The new voice of a Mustang
Poor Will Arnett. Two weeks before the debut of NBC’s movie/series pilot of the newly revamped Knight Rider a conflict of interest has forced him off the project. This after he has already recorded all his lines.
The issue boils down to this; The new K.I.T.T. is a Ford Mustang. Ford is pumping a ton of money into the new show with sponsorship and advert placements. Will Arnett has long been the voice of GMC Trucks in their commercials. A simple conflict of interest in which Arnett had this to say:
“I was very excited at the prospect of playing the part of KITT in the new ‘Knight Rider’ movie. However, because of a long relationship with General Motors as the voice of GMC Trucks, I had to respectfully withdraw from the project.”
So, who is going to be the new voice of the coolest gadget-tricked car this side of the Ghostbuster’s ECTO-1? As reported by Variety magazine it is Mr. Val Kilmer who will be trading in his Dark Knight status for that of the Knight Rider.
Let the rush begin to get all his dialogue swapped into the show in the next two weeks.
12 Feb 08 11:30 am
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