No meetings or official negotiations have taken place yet, The Weinstein Company evidently wants Kevin Hart to succeed William Daniels as the voice of KITT, the artificially intelligent car that Michael Knight rides around in. As for the man who drives KITT and will follow in David Hasselhoff's footsteps, Screen Rant also reported that WWE superstar and The Wall actor John Cena is being sought for that job. Whether or not The Weinstein Company is able to secure Hart and Cena as its leads, the studio is interesting in making its Knight Rider movie a comedy tonally similar to Phil Lord and Chris Miller's Jump Street movies.
David Hasselhoff recently spoke about how his vision for a Knight Rider movie to be a dark, Logan-style continuation of the TV series that has his Michael Knight coming back "pissed," but if this new information is legitimate, then The Weinstein Company would not only rather go the reboot route, but also give the masses something funnier, albeit just as action-packed. By taking this creative direction, the Knight Rider movie is more likely to attract the attention of younger viewers who weren't around when the TV series was popular. And hiring Kevin Hart and John Cena would definitely be a hilarious dynamic, with Hart's KITT wisecracking as Cena's Knight is diving into action and providing a few laughs in his own way.
