Val Kilmer Is The New KITT

It's making the rounds in entertainment news that Val Kilmer is replacing Will Arnett as the voice of KITT in the resurrected Knight Rider. The ridiculous reason? GM reportedly asked Arnett to remove himself because of previous commercials Arnett had voiced for them. [Here's hoping KR will not just be a feature length commercial for Ford.] Anyone who has seen Arnett in Arrested Development knows the kind of smarmy smart aleck lines he could deliver, making him a great choice for KITT. How do you go from Arnett to Kilmer? What studio executive said 'You know who would be great as KITT? Val Kilmer.' Here's hoping he voices KITT like a combination Chris Knight/Iceman.
Knight Rider airs February 17 on NBC.