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