‘Knight Rider’ coming to the big screen
You wanted it, you got it! Oh, you didn’t really want it? You just said it might be kind of cool? Well, you’re still getting it. The timeless story of an idiot and his talking car, “Knight Rider” will be making its way to a theater near you in a not-too-distant summer blockbuster season, according to a Hollywood Reporter article on CNN.
Larson has bandied about the project for years. “A number of people wanted to do a pure comedic send-up of it, but I always felt that would throw away the franchise,” he said. “There was always some humor on the show, but this film will probably have more gallows, foxhole humor.
Despite the darker tone, he said he would aim for a PG-13 rating because he doesn’t want to exclude the series’ core audience. The show ran on NBC from 1982-86.
I’m pretty sure that the show’s core audience can handle an R-rating, considering that they’re all in their 20s and 30s now, but whatever. PG-13 sounds about right for a talking car movie. Expect to see a really kick ass trailer that has nothing to do with the movie sometime later today.
May 9th, 2006 at 2:13 pm
I think I told this story before, but it bears repeating: I saw Hasselhoff at a screening once; he sat in the row in front of me…what a handsome devil! They MUST find a way to get him a cameo in this film.
May 9th, 2006 at 3:58 pm
Would you go so far as to say that he’s dashing?
May 10th, 2006 at 10:10 pm
i heard if you drink hasselhoff’s blood, you add 15 years to your life. both in longetivity, and prettiness.