Knight Rider feature film based on the 1980s classic action series now in the works with Aquaman director James Wan producing
Michael Knight’s iconic high-tech car named KITT will soon be revving up its engine once again.
A feature film based on the 1980s classic action series Knight Rider, that starred David Hasselhoff, is heading to the silver screen with Aquaman director James Wan set to produce through his Atomic Monster production company with Michael Clear.
T.J. Fixman, a veteran video game writer of the Rachet & Clank series and Resistance: Fall of Man, has been tapped to write the screenplay.
Back in action! A Knight Rider feature film, based on the classic 1980s series starring David Hasselhoff, is now being developed
So far details of the plot for the latest installment are being kept under wraps but there’s word it take place in the present-day and maintain the anti-establishment tone of the original series, according to Deadline.
Hasselhoff played crime fighter, and former cop, Michael Knight in TV show that aired on NBC from 1982 to 1986, alongside the talking Pontiac Firebird Trans Am KITT – which stood for Knight Industries Three Thousand.
Storylines typically depicted average citizens, or ethical heads of corporations, being bullied into subservience to an overbearing or ruthless criminal organization.
That’s where the adventures of Michael Knight and the virtually indestructible KITT came into play to help bring about justice.
Aquaman director and Saw franchise co-creator James Wan is set to produce the Knight Rider movie through his Atomic Monster production company with Michael Clear.
During its original run, which generated 90 episodes over four seasons, the show became highly popular with audiences and resulted in spinoffs Code of Vengeance (1985-86), Team Knight Rider (1987-88) and Knight Rider (2008-2009).
The franchise also includes three television films, books, computer and video games, as well as KnightCon, a Knight Rider convention.
Hasselhoff, who had previously been best known for his role on the daytime soap The Young And The Restless (1975-1982), shot to stardom and became a household name with the success of Knight Rider.
The OGs: Hasselhoff played crime fighter Michael Knight in the original TV show Knight Rider that aired on NBC from 1982 to 1986, alongside the iconic talking car named KITT
Wan’s Atomic Monsters has teamed up with Spyglass Media Group for the upcoming movie that includes Judson Scott as executive producer.
Along with Knight Rider, Atomic Monsters has Malignant for Starlight Media and Midas Innovation; The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It for New Line Cinema; There’s Someone Inside Your House for Netflix; and Mortal Kombat for New Line.
Wan has also signed-on to direct the Aquaman sequel that is slated to premiere in December 2022.
He rose to prominence as the co-creator of the Saw franchise. His directing credits also include the first two Insidious movies (2010, 2013), the first two Conjuring movies (2013, 2016), Death Sentence (2007) and Furious 7 (2015).
Franchise: The original series resulted in three spinoff series, three television films, books, computer and video games, as well as KnightCon, a Knight Rider convention