Your dream of seeing Zac Efron run down a beach with The Rock in skimpy red shorts just might become a reality.

Efron is in talks to team up with Dwayne Johnson for the long-gestating film version of 1990s television series Baywatch.

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The Neighbors actor is in talks to play a young lifeguard who teams up with a veteran (Johnson) to save their beach from an environmental disaster.

A deal is not in place yet for Efron, but TheWrap reports that talks are ongoing.

Identity Thief and Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon formally signed on for the Baywatch movie last month.

The project has been in development at Paramount dating back to 2012.

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