‘Knight Rider’: James Wan To Produce A Film Version Of The Classic ’80s Series

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJust a little over a month before Hollywood came to a screeching halt in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, about 3,000 people crowded into the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for the 92nd Academy Awards.“There were inklings of the virus because people started to hear about it, but what we’ve seen happen certainly wasn’t on our radar,” Stephanie Allain, who produced the Oscars with Lynette Howell Taylor, told Variety on Monday afternoon.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterRainn Wilson will keynote the first installment of Variety’s three-part “Sustainability in Hollywood” series presented by Toyota Mirai.

Lee Daniels, Lulu Wang and Taraji P. Henson are among the talent participating in a series of virtual panels about inclusion and equity in Hollywood hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Dennis Quaid recently saved a cat, named Dennis Quaid, from an animal shelter in Lynchburg, Virginia.The actor, who starred in Amazon’s Goliath and has upcoming feature Reagan, is to turn the story into a non-scripted TV project after teaming with ITV America’s Leftfield Pictures, producer of History’s Alone and Forged In Fire.Saving Dennis Quaid will follow the actor, who also recently starred in feature films A Dog’s Purpose and A Dog’s Journey, and his

The political biopic is a time-honored tradition in Hollywood. However, normally, those stories are told well after the person has left office or even passed away.

Also Read: Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Signs First-Look Deal With AppleDiCaprio recently worked with Sony on Quentin Tarantino’s love letter to Hollywood, “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” which earned the actor his 7th Best Actor Oscar nomination.Appian Way has produced several films starring DiCaprio, including three-time Academy Award-winner “The Revenant,” Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-nominated “The Wolf of Wall Street,” Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning “The Aviator,” and

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmAppian Way Productions’ Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson have set the production company into a multi-picture, multi-year first look deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to produce scripted feature films.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterClayton Davis, an experienced journalist who has covered film awards season for 15 years on his website AwardsCircuit.com, is joining Variety as film awards editor as of Sept. 1.As the editor-in-chief and owner of AwardsCircuit, Davis has become an influential voice in Hollywood when it comes to covering the annual Oscar race.

Knight Rider has been announced, with Aquaman director James Wan on production duties.Spyglass Media Group will develop a film based on the NBC action series (1982-1986) that starred David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a mysterious agent for the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG).

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Dave McNary Film ReporterA movie version of David Hasselhoff’s “Knight Rider” television series is coming to the big screen with “Aquaman” director James Wan producing.Spyglass Media Group will develop a feature film based on the NBC action series “Knight Rider,” which generated 90 episodes in a four-season run that began in 1982 through 1986.

Also Read: 'Knight Rider' and 'Magnum P.I.' Producer Joel Rogosin Dies of Coronavirus at MPTF Nursing Facility“Knight Rider” over the years developed quite the cult following and soon spinoffs, movies, books, and video games ensued.

Apple is getting in on the Robert Downey, Jr. business in yet another attempt for the tech company to build its streaming platform with the help of some of the biggest names in Hollywood.

LaTesha Harris The rising tide of programming for the small screen, along with a greater push for diversity in Hollywood, has increased the number of roles for actors of color overall in recent years.

Working on The Ellen DeGeneres Show has been a well-respected opportunity in Hollywood for years, but it seems clear that those days are long over.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticThe Academy has chosen its film scholars this year and is not letting the Coronavirus pandemic get in the way of one of AMPAS’ most important programs, at least in terms of serious studies  relating to the film industry.