Priyanka Chopra has been cast as the antagonist for the upcoming Baywatch movie. Her role was originally written for a male cast but later molded to be played by a female. Priyanka will begin filming on February 29 and will go back and forth between filming Baywatch and her ABC series Quantico until mid-April.
The news was confirmed by her Baywatch co-star, Dwayne Johnson on Instagram where he called the actress, “the biggest start out of India, one of the biggest stars in the world!” The action star also joked that he’ll have his “hands full,” to which Chopra teasingly replied, “Oh, you have no idea!”
“She’s mean!” Johnson joked.
“I’m really mean,” Chopra purred.
In the Instagram video caption, Johnson wrote, “She’s one of the biggest stars in the world. Insanely talented, relentlessly smokin’ and extremely dangerous - perfect for #BAYWATCH. Welcome @PriyankaChopra to our badass and slightly dysfunctional family. Cue RATED R slo-mo running on the beach. We start shooting next week. World.. #WelcomeToBaywatch.”