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UPDATED!! Weinstein Bros have a promotional poster for the KNIGHT RIDER movie in 2008?
Merrick here...
We recently ran a detailed article discrediting the car seen in the image posted below, as well as discussing the script status of the film. The article 'tis here! Per the recent article, the poster below would be a fake. I do think that car is kind of cool, though. But it's not in the running for K.I.T.T. You can find out what more about the project via the link above.
Hey folks, Harry here... This got sent to me purporting to be a KNIGHT RIDER the movie promotional poster. Now mind you, I haven't heard of the screenwriter, director or cast - yet, but they've apparently got a poster and a car. It is not unusual for studios to create obscenely early posters like this to bring in investors as well as companies wanting to partner for the merchandize, video games and what not. So - it is reasonalble that the poster could exist. If so, I wouldn't mind having one - as I had a KITT poster on my wall through Junior High and some of High School. If they recast Michael Knight, who would you cast?
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...will Mr. Pheeny still play the voice of KITT?!? Cuz then I'm IN.
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I never watched the TV show, but maybe the movie will be good...
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Is because there were so many unanswered questions with the old TV show, and this story just needed to be retold. But then again, if it's as good as Mc Hale's Navy, Josie And The Pussycats, Miami Vice, or The Dukes Of Hazzard, then fuck that I'm IN!!
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I just hope they keep Daniels for the voice, other then that, I'd prefer an unknown or Nathan Fillion for Michael Knight. Just don't shove Paul Walker down my throat.
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Is because there were so many unanswered questions with the old TV show. And this story just NEEDS to be retold to a younger audience. But then again, if it's half as good as: Car 54 Where Are You?, Josie And The Pussycats, Scooby Doo, Mc Hale's Navy, Miami Vice, or the Dukes of Hazzard remakes, then fuck it, I'm IN!!
What I wanna know is when is the Matt Houston remake coming?? -
This reminds me of that godawful Lost in Space flick New Line shat out about a decade ago. Take a kitschy TV show that was kind of cool and futuristic back when it aired and give it a modern big-budget makeover. The problem is that it was no longer cool or futuristic by the time it came out. Sure, 20 years ago a talking car with all sorts of nifty gadgets was an original idea. Since that time it's all been done to death in Bond films and the like, and videogames have more advanced AI than KITT ever did. Knight Rider has nothing more going for it than nostalgic camp value, and that doesn't equate to major box office. They could get Tom Hanks to star, Spielberg to direct and it would still fuckin' bomb.
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Nice KARR 2.As long as they get the dashboard and steering wheel design right,They use turbo boost(As it's a movie lets have a super turbo boost please) and they don't ruin the theme tune(When Busta Rhymes looped the break he didn't mess with it) then I'm IN too.
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Tom Selleck. just kidding. sorry Tom. hmmm... let me see... the smallville guy?
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Hasselknob can suck on the business end of a shotgun.
Gimme Sleestacks before you lower yourself to a fucking Douche-mobile that has a Cyclon eye.
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The BACKSIDE OF MY NUTS.
A lil trim, some body oil, soft lighting...OH, and the pearls can act better than Douchehoff!
And my nuts won't call in to 911 for a cat scratch! -
Crazy curly hair, brilliant acting abilities, was in every episode of their respective shows but were never the reason why any one watched said show anyway. I assume that is why he is trying to raise his prestige with the sex tapes; just to make entry into this franchise.
Screech naked = Every Hoff vid ever made. Just horrifying... -
Jesus Christ how much more obvious could it be? It's a fake poster. Not that I care....
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Dave Chappelle.
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Who I've never actually seen or heard. And then I'd go back to Minesweeper.
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The Hoff would have unveiled it on the Berlin Wall. Also the bloom effect on the front of the car looks really fake.
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I don't know which exites me less, another remake of a crap TV show, or the fact that Galacticus has been confirmed in FF2. Robert Downey Jr. is Michael Knight!
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if weta does it, it should look good. too bad they can't fix Alba being hispanic. Or shit.
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merrick or quint or somebody already posted a picture of that car and it was proved to be a fake.
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If only WETA could digitally make that prick from Nip/Tuck a real actor. I'd rather watch Nic Cage as Dr. Doom. Honest to God, Nic Cage.
