David Hasselhoff wants to make a movie based off the original Knight Rider series, with Simon Cowell voicing KITT. We approve!

Hasselhoff told a New Zealand site that he wishes to resurrect ‘Knight Rider’ into a film, with Simon Cowell voicing the iconic ’82 Pontiac Trans Am. He thinks Simon’s English accent would fit well. The Pontiac was originally voiced by William Daniels.

Hasselhoff worked for Cowell as a judge on TV’s ‘America’s Got Talent’, and later on the UK version ‘Britain’s Got Talent.’

The Hoff “has moved on from his role as Michael Knight, many people still associate him with it, including his own father.”

“My dad still calls me Michael, because of Michael Knight. A lot of people do – I even used to be Michael Knight on my answering machine.”

Source: NZ City

I guess it’s better than using trick photography and having a stunt driver hide out in your backseat:

They have not publicly announced which episodes have been included, only letting us know that the first disc will have a running time of 3 Hours 5 Minutes, and the second of 4 Hours and 52 Minutes. It will be available on June 14, 2011. Which episodes do you think they’ll include?

Pre-orders are now available on Amazon for $13.49.

From WDTN 2 – SUGARCREEK TWP., Montgomery Co. (WDTN) – A single car crash on Interstate 675 shut down the southbound lanes in Sugarcreek Twp. for six hours Aug. 23.

Brennan S. Eden, 19, of Mason, Ohio, lost control of his car and slammed into the concrete pillar of a bridge south of Indian Ripple Road about 7:15 a.m.

The force of the crash broke the car into three pieces and Brennan was ejected.

Witnesses said moments before the crash, Brennan was passing other drivers at speeds of at least 100 mph. He crashed when he drove off the left side of the roadway while passing a Sugarcreek Twp. police car. The crash was caught on that officer’s cruiser camera.

“He went down into the median, into the grass, hit the guardrail, went airborne and the car hit the center post of the bridge and literally exploded into three main pieces,” said witness Mark Riley.

Police said Brennan was alert and conscious after the crash and was flown to Miami Valley Hospital by Careflight where he was last listed in critical condition.

“He is very lucky to still be alive at this point,” said Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Marty Fellure. “You can see behind me the impact he took and where he got ejected and landed, he’s a very fortunate man right now.”

It may be too much proclaiming these 3rd-Gen Trans Ams were “the golden age of Fire Bird” – but for a child of the ’80′s, this vehicle encompasses my youth better than sandlot baseball, Pacman, and OJ Simpson (before he killed two people) combined.

Pontiac completely redesigned their Fire Bird Trans Am for 1982, and offered it in three separate engine varieties. Fire Bird also shared about 60% of parts with another General Motors classic car, the Chevy Camaro. Trans Am buyers received a “Turbo Bulge” hood, styled loosely after the earlier Turbo Trans Am. This “bulge” remained beyond this generation’s 10 year run, and was made functional for the Crossfire-injected 305.

GM’s muscle car era may have been over by then, but that doesn’t mean Trans Am had to be slow. 1985′s model reached over 210 horse power, and was available with new hood vents and a redesign of the old-school Fire Bird decal. Trans Am received a great honor in ’89, being chosen for the pace car during the Indianapolis 500.

We have all missed the Trams Am, and since its demise fans world wide have customized their Pontiacs, raced them, and ever showed them off at local car events. But any true Trans Am fan who was around during the 3rd-Gen era should follow in the footsteps of these countless enthusiasts – who have completely turned their 80′s Fired Birds into KITT replicas!

1977-78-79 Trans Am – Smokey & The Bandit

Not only a General Motors icon but a legend of the film industry. Smokey and The Bandit fans world wide join clubs and create replicas of the classic Trans Am from the hit Burt Reynolds/Jackie Gleason comedy. The only thing more iconic than the car is that Firebird hood logo – at least it was during the 80′s, when you weren’t cool unless there was a mural painted somewhere on your ride.

