There are a seemingly endless number of modern two-door sports cars that filmmakers could choose from but something with U.S. Just what will the new KITT look like? Well, it is impossible to say for sure but we suspect it will be a two-door like the original while also being painted black. Given that the Knight Rider film will be set in the current day, it seems likely that KITT won’t be a classic Pontiac Firebird and could instead by something more modern. “Knight Rider was one of my favourite shows as a kid, so this feels like I just stepped through a time portal and high-fived my 8-year old self,” Fixman said in a tweet after the new film was confirmed. Watch Also: Watching KITT Navigate The World Of GTA V Is Weirdly Satisfying The film will be directed by James Wan while former video game writer TJ Fixman will be the writer behind the film. Limited details about the film are known but Deadline reports that it will be a present-day take on the series. The beloved Knight Rider series is being made into a feature film and that can only mean one thing, KITT will return.Įveryone’s favorite talking car was a Pontiac Firebird during the original 1980s TV series and helped driver Michael Knight, played by David Hasselhoff, fight crime.