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David Hasselhoff joins the Baywatch movie

March 3, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Dwayne Johnson has taken to Facebook today to announce that David Hasselhoff is set to feature in the upcoming big screen reboot of Baywatch.

SEE ALSO: Dwayne Johnson shares first Baywatch set photos

https://www.facebook.com/DwayneJohnson/videos/vb.406433779383/10154185279449384/?type=2&theater

The Hoff appeared in 221 episodes of Baywatch between 1989 and 2000, where he played Mitch Buchannon, the role that The Rock will portray in the movie.

Baywatch is set for release on May 19th 2017 sees Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) directing a cast that includes Dwayne Johnson (Fast & Furious 7), Zac Efron (Dirty Grandpa), Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas), Kelly Rohrbach (Two and a Half Men), Priyanka Chopra (Quantico), Jon Bass (Big Tim in Hollywood, FL), Hannibal Buress (Daddy’s Home) and Ilfenesh Hadera (Billions).

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Originally published March 3, 2016. Updated March 2, 2020.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Baywatch, David Hasselhoff

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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