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Could the next KITT be a Koenigsegg?
Who knows? This is just a photochop knock off that proves KITT would look quite fetching as a Swedish supercar in the upcoming 2008 movie version of the famed TV show that starred David "Jump in My Car" Hasselhoff, a.k.a. the Hoff, as Michael Knight. Since the Pontiac Firebird is no more, the role of KITT could be played by any vehicle with its sights set on Tinsel Town. Should KITT be a supercar, though, or stay true to its roots and be a blacked out muscle car?
Since David Hasselhoff himself is old and wrinkly, the movie's lead human role is also up for grabs. Hasselhoff, who is heavily involved with the film, wants Orlando Bloom (you know, Legolas?) to play his son and pilot the next Knight Industries Two Thousand. Bloom, however, was lukewarm about being in the radius of Hasselhoff's greatnesss for two months of shooting and turned him down.
We will credit Hasselhoff for sticking to his guns over the past two years in a war with producers who wanted to take away KITT's ability to reason and talk. Hasselhoff won the battle and KITT's acerbic wit will be as dry as ever. The producers have, however, decided to take away David Hasselhoff's ability to reason and talk, and the townsfolk rejoiced. We kid because we love, David. Who should play Hoff's son then? Ashton Kutcher? Christian Bale? We're sure Justin Timberlake is up for it.
The Hoff will likely reprise his role as Michael Knight, but instead of driving KITT he'll be holed up in the Knight Industries semi performing Devon Miles' duties as the leader of the Foundation for Law and Government. Devon was killed off in Knight Rider 2000 and the actor who played him, Edward Mulhare, died in 1997.
Knight Rider: The Movie is scheduled for a 2008 release.
[Source: Filmwad via Jalopnik, Insomniacmania, IMDB, Wikipedia]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
obvious? 4:19PM (9/07/2006)
well, if the firebird was always a badge-engineered camaro... and a new camaro is coming in 2009.....
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rwdmtparkingonly 4:25PM (9/07/2006)
If the Koenigsegg wants to be the next KITT then it will have to earn it-by being in three Smokey and the Bandit movies-just like the TransAm did. While we're at it maybe a Continental GT can play the next General Lee.
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jfrolang 4:29PM (9/07/2006)
Any word on who will be voicing KITT? In my opinion, it has to be Mr. Feeny again. er, I mean, William Daniels.
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Tri-Bob 4:33PM (9/07/2006)
Since KITT could always open the doors for Michael, I say they should use the car Autoblog posted on earlier today: http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/07/autoblog-night-watch-lambo-doors-are-so-20th-century/ And he could run off Microsoft Vista and would look exactly like that car everytime his hard drive crashed.
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Jason 4:35PM (9/07/2006)
I see people have forgotten what badge-engineering actually means. Firebird and Camaro don't qualify, they had many physical differences.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badge_engineering
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DPC car videos 4:41PM (9/07/2006)
If this is the next KITT then its a huge step from Pontiac.
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thesawzall 5:01PM (9/07/2006)
I'd rather see Orlando Jones http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428963/ play Michael Jr.
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Andre 5:01PM (9/07/2006)
The Corvette might be close. Too bad about Bloom though. He'll soon be a has-been like Hasselhoff.
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Lee Gibson 5:04PM (9/07/2006)
Well gee, Jason. Paragraph 2 of your Wikipedia entry says: "While originally, differences were confined to the badges used on the model, more typically it involves slight styling differences, usually with different headlights and rear lights."
So, yeah, that about fits the bill, doesn't it?
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Andre 5:04PM (9/07/2006)
Thia can't be the new KITT. KITT does stunts remember??? How many $1,000,000 Koenigseggs will they have to buy just for stunt doubles?
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Eddie 5:07PM (9/07/2006)
#10
Koenigseggs are not $1,000,000. They're around $650,000 each.
Plus, wouldnt the stunt doubles be replica cars based off of something lesser. Like the Ferris Bueler Ferrari replica that was based off of an MG (if i recall correctly).
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Car chops and Discussion 6:11PM (9/07/2006)
Agreed with #2 !!
http://www.carchops.com
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JC Whitless 7:48PM (9/07/2006)
I see a bunch of dead Pontiac Fieros bathed in fiberglass curves in this pictures future....
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phillip 6:43PM (7/03/2007)
we will all miss the old (KITT), this is now the 4th car to bear his name. And i think you have now lost the plot, and the old episodes to. Just reupdate the old car.
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