Source: Hollywood Reporter, Variety

The talking car K.I.T.T. is heading to the big screen in the Weinstein Co.'s adaptation of Glen A. Larson's hit 1980s TV series KNIGHT RIDER. Larson will write and exec produce the feature, which he anticipates will begin production next year.

The project was brought to the attention of Weinstein Co. co-head Harvey Weinstein by a mutual friend, director David Price, son of Larson's mentor Frank Price, who headed Universal TV in the 1970s. The project had previously been in development at Revolution Studios.

"A number of people wanted to do a pure comedic send-up of it, but I always felt that would throw away the franchise," Larson said. "There was always some humor on the show, but this film will probably have more gallows, foxhole humor."

"Knight" follows a cop who's been left to die and is nursed back to health by a mysterious millionaire. The moneyman also gives the cop a new face; a new name, Michael Knight; and crime-fighting gadgetry, including KITT, the car with artificial intelligence.

The original series ran on NBC from 1982-86 and starred David Hasselhoff as Knight.