Dwayne Johnson's Baywatch gets release date earmarked for Arnie's Terminator sequel

Dwayne Johnson's film Baywatch will officially hit the screens on the release date meant for Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator sequel.

Paramount Pictures was all set to release its next instalment of the Terminator franchise on May 19, 2017.

However, in their recent announcement on Wednesday (January 20), Paramount said that they have taken off Terminator sequel from their release calendar.

Paramount and Skydance Entertainment's film Terminator 2 was scheduled to release in May 2017 initially, but now that date has been allotted to Johnson's Baywatch.

The authorities probably took the decision after disappointing results from Terminator Genisys, which was released last year in 2015.

Though the film was able to gross USD 440 million worldwide, it's domestic collection was far too low with USD 89 million.

The Terminator franchise was revived by production company Skydance as it relaunched the iconic franchise once again in 2015 after the 2009 Terminator Salvation.

Paramount is looking forward to Baywatch, starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. Hollywood beauties Ilfenesh Hadera, Alexandra Daddario and Kelly Rohrbach will star in the film opposite Johnson and Efron.  

Speculations are also rife that Bollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra will play a crucial role in the film. However, an official confirmation on the subject is yet to arrive.

The film is based on the 90s NBC hit television series Baywatch. Directed by Seth Gordon, the film will revolve around the life and adventures of a team of lifeguards. 

Dwayne Johnson named highest grossing international box office star of 2015

Having topped the international box office back in 2013, former WWE star Dwayne Johnson has now repeated the feat for 2015, with last year’s hits San Andreas and Fast & Furious 7 generating $1.488 billion and earning The Rock the title of Top International Box Office Star.

“Only way to start this post is with THANK YOU,” said Johnson on Instagram. “WORLD’S #1 INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE STAR. I was blessed with this title in 2013 and now again in 2015. $1.48billion is a lot of revenue to generate in our business in only one year, BUT it’s also the important reminder that regardless of what we achieve in life, we always gotta keep striving for more, staying hungrier than the rest and being grateful around every corner. This cool global achievement doesn’t happen without my amazing family, management, agents, attorneys, publicists, financial management, studio partners, fellow actors, Team Rock and the final two deserving personal shout outs – my dog #HobbsTheBeast and you… THE greatest f*cking fans in the world. Stay hungry and keep working your ass off because one day I want to see the news write a cool report about you and YOUR accomplishments.”

Johnson has two movies lined up for 2016 in the action comedy Central Intelligence and the Disney animation Moana, while 2017 will see him appearing the the Baywatch reboot, along with the sequel Fast 8.