Knight Rider was a fantabulous TV series back in the early 80's ... David Hasselhoff was a major hottie then!
I guess with series like Lost, Prison Break, Veronica Mars and others ... Michael Knight doesn't have chance!
But, none-the-less, NBC wants to give it a try and is currently working on a two-hour movie (some sorta pilot) for a possible remake of the TV series. The question remains, Will it work?
The sequel revolves around Mike Tracer, the son of Michael Knight ... and his talking car, the new generation KITT!
David Hasshelhoff will reprise his role for the movie, but it's not clear whether he'll be in the remake or not ... that's if there's a remake! If the movie proves to be a flop, then there won't be any Knight Rider remake.
The latest names to join the cast of the movie are actress Sydney Poitier, the daughter of Sir Sidney Poitier, Bruce Davison, Wayne Kasserman and Greg Ellis.
Actor Bruce Davison appeared in many TV series like Murder, She Wrote, Seinfeld, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, CSI: Miami, and the Stephen King mini-series Kingdom Hospital.
Actor Wayne Kasserman appeared in a bunch of TV series like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order. But mainly in The Kill Point.
English actor Greg Ellis is best known for his role as Michael Amador the virus broker in season 3 "24" and his portrayal of Lieutenant Groves in "Pirates of the Caribbean 1 & 3".
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If it can really compete with the soul of the original series which i enjoyed a lot at that time, i believe they have a chance to make it.
Good luck anyway.
The success of "Knight Rider" depends not on who plays the man, but who plays the car.
The original K.I.T.T was a collaborationn of a custom Pontiac TransAm and the voice of actor William Daniels.
The choice of car is important because it can get expensive for the producers. Both "Knight Rider" and "The Dukes of Hazzard" totally demolished about a dozen cars per episode. This was less of a problem for "Knight Rider," because a lot of TransAms, Firebirds and Chevy Camaros could be used as "stunt K.I.T.T.s" On the other hand, the "Dukes'" 1969 Dodge Charger was a distinctive model that was only produced one year. Every time they wrecked one, they became rarer and more costly!
The Chrysler Crossfire has the high-tech, gee-whiz look to be K.I.T.T. but wrecking a dozen of them a week can get mighty expensive!