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Oh, and I would cast Wentworth Miller as Michael Knight...different, less smarmy direction.
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"Is there a screenplay?" "Hell no, but there is a poster!"
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Give me an F! Give me an A! Give me a K! Give me an E! And that means!?
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...to his knees and commence mouth love." Just try not to jizz on the leather collar. Or the perm.
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... or Bruce Campbell.
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the tag line for Dark Knight. But I don't think Nolan would go that faggy.
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No comparison. Now there's a film I'd actually like to here some news on. Story details? Dent casting? Penguin casting? Not rumor after rumor of this crap.
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www.obsessedwithfilm.com
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best idea I've heard in weeks.
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why the fuck would aicn post this ADOBE ass shit. especially after you debunked the rumor that the car in the photo is not legit? that poster looks soooooooo fake. AICN sucks fat pre-anticipated DONG!!!!
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The car is a Koenigsegg CCX. The image is photoshopped from the image on this page.
http://www.koenigsegg.com/thecars/ccx.asp
While it would be interesting if they used this car, I somehow doubt it. -
I haven't seen the show since it originally aired and I have no desire to watch a crap movie. Although this discussion is pointless since that poster is obviously fake. If it were made I wouldn't be surprised if they made the car's voice someone like Bernie Mack and made it a comedy sidekick. Damn Hollywood's gone down the crapper.
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I need an Energon Cube, Michael!
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as in Not Real.
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The car isn't even the problem, but look at the "Knight will fall in" font and how they placed "2008". Never ever is this a real poster.
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Would be a great casting choice. But now that I think about it, they'll go with some stupid stunt cast with no-talent actors, a la Ashton Kutcher or Timberlake. Hell it might even be Stifler.
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...from 9-6-06. IT'S THE EXACT SAME IMAGE only flipped and the scanner effect photoshopped in. Everything else is obvious photoshop.
FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE! -
while this is fake here, I'D DIE TO SEE FURIOUS FILLION ON THE SCREEN AGAIN!
and I really hope they go on with the Firefly series one day...
yeah... and once again: whoever faked this poster, just go home and suck on daddy's dick again; photoshop is not your future. -
Damn you Michael Bay
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P.S. Fake.
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...but even I would have made sure those clouds were reflected in the windshield. The glare of which doesn't match the sun's position. Fake.
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new Michael should be the older brother from that teen show. That nostalgic reunion could help bring in the mid-20's crowd. // And KITT was a racist, as shown on the Dave Chapelle show.
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Fucking godawful (fake) poster..looks like The Wraith 2 to me...bring on Charlie Sheen!
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desert. Cheap-skate Hollywood can rarely do anything beyond a few dozen miles from L.A. Desert, desert and more desert. At least the X-Files was in Vancouver for the first several seasons before succumbing to L.A.-friendly, desert plotlines. (Though the same problem occurred in those early X-Files episodes that pretended to be in other settings: a lake in Georgia and the forests around Tallahassee looked strikingly like the Pac Northwest.)
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Has to be one of the cheesiest tag lines I've ever heard.
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I'll believe Harry has a girlfriend before I believe that that poster's real.
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...from the official website. If KITT were a CCX, I would see this movie. If KITT were a Pagani Zonda, I would see this movie. If KITT were a Mercedes McLaren SLR, I would see this movie. If KITT were a Bugatti Veyron, I would see this movie. Who am I kidding... If KITT were a FIAT Panda, I would see this movie. The most important question, however, is "Will Michael Knight's evil twin Garth Knight be in the movie? And indeed, will he bring his badass rig, Goliath, with him?" Answer me this.
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but I think Josh Lucas would be a good Michael Knight. Dont just look for the first brown haired actor you find.
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Maybe he's from Idaho or he's really startchy? Maybe's he's a eurotrash terrorists with a taste for fast cars and covering himself in sour cream and chives. Bacon bits on special occasions.
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Cunts...
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Otherwise fuggit.
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Got to admit that. I hope they do the series justice. Knight Rider is, and always will be, the FUCKIN SHIT
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This movie is built on b-level concept and they need somebody who can ably sell it. If I was directing, I'd tempt fate and ask Fillion to do it. He'd embrace the camp of the material and elevate it, much like he did with Slither.
