NBC Bringing Back Knight Rider

NBC announced that they’re making a pilot/made-for-tv-movie that will update the 80’s classic Knight Rider. Sorry, no Hasselhoff in this one. But it will be directed by Doug Liman, the man who’s brought us Swingers, The Bourne Identity, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The project sounds like it will be kind of a mashup of Knight Rider and Transformers, with the cars being able to change shapes. If the movie is successful the show will likely be picked up for NBC’s 2008 schedule.

Some old-school Knight Rider goodies after the jump:

If you can’t wait for the new Knight Rider, here are some goodies from the old one:

First the theme song:
Knight Rider Theme

Or, even better, the original intro:

And finally, a clip from America’s Got Talent where a woman dresses up as KITT’s mechanic, plays the theme song, and strips. Oh yeah, Hasselhoff is one of the judges.

Variety has the full story via TubeWad. Thanks to Crazy Joe for the tip.