Stephen Amell Says Putting on the ‘Baywatch’ Red Trunks Felt ‘So Familiar’ Because ‘It’s a Superhero Show’

Stephen Amell, star of the upcoming “Baywatch” reboot, first came to public attention as Oliver Queen in DC superhero series “Arrow.” But the actor says his new role isn’t so different. “Once I got on it and I put on the red trunks, I realized, like, why does this feel so familiar?” Amell said of […] Stephen Amell says putting on the iconic red “Baywatch” shorts felt familiar because the series about L.A. County lifeguards is "a superhero show." Stephen Amell, star of the upcoming “Baywatch” reboot, first came to public attention as Oliver Queen in DC superhero series “Arrow.” But the actor says his new role isn’t so different.

“Once I got on it and I put on the red trunks, I realized, like, why does this feel so familiar?” Amell said of working on “Baywatch.” “It’s because it’s a superhero show. That’s what it feels like to me, and that makes my job easy.” While spending the working day on the beach might seem like a dream job, Amell went on to explain the reality was somewhat different. “I thought that when I was doing ‘Arrow,’ that shooting from 7 o’clock at night until 7 o’clock in the morning on a rooftop