link Hasselhoff Skien Comes to Big Screen Tuesday May 9 11:44 AM ET The Weinstein Co. has picked up the feature rights to the '80's series Knight Rider from show creator Glen A. Larson. By Mark Umbach, FilmStew.com Everybody's favorite TV actor, well, at least Germany's favorite TV actor, David Hasselhoff, must be so proud. The actor, who recently found out DreamWorks will be bringing an adaptation his Baywatch to theatres, will soon see another of his characters brought to the big screen. Indie shingle The Weinstein Co. has picked up feature rights to Hasselhoff starrer Knight Rider from show creator Glen A. Larson, and the company now has an eye toward adapting the series for the big screen. ADVERTISEMENT Hasselhoff spent the mid-'80s cruising around the small screen as Michael Knight, with his talking car KITT, in the cop series Knight Rider. The show centered on an injured cop who had been left to die. He is nursed back to health by a mysterious millionaire who gives the cop a new name, face and all sorts of high-tech gadgets, including his car KITT, to help fight crime. The show ran from 1982 through 1986 on NBC and earned Hasselhoff the People's Choice Award as Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series for the show's first season. No casting decisions for the feature have been made, but David Price, who brought the idea to The Weinstein Co., will be a co-producer. The Weinstein Co. recently picked up the feature rights to TV's Welcome Back, Kotter as a star vehicle for Ice Cube, and they are also developing The Equalizer for the big screen. One can only hope that the studio does a better job with Knight Rider than was recently done with the likes of The Dukes of Hazzard and Bewitched, to name a few. I loved the TV show. Dammit, I would've killed to be him and drive that wisecracking car.
Hmm. It doesn't say that Hasselhoff will be starring. They will probably end up getting some talentless flavor of the month to star in it.
old news. there was a hasselhoff interview from last year where he said the guy from martial law (tv show) is directing. the concept was getting too goofy or campy or some word like that, that they needed to tone it down. he's producing and is only making a cameo appearance.
they need a new car. a transAm aint exactly cool anymore. maybe kitt can be an ENZO FERRARI. THAT be hot.
the 'hoff is pathetic. he makes an ass out of himself regularly. he was just down in australia on , i dunno, some kinda promotional tour for some BS, a couple months ago. Made the biggest nutsack of himself on television and radio etc. i know he is supposed to be a living parody , and that that's all part of the joke. But dammit this guy is just a clown. I actually think he takes himself seriously. im sure you some of you are aware he's apparently a big hit in Germany (they must be tone deaf) i'd like to see him move there quite frankly. What a crank! I cant even believe i've wasted 2 mins of my life typing this vitriol. somebody start a new Pearl Jam or a Kanye West thread - just a request. These are my favorite American artists and I'd like to get the general consensus on what other Rocks fans think of 'em.
Thanks Smeg..... Dont think I needed that at 7:21 am Dude whats up with all of the remakes? Is Hollywood that desperate for scripts? Use your I-MAG-I-NA-TION!
If you go to the VH1 Metal Thread, you can read Aces take on how Pearl Jam got heard in the first place. Really insightful
Knight Rider is one of my favorite shows ever. This movie would be badass if it was Hasselhoff as Knight. It would rival Snakes on a Plane. Oh yeah, that animated gif is great.
