. when zac calls her crazy. if a i driven. so true in circumstances around the world. >> totally. >> i thought that was great in a comedy movie to have an -- like a villain who just says,