1982 Firebird TTop – Knight Rider Style

Firebird Trans Am variants remained popular throughout the 1980′s thanks to NBC’s Knight Rider. Just like Bandit fans, there is a global following made up of KITT lovers who transform their Trans Am cars into personalized Knight Industries Two Thousands. One thing that always bugged me – couldn’t NBC give Michael Knight a larger ride? He always looks so scrunched up in that car.

1980-82 Pontiac Acadian – Chevrolet Chevette Knock-off

My father used to rock a Chevrolet Chevette – or “The Shitter”. Not the best from GM, Chevettes were cheaply made and not well received. Pontiac’s version, the Acadian, was produced for Canadian car buyers, and were latched to the back of tow trucks just as often as the Chevy.

Pontiac Trans Sport – A Minivan for the GM Crowd

When soccer moms needed a Minivan to get their kids to school, but don’t want to go down the Caravan or Sierra route, there was Pontiac’s 1990 Trans Sport van. The roomier interior may have been a plus, but they probably should have invested in flame-retardant materials.

Pontiac G6 – Hertz Favorite Rental Car

I have been a rental customer of Hertz since I was old enough to not pay that extra charge for being under 25. Since the introduction of Pontiac’s G6  it has been a favorite of the car rental company, and I have driven a few. I must admit it’s a nice car, at least to drive for a weekend. There seem to be a good amount on the roads, so perhaps they have some staying power – though not enough to make GM feel the make’s worth keeping around.

1980′s Bonneville – The Boxiest of Boxy 80′s Cars

The Bonneville claimed Pontiac’s longest run from 1957 to 2005. Our personal favorite generation came during the late 70′s thru mid-80′s. The boxiest of sedans had horse power under the hood and comfort in the back seat (and LOTS of back seat, that thing was huge!) The Bonneville had staying power, literally, as we see many mid-80′s Bonne’s still on the streets today.

Pontiac Vibe – The Hipster’s Hatchback

Want a Toyota Matrix but don’t have a money? Try out a Pontiac Vibe! One of GM’s answers to the growing want of hatchbacks for younger drivers, the Vibe (which is also slang for a self pleasuring device) features 5-door design and sporty interiors. 2009 looks to be the last for this hatchback, however, so you college grads may have to look towards Saturn…I mean Saab…I mean…damn.

Pontiac’s First Car

Pontiac’s name was taken from Chief Pontiac, an American Indian chief who led an unsuccessful uprising against the British shortly after the French and Indian War. Pontiac, the brand, was introduced by General Motors in 1926 as the ‘companion’ to GM’s Oakland Motor Car line. The Pontiac Coupe (shown above) was the first in an 80-plus year reign that has been put to an end thanks to America’s automotive financial crisis.

1967 Pontiac Firebird

1968 GTO

1971 Pontiac LeMans GTO

1982 Trans Am – Knight Rider Edition

Circa 1980′s Bonneville

1987 Bonneville, Trans Am, Etc

2004 GTO – Epic Rebirth or Fail?

2008 Pontiac G6

If we go back into the Knight Rider volt you find a few bits of evidence that the Foundation for Law and Government Semi actually ran on auto pilot. Accord to several KR fan sites, in the fourth season there is mention of an auto pilot program, which would also explain why it never seemed to run into any traffic jams. Too bad the semi couldn’t Turbo Boost.

Other information scouted out refers to several human drivers, since (according to Michael Knight) a human driver must remain behind the wheel at all times, just in case the semi auto pilot malfunctions. One such pilot was fourth season star Peter Parros, who played RC3. Of course the one time you let a character who was introduced to spice up the show drive, the truck gets stolen.

But what about the mysterious man in the trucker cap? Several episodes feature the blurred image of a man in various trucker hats, faithfully driving KITT’s mobile repair shop, risking his (or her?) life in order to get Devon, Michael and Bonnie (or April, if it’s season two) across our nation. Will the tale of this brave, secretive tractor-trailer helmsman ever be told? Or will he go down in the books a person as mysterious as The Stig…