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Kilmer In, Arnett Out Of Knight
A carmaker conflict has caused NBC to hire Val Kilmer to replace Will Arnett as the voice of K.I.T.T. on its Knight Rider TV movie/backdoor pilot, Variety reported.
Arnett (Arrested Development) had already completed his part for the film, 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, the trade paper reported.
The 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 K.I.T.T., however, is a Ford Mustang.
Ford isn't simply providing cars for Knight Rider: It's taking an active role in the marketing and branding of the telefilm. Ford's logo even appears all over NBC's on-air promos.
Not surprisingly, when GM found out about the Ford connection, it asked Arnett to pull out. Knight Rider airs as a two-hour movie on Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. (NBC is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.)
Kilmer In, Arnett Out Of Knight
A carmaker conflict has caused NBC to hire Val Kilmer to replace Will Arnett as the voice of K.I.T.T. on its Knight Rider TV movie/backdoor pilot, Variety reported.
Arnett (Arrested Development) had already completed his part for the film, 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, the trade paper reported.
The 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 K.I.T.T., however, is a Ford Mustang.
Ford isn't simply providing cars for Knight Rider: It's taking an active role in the marketing and branding of the telefilm. Ford's logo even appears all over NBC's on-air promos.
Not surprisingly, when GM found out about the Ford connection, it asked Arnett to pull out. Knight Rider airs as a two-hour movie on Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. (NBC is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.)
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