
That was until Spyglass Media stepped in. But, despite all the progress, none of the plans came to fruition, and the project remained in development limbo. In fact, Cena had exclusively confirmed to Screen Rant that the script was amazing. Later, in 2014, it was revealed that John Cena and Kevin Hart were being eyed for a comedic Knight Rider reboot. In 2006, Orlando Bloom was approached to play the lead role, but he declined the offer. Plans for a film adaptation initially kicked off in 2002, with Hasselhoff's Knight attached to appear as a supporting character. While Knight Rider has been revived in various forms throughout the years, it hasn't received a big-screen treatment until now. In the first Knight Rider show, Hasselhoff starred as Michael Knight, a public justice field agent, who alongside his high-tech, AI, indestructible car KITT fought tyrannical criminal organizations. Larson, Knight Rider is a cult-favorite action-crime entertainment franchise consisting of four core TV series: Knight Rider (1982–1986), Code of Vengeance (1985–1986), Team Knight Rider (1997–1998), and Knight Rider (2008–2009), three TV movies, and multiple video and computer games. The car also has the ability to turn into other vehicles (all supplied for the TV series by the Ford motor group) such as a Ford F150 FX4 pickup in off road mode, a Ford E-150 van, a Ford Flex, a Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, and a 1969 Mach 1 Mustang.David Hasselhoff, star of the original Knight Rider TV series, has shared his views about the upcoming film adaptation of the franchise. Created by Glen A. The car has the ability to transform both into a more aggressive attack mode, featuring a grappling hook, a laser that emits from his front scanner, double mini guns, missiles, a dart gun, a sonic inhibitor, and an EMP weapon. The car itself is a Black 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR Mustang, fitted with a host of upgrades, most obviously is the red light scanner fitted in the front.

The original KITT stood for ‘Knight Industries Two Thousand’, and in this movie the name stays but stands for ‘Knight Industries Three Thousand’.

It featured a cameo for David Hasslehoff as the original Michael Knight, and in the Movie his son takes on the mantle of becoming the next Michael Knight with an all new K.I.T.T. The movie itself was not that well received, but it managed to allow the series to be recommissioned. In 2008, a made for TV movie was produced under the title Knight Rider, being a pilot episode for a possible TV series.
