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"Knight
Rider" Cast Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Sydney Tamiia
Poitier and Bruce Davison Participate at the Unveiling Event Showcasing
the Customized KITT Ford Mustang to Be Featured in Movie
Dave
Bartis ("Heist," "The O.C.") and Doug Liman
("Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "The Bourne Identity")
to Serve as Executive Producers; David Hasselhoff, the Star of
the Original "Knight Rider" Series, Appears as a Special
Guest Star in His Original Role as Michael Knight
NBC
Also Forms Partnership with Ford Motor Company That Provides for
Unique Content Opportunity
[This
is the original press release which claims Will Arnett is voicing
KITT. He has been replaced by Val Kilmer]
BURBANK,
Calif. - December 12, 2007 - As "Knight Rider" -- NBC's
iconic 1980s television classic that became a runaway success,
comes roaring back to life on the network with an updated sequel
that will air as a two-hour movie event on Sunday, February 17
(9-11 p.m. ET) -- NBC unveiled the new customized KITT Ford Mustang
to be featured in the series in a press event held at NBC's Burbank
Studios today.
The
movie stars Justin Bruening ("Cold Case," "All
My Children"), Deanna Russo ("NCIS," "The
Young and the Restless"), Sydney Tamiia Poitier ("Veronica
Mars," "Grindhouse") and Bruce Davison ("Breach,"
"Close to Home"). In addition, David Hasselhoff (NBC's
"America's Got Talent") -- who starred in the popular
lead role as Michael Knight for four seasons during the original
series -- returns as the same character in a special guest-star
appearance. Will Arnett (NBC's "30 Rock," "Blades
of Glory") will provide the voice of KITT.
Dave
Bartis ("Heist," "The O.C.") and Doug Liman
("Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "The Bourne Identity")
serve as executive producers.
NBC also has an arrangement with Ford Motor Company that provides
for a unique content opportunity that makes the Ford Mustang one
of the stars of the movie.
The
three cars to be employed in the series include the KITT Hero
-- a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR that is playing the part of the
everyday Hero car with 540 horsepower; the KITT Attack -- a super
high-speed version of the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR Hero car
that transforms into Attack mode with the help of air-ride technology
and specialized body parts -- and a KITT Remote, which is a driverless
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR version of the Hero vehicle.
As
the original story resumes, the new KITT (Knight Industries Three
Thousand) is absolutely the coolest car ever created: its supercomputer
capable of hacking almost any system; its weapons systems efficient;
and its body -- thanks to its creator's work and nanotechnology
-- is capable of actually shifting shape and color. Plus, its
artificial intelligence makes it the ideal crime-fighting partner:
logical, precise and possessing infinite knowledge. It is the
ultimate car -- and someone will be willing to do anything to
obtain it.
Sarah
Graiman is a 24-year old Ph.D candidate at Stanford University,
following in her genius father Charles' (Davison) footsteps. But
when men attempt to abduct her, Sarah receives a mysterious call
from KITT warning her that he's a creation of Charles, who also
invented the first KITT 25 years ago -- and that her father is
in serious danger.
Sarah
and KITT track down her best friend from childhood, Mike Tracer
(Bruening), a 23-year-old ex-Army Ranger, whom Sarah hasn't seen
since he left home at 18. Having served in Iraq, Mike is now jaded
and lost and initially resistant. Eventually he agrees to help
Sarah and the two set out to discover who's behind the attempt
to procure KITT and find Charles. Along the way, Carrie Rivai
(Poitier) plays the agile yet tough FBI agent who has a long-standing
friendship with Charles and Sarah. Due to those ties, she is brought
into the mix to help in the search.
David
Andron is supervising producer and writer. Steve Shill ("Dexter,"
"The Tudors"), also a co-executive producer, directs
the two-hour movie from Universal Media Studios and Dutch Oven
Productions.
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