David Hasselhoff to star in 'Baywatch' film

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Los Angeles: Actor David Hasselhoff, with the help of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, has announced that he's going to feature in the ‘Baywatch’ movie.

Johnson took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a clip of their video call, reports aceshowbiz.com.

"Pleasure to officially welcome the original 'Baywatch' gangsta himself David Hasselhoff to our movie!" Johnson captioned his Instagram post.

In the clip, the wrestler-turned-actor asked Hasselhoff: "I don't know if the world is ready for both of us. Are you ready?"

Hasselhoff responded: "C'mon man, Rocking the Hoff, I was born ready!"

"'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' (Hasselhoff) has been our greatest supporter," Johnson added in the caption.

However, it is not yet known about Hasselhoff's role in the film.

Filming is currently underway in Boca Raton, Florida. Besides Johnson, the film stars Priyanka Chopra, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach and Ilfenesh Hadera.

‘Baywatch’ is set for a May 19, 2017 release in the US.