David Hasslehoff roped in for 'Baywatch'

David Hasslehoff, aka The Hoff, has been roped in to join Dwayne Johnson in the upcoming film 'Baywatch.'

The 43-year-old Johnson, who will play a role of veteran lifeguard in the flick, recently took to his Instagram page to announce the news and shared a short clip of him video messaging the legendary actor on his phone and captioned the video as, "I WAS BORN READY!" Pleasure to officially welcome the original #BAYWATCH gangsta himself David Hasselhoff to our movie!" Channel 24 reports.

His caption further read as, "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."

According to sources, actress Pamela Anderson has been offered a cameo in the film.

Directed by Seth Gordon, the upcoimg flick also stars Zac Efron, Kelly Rohrbach and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who is making his Hollywood debut with this film.