Kelly Rohrbach runs in slo mo, nabs Pamela Anderson’s Baywatch role

Swimsuit model Kelly Rohrbach has nabbed the iconic role of CJ Parker, played by Pamela Anderson in Baywatch, for the upcoming movie adaptation starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.

Updated on: Jan 5, 2016, 13:25:17 IST

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Swimsuit model Kelly Rohrbach will put on Pamela Anderson swimsuit as she has been roped in to star as CJ Parker in the big screen adaptation of popular TV series Baywatch.

Meet the new CJ Parker. Kelly Rohrbach will don Pamela Anderson’s iconic swimsuit in Baywatch. (Instagram)

The model will reprise the role played by Pamela Anderson in the series about California lifeguards, said The Hollywood Reporter.

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A pleasure welcoming @kellyrohrbach to our #BAYWATCH family for the iconic role of "CJ Parker". Yes, she's a walking smoke stack but more importantly... she's smart, tough and funny. Just the way we like 'em. Get ready world, we can't wait to bring you our generation's #BAYWATCH! You'll have fun... 👊🏾🔥💯👙🍆 (last emoji somewhat inappropriate).

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The movie adaptation also stars Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. Seth Gordon is helming the project from the latest draft written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. Beau Flynn and Ivan Reitman are serving as producers.

For our #BAYWATCH and the iconic role of "CJ Parker" I had to make sure @kellyrohrbach was... tough.

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The movie centres on the leader of an elite group of lifeguards (Johnson) who is forced to team up with a young hotshot former Olympian (Efron) in order to save the beloved bay.

For our #BAYWATCH and the iconic role of "CJ Parker" I had to make sure @kellyrohrbach was ridiculously sexy running in SLO-MO....

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The original cast of Baywatch: Nicole Eggert, David Hasselhoff, Alexandra Paul, David Charvet and Pamela Anderson.

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