While the film has been in development for years now (with everyone including Eli Roth involved at one point), Paramount is looking to make the film a priority and is hoping for a summer 2011 release. Jeremy Garelick, writer of THE BREAK-UP, signed on to make his directorial debut with the film last year. The tone of the film that Paramount is looking for from Gatewood and Tanaka is described as a mix between STARSKY & HUTCH and CHARLIE’S ANGELS, two previous TV-to-movie adaptations that proved successful.
I’ll always be slightly skeptical of a BAYWATCH movie but this is a great step in the right direction. Now let’s try and figure out who could possibly star in this film…