“Knight Rider, a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of man who does not exist…”

A big-screen reboot of popular ’80s action adventure series Knight Rider is in the works at Spyglass Media. Aquaman helmer James Wan is developing the project through his Atomic Monster production house. If he is also in line to direct, there’s no mention of it in Deadline’s report.

Former video game writer TJ Fixman is adapting the screenplay.

Knight Rider ran on NBC from 1982-1986 and starred David Hasselhoff (Baywatch) as a mysterious crime-fighter named Michael Knight. The main attraction for most fans, however, was K.I.T.T. (Knight Industries Two Thousand), the high-tech computer that controlled Knight’s black Pontiac Firebird and served as his protector and sidekick.

The show has amassed a big cult following over the years, with spin-offs, video games, books, comics, and even a convention known as KnightCon.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the reboot is said to be “a present-day take that will maintain the anti-establishment tone of the original.”

What do you guys make of this news? Were you a Knight Rider fan back in the day? Let us know in the comments, and have a listen to that classic opening theme below.

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No one knows exactly when the trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune will drop, but when it does, it sounds like fans will be blown away by what they see. Zendaya, who has a small part in the sci-fi film, recently had the chance to view the trailer and couldn’t help but gush about what she saw.

“Dune was incredible,” the actress boasted to InStyle. “I wasn’t in it very much, so when I was watching the trailer, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh!’ I called Timothée [Chalamet, who stars in it] and said, ‘Dude! You should be proud.’ It is a big deal to even be a small part of something with such a massive cast. And I love sci-fi stuff too. It’s fun to escape into another world.”

Dune is easily one of this year’s most anticipated sci-fi movies and Warner Bros. is still holding on to its original December 18th release date. However, with the ongoing pandemic putting everything in flux and director Denis Villeneuve recently admitting it would be “sprint” to get the film finished in time for December, who knows if that date will stick.

The trailer for Dune is expected to arrive at some point this month. Original reports had it tied to the international re-release of Inception on August 12, but more recent claims say it’s now more likely to debut when Inception releases stateside on August 21 as to minimize bootlegged copies.

For now, all we have some really impressive stills that have had to hold us over since April.

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The Hollywood Reporter has shared a report from Parrot Analytics which reveals that The Mandalorian was the most in-demand original show from any of the new streaming services. Four have launched over the past nine months, but the first live-action Star Wars TV series came out well ahead. 

Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, and Peacock were all compared, but demand for The Mandalorian was 55x higher than any other TV series during that same week. 

It’s clear the show really resonated with viewers, and excitement for season two is at an all-time high. Interestingly, Marvel’s What If? also receives a mention despite it not being available on Disney+ until next year. All we can assume is that after seeing a handful of clips from it in Marvel Studios: Expanding The Universe, fans were desperate for more from that animated TV show.

All of these streaming services are nipping at the heels of Netflix, and their monopoly on that market is now more. As time goes on, people will obviously have to decide which ones they want to subscribe to on a long-term basis because accessing all of them simply won’t be affordable. 

Was The Mandalorian a priority for you when it arrived on Disney+ last November? 
 

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Earlier this week, Disney confirmed that in countries with Disney+ (which is most of them at this point), Mulan will be released on the streaming service for a premium fee. That’s going to be $29.99 in the United States, and is likely to be the same across the globe. While that price point was controversial, the decision to have it skip theaters proved to be even more divisive.

Theater owners outside the U.S. – where around 1000 people per day are still dying from COVID-19 – have been left in equal parts baffled and angered by Disney’s decision. After all, Mulan would have been a big draw for families looking to return to their local multiplex after months of closures. 

In response to the news, one French cinema owner decided to take what looks like either a baseball or cricket bat to a Mulan standee. He completely destroys it and then stands triumphantly over its remains, clearly hoping to send a message to Disney.

Ultimately, should this live-action adaptation prove to be a hit on Disney+, this could become the norm for the studio. As a result, theaters are going to have to accept that people might want to watch new blockbusters at home instead of venturing into somewhere they risk catching a potentially deadly virus. 

Check out the destructive video below:
 

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Had things played out slightly differently, Avengers: Endgame would have been released this year and delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The thought of the most highly anticipated superhero movie of all-time facing the same sort of postponement Black Widow has is hard to fathom, and it obviously would’ve been interesting seeing how Disney might have handled that.

Thankfully, it didn’t happen, and the hope now is that Black Widow could join Mulan in being released on Disney+ for $29.99 this November (it all depends what happens with the ongoing pandemic).

With Avengers: Endgame among the Marvel Studios movies already on the streaming service, they’ve now reminded fans of that with a few behind the scenes photos. As you can see, they show Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), and Mark Ruffalo (Hulk) all posing in front of that iconic Avengers logo, and we’ll hopefully get more with the rest of the movie’s cast.

We recently spoke to the Russo Brothers about the epic finale to the “Infinity Saga,” and you can find that interview by clicking here. Then, check out these photos in the Instagram post below:
 

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