Universal Knight Rider/Airwolf/6MDM Shared Universe

[Famine]

After failing to learn its lesson from the Universal Monsters/Dark Universe - and from the lessons of DCEU and the floppy Phase 4/5 of Marvel - it seems that Universal is back with a shared universe for (some of) your favourite 80s TV shows.

Knight Rider is up first, from the Cobra Kai creators Heald/Hurwitz/Schlossberg, apparently as a film to launch a TV series:

‘Cobra Kai’ Creators Tackling ‘Knight Rider’ Movie for Universal (Exclusive)

Kelly McCormick and David Leitch of 87North are among those producing a big-screen take on the 1980s show about a cool handsome man and his cool talking car.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

... but it seems that Airwolf and the Six Million Dollar Man (itself already in development hell as a movie, with Wahlberg attached, and presumably M will become B) are now in the (literal) picture and being folded into a common narrative as their own TV series.

Knight Rider Movie Rumored to Launch Airwolf and Six Billion Dollar Man Shared Universe | Cosmic Book News

Rumors suggest the Knight Rider movie will kick off a shared universe with Airwolf and The Six Billion Dollar Man, tied together by AI tech.

cosmicbook.news

 

[TB]

I was never really into SMDM or KR but Airwolf was my jam. But let them die already.

 

[RACECAR]

I swear Universal shares the same strange habit as Warner Bros of intentionally setting themselves up for failure with some truly baffling decisions.

 

[Terronium-12]

Always loved Knight Rider and won't say no to a return. However...

...This is unlikely to be done well and the 2008 reboot, while good, was a gigantic Ford advertisement and KARR was turned into a Transformer for who knows what 🤬 reason. There's also the fact that is Super Pursuit/Attack Mode was designed by the same guy that worked on The Fast and the Furious. Perfectly fine for the pilot movie, but leaned a little too much into import racer bodykit territory in the actual weekly series.

It has my attention because I'm always going to be a sucker for Knight Rider, but I don't have high hopes.

 

[coryclifford]

Classic as heck

 

[RACECAR]

Always loved Knight Rider and won't say no to a return. However...

...This is unlikely to be done well and the 2008 reboot, while good, was a gigantic Ford advertisement and KARR was turned into a Transformer for who knows what 🤬 reason. There's also the fact that is Super Pursuit/Attack Mode was designed by the same guy that worked on The Fast and the Furious. Perfectly fine for the pilot movie, but leaned a little too much into import racer bodykit territory in the actual weekly series.

It has my attention because I'm always going to be a sucker for Knight Rider, but I don't have high hopes.

The moment I saw "Universal", I knew this AND the other 2 are doomed. I've learned to not trust them at all when it comes to bringing back a classic (Look at the absolute Trash "The Mummy" Movie they did). Its so annoying they are this desperate to cash in on the "Universe" thing that Marvel did at a time where as far as I can tell, no one else is doing this.

 

[Terronium-12]

The moment I saw "Universal", I knew this AND the other 2 are doomed. I've learned to not trust them at all when it comes to bringing back a classic (Look at the absolute Trash "The Mummy" Movie they did). Its so annoying they are this desperate to cash in on the "Universe" thing that Marvel did at a time where as far as I can tell, no one else is doing this.

Only other thing I can think of is Legendary's Godzilla, but the difference there is 1. Legendary, by all appearances, cares about Godzilla. 2. Even their "universe" hasn't bore any fruit yet as even Kong is also-starring in their Godzilla movies.

There was the off reference to Pacific Rim but that's about it. But yeah, I have never seen their version of The Mummy nor do I ever intend to. If it isn't the Fraser movies (or even the original) I don't need to see it.

 

[StPeterMartyr]

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