Beat It

Robert Hoffman has joined the cast of the indie '80s comedy "We Got the Beat" accotding to The Hollywood Reporter.

The retro tale center ons Brad, a high school football player who sets out to prove he's more than just a jock by quitting the team and turning his heavy metal band into a pioneering boy band .

Hoffman will play Garth, the boy-toy and live-in lover of Brad's mother.

The title dieives from rhe classic song by the Go-Gos of the same name...

Filming begins this month in Massachusetts, with Jon Artigo directing from his script.

Hoffman proved he's got moves from his turn in Step Up 2: The Streets...and for the 2nd time today...gotta love the premise...