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I still think it's an ok poster, 'knight will fall in 2008...' not that bad either..no one here seems to be able to do better..mind you, you all claim you can...
I think the idea of Nathan Fillion could rock, unless the W Bros. want someone with more BO appeal..what about James Franco? James McAvoy? Ryan Reynolds?
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Be a custom designed car.. not an ultimate car commercial. Something simiilar in style to the corvette or camarao or whatever KITT was.
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That monkey from BJ and the Bear. Better actor than the original and hasn't worked in a while so should come cheap. Also a great draw for kids. Kids love monkeys. And he's gotta be a better singer.
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I'm sure that car is fast but you're not going to see that car pulling off any of the stunts that KITT did in the series.
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...the Kitt car protected Michael from a Nuclear explosion and then proceeded to dry hump him in a series of disturbing visions that lead him to be the new president of the survivors. Good stuff.
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Ben Stiller should be the new Michael Knight, because honestly, watching Ben Stiller argue with KITT over mundane little issues like seat belts and rocket boosts sound Hi-larious!
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Ben Stiller as Hannibal.
Owen Wilson as Templeton Peck.
Will Ferrel as Howlin' Mad Murdock.
And Snoop Dogg as angry black man, BA Barracas. "Yo, I pizzitty the fizzzy, fo shizzy." -
I was joking, but that movie has my ticket. Count me first in line for The A-Team 2008.
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Clearly fake...for God sake stop wasting our time!! they arent going to reveal the car so early..i mean seriously...are people really that dumb?
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The old wish-casting for A-Team (Mel Gibson as Hannibal, Jim Carrey as Murdock, Pierce Brosnan as Face, and Mr. T as Mr. T just doesn't cut it in the new millenium.
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Maybe...
Michael Clarke Duncan? -
Maybe
Michael Clarke Duncan? -
Please! Even I can see the seams on this knockoff. But - If I was to recast Michael Knight? Eric Bana or Dominic West. I would also cast Keith David as the voice of KITT and Anthony Hopkins or James Earl Jones as the voice of Goliath. Niiiiiice.
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It's gonna be a frat packer...my guess is Luke Wilson. They'll go to Ferrell, Vaughn, Owen then Stiller and then give up and go to Luke. You just know it'll happen.
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Stupid.
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then what's the point, really? KITT should transform, and have flames, and nipples. And areolas. Otherwise, Transformers will have completely stolen Knight Rider's thunder.
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Why does the sky look like the cloud cover on Venus?
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I know it's probably a fake, but that car is seriously weak. Michael Knight used to tool around in a Trans Am which was muscle car. This "concept" car looks like something a 22 year old girl would buy herself to celebrate landing a job after graduating nursing school. It's a cross between a Ford Tempo and a VW bug.
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They should cast, say, Jack Black in this and play it as a comedy like with the Starsky and Hutch movie. And Stiller could direct. Nah, couldn't happen. Screw this, I want my Tweaky movie.
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head! I guess it's good news, actually, considering it's replaced the Checker's commercial's Rap Cat "Meow-meow-meow-meow-meow-meow-meowwwww".
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if this is true, it could be worse than d of H....
seriously, how many time can you show a car jump over stuff. -
I can't believe it's taken this long to get it on the big screen. I can seriously see this as being in the top 5 of all TV adaptations if done right.
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you can't do this movie seriously... might as well go all out comedy for it.
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Pimp my KITT
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Just cast The Rock.
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Flip the picture 90 degrees, squint and drop some acid.
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I never said I saw Venom. And you don't need to squint or drop acid to see the face that IS there.
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that car is WEAK! It looks like a moped could demolish it if it slammed into it.
That tag line wants to seem dark and ominous ala Batman but the image I get from it is Michael Knight busting his ass down some stairs. -
Wow I didn't know that they had a Cylon behind the wheels of the car. Might be interesting.
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Why waste with this flop (and they all flop) when Cap will at least be a 2 pic deal? 1)Cap intro movie 2)Avengers movie.
There was a Myspace pushing his casting but seems to have vanished.
Nathan and Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man in an Avengers movie?
Knight Rider will be Will Ferrel and it will NOT be funny. -
Burton's Batman? Do you think the Hoff will be just as crazy about it?
