Knight Rider

[Brian in Mesa]

They Weren't Going to Make K.I.T.T. Talk?
Source: KGET TV 17
June 3, 2005

KGET TV 17 caught up with David Hasselhoff who said that the big-screen version of Knight Rider has endured a two year delay because producers wanted to mute the show's trademark talking car, K.I.T.T.

Hasselhoff, who starred in the original '80s TV series and is taking the lead in the upcoming remake, has insisted the vehicle have a voice of its own or he wouldn't make the film.

"It's stupid. There's no film without a talking car. So we waited for two years and we won. The car will talk," said Hasselhoff.

In the series, K.I.T.T. was voiced by actor William Daniels.

 

[Mulli]

mutehasselhoff

 

[Brian in Mesa]

mutehasselhoff

I agree. No Hasselhoff.

If they're going to do a big screen version of the old tv show - get a fresh young actor and restart the whole thing.

I have no problem with keeping Mr. Feeny as K.I.T.T. though.

 

[jf-08]

hasselhoff rocks.

did u see him at the finale of amaerican idol with his biggest fan?



Him and Shatner need to do a show together.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Weinsteins Put Knight Rider Into Drive
Source: Variety
May 9, 2006

The Weinstein Company is steering an adaptation of the '80s TV series Knight Rider toward the big screen, reports Variety.

The independent company has sealed a deal to acquire rights to the series from creator Glen A. Larson, who also was behind such titles as Magnum, P.I. and The Fall Guy.

"Knight" follows a cop who's been left to die and is nursed back to health by a mysterious millionaire. The moneyman also gives the cop a new face; a new name, Michael Knight; and crime-fighting gadgetry, including KITT, the car with artificial intelligence.

The original series ran on NBC from 1982-86 and starred David Hasselhoff as Knight.

 

[bratwurst]

I went and sat in KITT at Universal Studios years back, I think I was 17 or 18. I was there with a friend of mine and we just sat there talking to the "voice" in KITT that the car was complete bullcrap and things like "turbo boost" and stuff defied physics, and then we asked him if he was pissed that he was sitting in a theme park talking to tourists while Hasselhoff was off on the beach with a bunch of playmates in bikinis.

Whoever the guy was who was talking into the mic wasn't very happy with us. I think one of us said "thats a load of ****" or something and he actually threatened to call security and have us kicked out of the park for swearing. Funny stuff.

I thought Universal Studios kind of sucked.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

mutehasselhoff

Hasselhoff Ridden Off "Knight Rider" Movie?
By Josh Grossberg

The talking car's back, but the driver could be MIA.

After years spinning its tires in Development Hell, the movie version of NBC's hit 1980s series Knight Rider is finally ramping up, with the Weinstein Co. announcing Tuesday that it has snapped up the film rights.

However, it appears KITT will be speeding to the big screen sans David Hasselhoff. Hasselhoff, who shot to fame as the show's titular crime-fighting hero, Michael Knight, had been attached to the project for years, but a source close to the movie deal tells E! Online that the actor is currently not involved.

According to the insider, it's still too early to say whether Hasselhoff will appear at all. Still, his name was conspicuously absent from Tuesday's press release, which trumpeted the news that former Miramax chieftans Harvey and Bob Weinstein had struck a deal with the show creator Glen A. Larson, who will write and executive produce the feature.

"I am a huge fan of the original series and could not be happier that we've joined forces with Glen Larson to bring these iconic characters to the big screen," said Harvey Weinstein in a statement.

Larson chimed in: "Teaming up with Harvey and Bob, with their unparalleled success in motion picture, gives Knight Rider an exciting opportunity to be a breakout franchise."

As anyone versed in '80s pop culture can tell you, Knight Rider tells the tale of a young undercover cop named Michael Knight who's shot in the line duty and left for dead. He manages to be saved and, after getting a new face and new identity, becomes the lead agent for a dying billionaire's secret Foundation for Law and Government.

His prime ally is a yapping black Trans Am named KITT (originally voiced by St. Elsewhere star and former Screen Actors Guild President William Daniels) with enough high-tech gizmos (infrared and X-ray vision, microwave jamming, flame throwers, grappling hooks, chemical analyzers, ejection seats, super-turbo boost) to put James Bond to shame. Together, the two thwart baddies at every turn.

Hasselhoff's rep, Judy Katz, had no comment on the Knight Rider movie.

The actor has been making headlines with messy divorce from actress Pamela Bach. Last week, after scathing allegations on both sides, the couple were granted joint custody of their two teenage children.

But the personal problems haven't sidelined him from his day job. He will next appear in the comedy Click, opposite Adam Sandler and Kate Beckinsale , hitting theaters June 23.

Hasselhoff has long expressed an eagerness to pilot Knight Rider to blockbuster success. In 2001, he told E! Online that he was "excited" and "working hard" with Larson to get the flick off the ground. He said the plot would focus on his character training a younger generation of do-gooders. Eventually, Revolution Studios came aboard to jumpstart the franchise, but the movie was never made and, with Revolution folding, the rights reverted back to Larson.

The last time Hasselhoff played Michael Knight was in Knight Rider 2000, a made-for-TV movie that aired in 1991.