VAL KILMER TO BE THE VOICE OF THE NEW K.I.T.T.

News coming out of the US is that Val Kilmer has been handed the job of voicing the new Knight Rider car. Originally the american comedian Will Arnett had the job, but it came to the attention of the producers that he had deal in place to voice a series of TV commercials for GMC Trucks.

Star of Arrested Development Arnett won the role on the upcoming TV remake of David Hasselhoff's 1980s series, but having been forced to step down Kilmer, a fan of the original series, was asked to step in and Voice the most famous car in TV history

Kilmer is reported as saying "Will Arnett was seen on a car commercial and the producers found out that his voice was owned by that car company. They found out by accident.

"So I get the call from my agent, who asked me if I wanted to be the voice of K.I.T.T. I remembered that show and it was fun when I was a kid, so I said, 'Sure, should I do a tape?'

"My agent said, 'No, it's not an audition, they're offering it to you.' I had to be on set at 7am the next morning.

The show should premiere in the US this Autumn and if you were wondering in the new series K.I.T.T. stands for Knight Industries Three Thousand.

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