The ‘Baywatch’ movie: The original cast vs. the new cast

Dwayne Johnson is stepping into the role of Mitch Bucannon, formerly played by David Hasselhoff. 

Actress and model Kelly Rohrbach will step into the role C. J. Parker, formerly played by Pamela Anderson.

Daddario will play the role of Summer Quinn, originally played by Nicole Eggert.

Stephanie Holden will now be played by Chi-Raq actress Ilfenesh Hadera, taking over from Alexandra Paul.

Efron will play the role of Matt Brody, once played by his doppelganger, David Charvet. 

Rob Huebel will play Captain Don Thorpe, who was played by Monte Thorpe on the TV show.

Though she’s not reprising a role from the TV show, Quantico‘s Chropra is set to play the film’s villain.

Funny-guy Hannibal Buress is set to play one of the local beachgoers, no doubt causing trouble for the lifeguards. 

Bass is set to play Ronnie, an awkward disco dancer and love interest for Rohrbach’s C. J. Parker.

The Magic Mike XXL actress will play Allegre, possibly a love interest for David Hasselhoff’s character. 

The model will play one of the locals in the bay community where the lifeguards work.

Abjul-Mateen is set to play a cop that will butt heads with Mitch Buchannon (Johnson). 

Filmmakers decided to keep the iconic, one-piece ladies’ suits, but gave them fun details to make them look modern.