Brain Dead

Hollywood Death Watch, Part LXXXIX

This does it. Any shred of creativity has completely bled out of Hollywood:

The talking car K.I.T.T. is heading to the big screen in an adaptation of the hit 1980s TV series "Knight Rider."

Series creator Glen A. Larson will write and executive produce the Weinstein Co. project, which he anticipates will begin production next year. The project had previously been in development at Sony-based Revolution Studios.

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The story centers on the tale of a police investigator shot in the line of duty who is nursed back to health by a mysterious millionaire. He's given a new name (Michael Knight), a new face and a new car to help him continue his work. As in the pilot, he also seeks revenge on the criminals who left him for dead.

Larson wouldn't say whether David Hasselhoff, who starred in the series, would appear in a cameo or if William Daniels would reprise his role as the voice of K.I.T.T.

If not a starring role, would they at least consider Herr Hasselhoff to provide a theme song?

I'm looking forward to announcements in the near future of movie versions of other TV shows like BJ and the Bear and Manimal.