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Garondo Marondo <Classic.Mr.Hole@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Feb 6, 11:50 pm, David <dimla...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > from variety
> >
> > Val Kilmer voices 'Knight Rider'
> > Actor replaces Will Arnett as NBC's KITT
> > By JOSEF ADALIAN
> >
> > A carmaker conflict has caused NBC to hire Val Kilmer to replace Will
> > Arnett as the voice of KITT on its "Knight Rider" revival.
> >
> > Arnett ("Arrested Development") had already completed his part for the
> > pic, which is slated to debut on NBC in less than two weeks. Producers
> > Doug Liman, Dave Bartis and Dave Andron -- along with the network and
> > studio -- were all fine with his performance.
> >
> > Problem is, Arnett had a contractual conflict of interest.
> >
> > For the better part of a decade, Arnett has done voice-over work for
> > General Motors -- as the voice of GMC Trucks. NBC's new "Knight,"
> > however, is "played" by a Ford Mustang.
> >
> > What's more, Ford isn't simply providing cars for "Knight Rider." It's
> > taking an active role in the marketing and branding of the pic, a
> > backdoor pilot for a possible series. Ford's logo even appears all
> > over NBC's on-air promos for the pic.
> >
> > Not surprisingly, when GM found out about the Ford connection, it
> > asked Arnett to pull out.
> >
> > "I was very excited at the prospect of playing the part of KITT in the
> > new 'Knight Rider' movie," Arnett said. "However, because of a long
> > relation****p with General Motors as the voice of GMC Trucks, I had to
> > respectfully withdraw from the project."
> >
> > While NBC and Universal Media Studios will have to scramble to replace
> > Arnett's dialogue with Kilmer's work, the upside is landing a well-
> > known name for the part. In addition to his roles in pics such as
> > "Batman Forever," "Heat" and "Top Gun," Kilmer has done plenty of
> > voice-over work, including the voice of Moses in 1998's "The
>
> Tee hee.
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> P.S. I think both their voices are wrong for the um... "part".
Maybe he'll use the weird mutant accent he tried to ruin TOMBSTONE with.
Imagine, a car that puts out it's cigarette in the drivers face.
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