From ComingSoon.net ...
Will Arnett to Voice Knight Rider
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"Knight Rider" -- NBC's iconic 1980s television classic that
became a runaway success -- comes roaring back to life on the
network with an updated sequel that will air as a two-hour
movie event on Sunday, February 17 (9-11 p.m. ET). NBC
unveiled the new customized KITT Ford Mustang to be featured
in the series in a press event held at NBC's Burbank Studios
today.
The movie stars Justin Bruening ("Cold Case," "All My
Children"), Deanna Russo ("NCIS," "The Young and the
Restless"), Sydney Tamiia Poitier ("Veronica Mars,"
Grindhouse) and Bruce Davison (Breach, "Close to Home").
In addition, David Hasselhoff (NBC's "America's Got Talent")
-- who starred in the popular lead role as Michael Knight
for four seasons during the original series -- returns as
the same character in a special guest-star appearance. Will
Arnett (NBC's "30 Rock," Blades of Glory) will provide the
voice of KITT.
The KITT they are talking about is a new KITT - the Knight Indutries
THREE Thousand. It is *not* the TransAm KITT from the original show.
Dave Bartis ("Heist," "The O.C.") and Doug Liman (Mr. and
Mrs. Smith, The Bourne Identity) serve as executive
producers. NBC also has an arrangement with Ford Motor
Company that provides for a unique content opportunity that
makes the Ford Mustang one of the stars of the movie.
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The three cars to be employed in the series include the
KITT Hero -- a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR that is playing
the part of the everyday Hero car with 540 horsepower; the
KITT Attack -- a super high-speed version of the Ford
Mustang Shelby GT500KR Hero car that transforms into Attack
mode with the help of air-ride technology and specialized
body parts -- and a KITT Remote, which is a driverless
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR version of the Hero vehicle.
As the original story resumes, the new KITT (Knight
Industries Three Thousand) is absolutely the coolest car
ever created: its supercomputer capable of hacking almost
any system; its weapons systems efficient; and its body --
thanks to its creator's work and nanotechnology -- is
capable of actually shifting shape and color. Plus, its
artificial intelligence makes it the ideal crime-fighting
partner: logical, precise and possessing infinite knowledge.
It is the ultimate car -- and someone will be willing to do
anything to obtain it.
Oh dear. Stealing ideas from Viper, which was a weak clone of the
original Knight Rider, is not really a good idea. :-(
Sarah Graiman is a 24-year old Ph.D candidate at Stanford
University, following in her genius father Charles'
(Davison) footsteps. But when men attempt to abduct her,
Sarah receives a mysterious call from KITT warning her
that he's a creation of Charles, who also invented the
first KITT 25 years ago -- and that her father is in
serious danger.
Sarah and KITT track down her best friend from childhood,
Mike Tracer (Bruening), a 23-year-old ex-Army Ranger,
whom Sarah hasn't seen since he left home at 18. Having
served in Iraq, Mike is now jaded and lost and initially
resistant. Eventually he agrees to help Sarah and the two
set out to discover who's behind the attempt to procure
KITT and find Charles. Along the way, Carrie Rivai
(Poitier) plays the agile yet tough FBI agent who has a
long-standing friendship with Charles and Sarah. Due to
those ties, she is brought into the mix to help in the
search.
David Andron is supervising producer and writer. Steve
Shill ("Dexter," "The Tudors"), also a co-executive
producer, directs the two-hour movie from Universal Media
Studios and Dutch Oven Productions.
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