Priyanka Chopra with co-star Dwayne The Rock Johnson

The world premiere of Seth Gordon's upcoming action comedy Baywatch was held on 14 May in what other place than Miami, Florida. It is not only where the film, and the original television series on which it is based, is set but also the hometown of the lead star of the film - Dwayne Johnson.Johnson, along with the other cast members including Zac Effron, Priyanka Chopra and Alexandra Daddario were visibly excited at the premiere. Chopra, who will make her Hollywood debut with this film, looked forward to her fans watching her in the negative role of Victoria Leeds, years after performing dark roles in Vishal Bhardwaj's 2011 black comedy Saat Khoon Maaf and Abbas-Mustan's 2004 romantic thriller Aitraaz.

In an interview to film critic Rajeev Masand on the red carpet of the premiere, Chopra said that she is glad that she played a villain, which is in complete contrast to her role of a nationalistic Alex Parish in her debut American television series Quantico.She also revealed that she was overwhelmed by the faith shown in her by the director. "I just talked to him once on Skype. And he said, 'Ok then it's final. You're doing the film. I will do everything to make sure that happens.' And I was onboard!"