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Quantico’s Priyanka Chopra in talks for villain role in Baywatch movie

January 12, 2016 by Gary Collinson

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Quantico star Priyanka Chopra is in talks for Paramount’s upcoming big screen version of Baywatch, where she would play the film’s main villain.

The remake of the classic TV series is being directed by Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) and sees Dwayne Johnson (Fast & Furious 7) leading a cast that also includes Zac Efron (Dirty Grandpa), Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas) and Kelly Rohrbach (Two and a Half Men). The film is slated for release in 2017.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL18yMRIfoszEaHYNDTy5C-cH9Oa2gN5ng&v=vDx6g5ua25E

Originally published January 12, 2016. Updated April 14, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Baywatch, Priyanka Chopra

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer who is the Editor-in-Chief of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature 'The Baby in the Basket' and suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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