David Hasselhoff Joins Dwayne Johnson in the New BAYWATCH Movie!
Let's face it, Baywatch wouldn't really be Baywatch without David Hasselhoff. Well, Dwayne Johnson revealed on his Facebook page that The Hoff will be joining him in the movie that he's currently shooting with Zack Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Priyanka Chopra, and Hannibal Buress.
Hasselhoff played L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the Baywatch series, which he also produced from the 1990s until 2001. The last time we saw the actor in the role of Mitch was when the series ended with Baywatch Hawaii.
Johnson released a video that you can below of himself talking to Hasselhoff as they reveal the news. That video came with the following note:
"I WAS BORN READY!" Pleasure to officially welcome the original #BAYWATCH gangsta himself David Hasselhoff to our movie! #BAYWATCH is the most successful TV show of all time and from the day we announced we were turning it into a movie, "The Hoff" has been our greatest supporter. Especially once he knew our RATED R movie was going to be a combination of AVENGERS meets ANCHORMAN....
Hoff's a cool dude who's down to have fun and here's the best part.. He's been training his ass off and gotten in the best shape he's been in in years! (cue slo-mo running and glistening chest hair.. wait, why the f*ck am I even thinking about Hoff's chest hair!?) World get ready..#RockAndHoff #ThereAintNoBay #WithoutTheHoff
I think it's great that they wanted to include Hasselhoff in the movie. There's no word on if he will be reprising his role from the series, or how big of a part he'll play in the story, but I hope it's more than just a cameo.
"I WAS BORN READY!" Pleasure to officially welcome the original #BAYWATCH gangsta himself David Hasselhoff to our movie! #BAYWATCH is the most successful TV show of all time and from the day we announced we were turning it into a movie, "The Hoff" has been our greatest supporter. Especially once he knew our RATED R movie was going to be a combination of AVENGERS meets ANCHORMAN....Hoff's a cool dude who's down to have fun and here's the best part.. He's been training his ass off and gotten in the best shape he's been in in years! (cue slo-mo running and glistening chest hair.. wait, why the f*ck am I even thinking about Hoff's chest hair!?) World get ready.. #RockAndHoff #ThereAintNoBay #WithoutTheHoff
Posted by Dwayne The Rock Johnson on Wednesday, March 2, 2016