Zac Efron 'Baywatch' Movie Confirmed! Twitter Explodes, Dwayne Johnson Shirtless Rated-R Hype

Zac Efron will star alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the highly-anticipated movie adaptation of "Baywatch." And now Twitter fans are going absolutely crazy:

@aurosan: "ZAC EFRON IS IN A NEW BAYWATCH MOVIE?! god is so good to me..."

@jonpernisek: "Zac Efron starring in the 'Baywatch' movie means two hours of constantly shirtless Efron. Consider my ticket purchased."

@jennypriestley: "Zac Efron in talks for the Baywatch remake. *Thunk* - that's the sound of my head hitting the desk."

@littlebigrocket: "In other news Zac Efron and the rock are doing a baywatch film together God bless everyone."

@alexandergold: "Zac Efron is in talks to star in a 'Baywatch' movie. ZAC EFRON IS IN TALKS TO STAR IN A MOVIE WHERE HE IS ON THE BEACH IN SWIMSUITS. *cries*."

@AdamGiancola: "The Rock and Zac Efron in a Baywatch movie?... Lol jesus."

@SophLouiseHall: "I assume the new The Rock / Zac Efron Baywatch reboot will be called Beywatch #modernhumour #fingeronthepulse #thekidsunderstandthisjoke."

‏@AmandaLafrenais: "so The Rock and my favorite disney prince Zac Efron are going to be in a rated-R baywatch movie..... okay."

@robertkessler: "I hate that a The Rock/Zac Efron Baywatch remake is right in my wheelhouse but, hell, I'm on the right track baby I was born this way."

@LevineRory: "But it was just my birthday on Friday. How did my wish come true so fast?! @ZacEfron #Baywatch."

Johnson's also producing the film, and he confirmed such casting rumors with this rather amusing tweet on Monday (August 10):

@TheRock: "BIG NEWS: Welcoming my dude @ZacEfron to #BAYWATCH. Our movie will be big, fun and RATED R... Like me when I drink."

What a tease!

According to GossipCop:

Johnson will star as a veteran lifeguard who always plays by the rules. He gets paired up with a younger guard (supposedly played by Efron) who couldn't care less about staying on the straight and narrow. Together they team up to protect their beach from getting taken over by an oil mogul.

Wonder if David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson would be proud?

Get more details over at The Hollywood Reporter, and stay tuned as the sexy beach flick further develops. Meanwhile...