Knight Rider Returns To The Small Screen

For producer David Bartis, creating a new KITT posed a challenge: keeping ahead of computer-driven, GPS-directed auto technology.

The crime-fighting KITT still has an artificial intelligence, and originally the voice was to be Will Arnett until a conflict of auto corporate interest arose, and KITT is now voiced by Val Kilmer.

KITT will now be played by a Ford Mustang taking the place of the 1982 Pontiac Trans Am. The movie features a muscular, limited-edition Shelby GT500KR as part of a marketing and production partnership with Ford. NBC has been one of the most aggressive networks in placing sponsors' products in its shows.

Bartis explained how the movie tries to retain the lighter, action-drama tone of the original.
Bartis acknowledges that some fans of the original may object to changes with star Justin Bruening about KITT and Knight Rider.

Read the full interview as producer, David Bartis and lead star, Justin Bruening talk Knight Rider and KITT with Monsters and Critics

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