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I always liked the little red kit car in that show.
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You guys can take this idea if you want...
Let's make the movie more about KITT.... he's a lot more interesting than the michael knight character..
So, kitt starts out as a artificial intellent program in a crazy, kickass tank/batmobile. After the program got scrapped because of cost, the scientist couldn't bare destoying everything. so they, put Kitt in a car... and the whole movie is about Kitt getting adjusted to a car, michael, and being civil.
sounds good to me.
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Fuck Charlie's Angels 2. Fastlane kicked ass.
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Liev Schreiber for the car.
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is a freaking cool line. Darth Bauer is English your second language? What do you think it means? Dumbass.
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Norm MacDonald, hands down, and Andy Dick as the voice of KITT. LOL jk jk But that'd be perfect if they made it a comedy. Seriously though, Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor - Smallville) has all the David Hasslehoff cheesiness & then some. lol Plus he kinda looks like him.
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Trust me on this, that car is far from lame. It's one of the fastest, most savage and uncontrollable cars on the planet. It would be the ideal choice for K.I.T.T, but it's obvious that it's going to be an American gas guzzling bus thats going to be used and not a european supercar. I have to admit, the Bugatti Veron would be awesome
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"Michael, does this chassis make me look fat?"
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KITT should be that most muscley of cars, from a land where time seems to have stopped in the 1970s, and where emmissions regulations mean nothing. From a land where the El Camino seemed so much more than just a car that it spawned a genus of cars. Yes, I'm talking about the Holden Monaro, AKA the Pontiac GTO. THERE is your KITT.That's the closest thing to a muscle car in American showrooms these days... Too bad my government is too stupid to let it in to my country... eh?PS. "Puerto Ricans are lazy, Michael."
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Oct 01, 2006 11:20:36 AM CDT
Though I don't doubt those who claim this is fake...
by harry weinstein
Go back and take a good look at some of the crap the Weinsteins have tried to pass off as poster art over the years. Pay close attention to any movie starring Jet Li or Jackie Chan. Pay especially close attention to the INFERNAL AFFAIRS DVD and the Caucasian Stephen Chow on their SHAOLIN SOCCER DVD. This looks more like a real poster than some of their real posters.
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but it should the original trans am in a pimped out stylee. the shape should be at least similar. dont let this be petrol head porn please. oh, and let the hoff pass the torch onscreen thank you please.
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Eurotrash sportscar or some other exotic. The original was a stealthy car that didn't stand out and was commonly mistaken for an ordinary car which then surprised the baddies. Any sort of high-dollar sportscar or nichemobile would stick out like a sore thumb. James Bond could pull that off, but not our everyday hero, Michael Knight. He belongs in an American musclecar, like the aforementioned GTO or maybe a Vette. If GM is smart, they'll pony up the bucks and use the movie to promote the new Camaro.
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It already has the perfect spot for KITT's light bar in the air intake.
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..that's all I got.
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Just you wait and see.
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is that mattyholmes obsessedwithfilm douche not yet banned? all he does is plug his website on every talkback.
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Bring on Speed Buggy: The Movie.
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Wasn't this same car just posted the other day with a "FAKE" stamp all over it saying this wasn't the car only it's a mirror image reversal McGillicutty?? ... Just checking.
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Will would be great as the Knight Rider, but only if they set it in the 80's and used the original Kitt.
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Eric Bana. Anyone?
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...don't you even read your own site anymore? This was discounted as a fake weeks ago.
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He needs a star vehicle...
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In my humble, little opinion, the ideal person to play Michael Knight would be John Cusack. He can do the combat scenes and he would also be very good at the bon homme scenes between Michael and K.I.T.T. On a third note; just imagine how awesome he would be hamming it up as evil "twin" Garth Knight!!! This however begs the question: will we get flames on Goliath?!
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Simon MacCorkindale as Knight or his boss.
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When it comes to Knight Rider the movie I feel the only true way to do it would be to cast it in the style of the X-Files movie.
However, if your a fan of Knight Rider you will remember Devon was killed off in the made for tv movie Knight Rider 2000.
So, what I sugest is keep Hasselhoff around however, have him take over where Devon left off, thus allowing him to choice a new Knight Rider following the same story line that was used when he himself was made a Knight Rider.
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