We live in an era when seemingly nothing is sacred and Hollywood is doing their best to reboot everything that ever existed. David Hasselhoff is doing his best to capitalize on that, as he has been trying to get aKnight Riderreboot going that will see him return as Michael Knight once again. Now, the actor has revealed that he pitched the idea to director Robert Rodriguez and that he wants this newKnight Riderto be for him whatLoganwas for Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine.
David Hasselhoff revealed his pitch toCinema Blendrecently and seems very determined to get things going. Even though NBC tried to reboot the show in 2008 with very little success, Hollywood seems to like the idea of bringing this show back from the dead. This proposedKnight Riderrevival does seem like the kind of thing that could happen and, if we’re being honest, the pitch sounds kind of cool. Here’s whatDavid Hasselhoffhad to say about it.
“I have metRobert Rodriguez. He doesDusk til DawnandMachete. And I said ‘You need to doKnight Rider.’ Because he was doing a marathon ofKnight Ridersand he said ‘Can we have a selfie!?’ And I said, ‘No, I don’t want a selfie! I want to do the movie! I want to shoot the TV series! I want to bring it back and make it dark! Michael Knight comes back and he’s pissed.’ … I hope it happens, and if it does, it’ll be kind of likeLogan. It will be dark. Hasselhoff as Michael Knight in 2017.Knight Rider. The saga continues.”
The interesting thing here is that the Hoff doesn’t sound overly picky about the medium. Do it is a TV show, do it as a movie. Doesn’t matter. Just getKnight Ridergoing again. He also doesn’t seem picky about a director, as he also pitched the idea toJames Gunnwhile he was working onGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Here’s what he said about the project in another recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
“I’ve given some ideas to James for Knight Rider and he responded in a big way. If it does go forward, I don’t want it to be spoofed likeBaywatchor21 Jump Street. Those films lose what it’s about and you have to respect the fans.”
James Gunn is a busy guy, so it seems unlikely he would be able to find time for thisKnight Riderreboot in his schedule, even if doing aTakenstyle revival with aLoganvibe does sound promising. There are other hurdles to consider as well. For one, David Hasselhoff is 65-years-old and is far from a box office draw, beyond the occasional cameo these days. Not only that, but another reboot is reportedly in the works, and it is the complete opposite of Hasselhoff’s pitch.
It was just revealed that the Weinstein Company hopes to getJohn Cena and Kevin Harton board for aKnight Ridermovie that would be in the vein of21 Jump Street. Which is exactly what David Hasselhoff doesn’t want. However, given that those actors both have a lot of pull these days, that seems like a much more bankable project. Hoff has a fun idea, but it’s probably something we’re never going to see.
