Priyanka Chopra: 'Baywatch' Role Confirmed, 'Quantico' Actress To Play Villain In Film (VIDEO, PHOTO)

After much speculation, it has been confirmed that Priyanka Chopra, who plays FBI agent Alex Parrish on "Quantico," will be starring alongside Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron in the upcoming "Baywatch" movie, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Chopra will play the role of villain Victoria Leeds in the film. Johnson welcomed the Bollywood star to the cast with a video he shared on Instagram on Tuesday.

"She's one of the biggest stars in the world. Insanely talented, relentlessly smokin' and extremely dangerous - perfect for #BAYWATCH. Welcome @PriyankaChopra to our bad ass and incredibly dysfunctional family," he captioned the post. "Cue RATED R slo-mo running on the beach."

Chopra reposted Johnson's video on her own Instagram page. "Being Bad is what I do best!!! U better watch out!!" she added.

The Seth Gordon-helmed film, which starts shooting next week, also stars Ilfenesh Hadera, Kelly Rohrbach and Johnson's "San Andreas" co-star, Alexandra Daddario.

"Baywatch" is slated to hit theaters on May 19, 2017.

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