Hasselhoff played Mitch Buchannon in the original '90s TV series and his role in the movie will be essayed by Johnson, who took to Instagram to announce the news.
"Pleasure to officially welcome the original #BAYWATCH gangsta himself David Hasselhoff to our movie!" he captioned a clip.
"#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," Johnson added in the caption.
Johnson recently said how supportive Hasselhoff was about the movie, "I got to tell you, The Hoff has been amazing! From day one, he's been so supportive. He's like, 'If there's one guy who could play me, it's The Rock.' "
Filming is currently underway in Boca Raton, Florida with Seth Gordon serving behind the lens.
Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach and Ilfenesh Hadera also star in the film.
The movie is set for a May 19, 2017 release in the US.
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