Watch Dwayne Johnson Get His Taylor Swift on in a 'Lip Sync Battle' Trailer

Ethan Alter
·Senior Writer, Yahoo Entertainment
Updated

Jimmy Fallon has struck viral video gold with his regular Tonight Show segment, “Lip Sync Battle,” which finds the host mouthing the lyrics to famous songs alongside such celebrities as Emma Stone and a Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart tag team. Now, Spike TV is looking to mine some of the same success with the new Fallon-backed series, Lip Sync Battle, which (fake) sings its first notes on April 2.

Hosted by LL Cool J, with supermodel co-host Chrissy Teigen on back-up vocal commentary, the series has enlisted stars like Dwayne Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Stephen Merchant, John Krasinksi, and Malin Akerman — all of whom can be seen vamping in this tuneful trailer — in its lip syncing army. Because you haven’t really heard Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” until you’ve seen Swift’s voice coming out of the Rock’s mouth.

Lip Sync Battle premieres on April 2 at 10 p.m. on Spike TV.