Chris Pratt on Knight Rider rumors; will his stint in "Guardians of the Galaxy" open doors for a remake?
The news on Chris Pratt Knight Rider rumors takes flight as the "Guardians of the Galaxy" star guests in a radio show. In the same guesting, Pratt pulls off an Eminem and covers the rapper's "Forget about Dr. Dre," and afterwards comments on an assortment of questions (comicbook.com).
In a nutshell, Pratt pegs the news as mere rumors, at least for the meantime. "It's rumors. The first I heard about it was something online, honestly. I don't know much about it."
Reports of a Knight Rider movie are about, and The Weinstein Company is planning to reboot the 80'sTV hit, previously top-billed by "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff. Pratt would be Haselhoff's reboot, and the talking car KITT would be voiced by Danny McBride.
The actor glazed over the question over the question of Chris Pratt and Knight Rider rumors, segueing into the Justin Bieber and Orlando Bloom square off at the first opportunity. When asked for comments regarding the incident, he said:
"He did? By David Hasselhoff? Who? Orlando Bloom? Ahhh how embarrassing to get punched by Orlando Bloom! Like of all the people you get punched by, it's Orlando Bloom? I would rather be farted on by David Hasselhoff than punched by Bloom."
Pratt also expressed his admiration for Eminem during the interview, stating he was a big fan ever since he dropped out of college and spent time homeless in Maui.
"Big time into the white people dance sh*t, can't you tell? I remember when Eminem first came out with his album Chronic 2001 [with Dr. Dre], around that time, that was kind of like my Peter Quill mix. I listened to that. Me and my friend lived in a van in Maui and we'd listen to that and smoke weed every day. I know every word. I tell you what I know every word to that album." (yahoo.com)
Talk about Chris Pratt and Knight Rider rumors then veered off into the actor' impeccable rendition of the Eminem single.