Merrick here...


Somehow, this one slipped through the cracks over the last few days, but we thought it was still worth mentioning all the same...

Last week, we reviewed the teleplay for NBC's forthcoming KNIGHT RIDER TV movie/backdoor pilot. Surprisingly, the script was promising. You can read that review HERE.

Seems a director has now been chosen to drive the project.

THE BAD NEWS? It's NOT Doug Liman, as some had hoped/conjectured. For those unfamiliar with his work, Liman directed the first BOURNE movie (Executive Producing subsequent installments), directed MR. & MRS. SMITH, and helmed the forthcoming JUMPER [TRAILER HERE]. Liman will only act as Executive Producer on KNIGHT RIDER.

THE GOOD NEWS? They went out and got themselves a high-end TV director. His name is Steve Shill. Shill has brought AICN readers some of their favorite & most discussed shows. He's directed for series like THE SOPRANOS, ROME, THE WEST WING, THE TUDORS, and DEADWOOD.

Pretty damn cool.

Can it be...is it even vaguely feasible...that KNIGHT RIDER will actually be groovy by the time all is said and done? Stranger things have happened, and so far indications are promising.

More to come as more comes in.

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