The newest version of Baywatch is set to hit theaters this weekend and celebrity actor Zac Efron has been making appearances talking about the movie. His most recent appearance was on the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ show, where he and Jimmy Kimmel discussed the creation of Efron’s character.
In the movie, Efron plays a disgraced Olympic swimmer with two Olympic gold medals, who is trying to improve upon his image after committing a crime. However, after the incidents during the Rio Olympic Games speculations began to swirl as to where the inspiration for Efron’s character emerged from.
Kimmel wasted no time asking if the character was based upon Ryan Lochte and his actions in Rio, however Efron clarified that he and Baywatch’s director, Seth Gordon, created Efron’s character on their own, noting that the movie was in the editing process well before the events of Rio happened. While Efron’s character is described as a disgraced Olympian, he explains that his character is meant to be a good guy at heart and someone people root for.
Watch Efron’s interview with Kimmel:
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