Zac Efron running shirtless on a beach next to Dwayne Johnson in red lifeguard shorts will be nothing short of awesome – and Zac himself agrees with us!
Access Hollywood chatted with the actor at the Los Angeles premiere of "We Are Your Friends," where he talked about stripping down and oiling up for the big screen reboot of "Baywatch."
"Dwayne and I want it to be badass," Zac told Access. "We still want to pay homage to the original show, so we're trying to find that middle ground. I just know it's gonna be awesome."
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The actor is pumped to work with "Fast & Furious" star on the project.
"Dwayne is like superhuman and I'm just excited," he said. "He's the nicest man in the world, so I'm just excited to work with him."
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Real talk – has Zac tried on the trademark "Baywatch" red lifeguard shorts yet?
"No, not yet," he revealed, still giving us hope that we'll find a way into that future costume fitting session!
"Baywatch" the TV series ran for 11 seasons ending its run in 2001. Series stars over the years included David Hasslehoff, Pamela Anderson, Jeremy Jackson, Yasmine Bleeth, David Charvet, Gena Lee Nolin, Alexandra Paul, Chris Fiore, Michael Newman, Brooke Burns, Nicole Eggert, Jason Momoa, Traci Bingham, Donna D'Errico and many more!
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The "Baywatch" movie is slated to start shooting in early 2016.
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