It’s been a quiet month, but there are a few Knight Rider stories to report. Expect more news next month, when NBC announces its Fall line-up.
The Ford Motor Company are auctioning off two of the actual K.I.T.T. Ford Shelby Mustangs used in NBC’s Knight Rider TV movie pilot at the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event on March 29, 2008, in West Palm Beach, FL. The cars, which will be sold to benefit Salute to Education, appeared as Ford Shelby GT500KRs that had been transformed into the Knight Industries Three Thousand for the show.
The Mustang News – K.I.T.T. Auction
The Speed Channel will be covering the story:
Speed Channel – K.I.T.T. Auction
UK Mag Sci-Fi Now has a 4-page feature about the changes that recent sci-fi seems to be undergoing, and the emphasis is on the different Knight Rider franchises. Plenty of pictures from the TV-movie, and there are some quotes from Executive Producer David Bartis as well. Check it out in Issue 13, out now!
PR-Inside.com reports that Kate Beckinsale, who starred with David Hasselhoff in the Adam Sandler movie Click, told AOL Movies that she perfected her American accent as a child by watching Knight Rider and The A-Team. “I know that I came to America and I could perfectly understand everything everybody was saying, because we grew up on Knight Rider and The A-Team,” she said.
Kate Beckinsale “A-Team” and “Knight Rider” Accent Lessons
Another English actor hopes that the success of Knight Rider could revive his own classic Glen Larson show: Simon MacCorkindale believes Manimal could be ripe for reappraisal and revival. He tells the Derbyshire Evening Telegraph, “It’s something that has been on my mind for a while now, but there would be rights to negotiate and plenty of other issues to address. Once the [stage tour] of Sleuth is over it is something I want to take a serious look at.”