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Val Kilmer replaces Will Arnett as Knight Rider voice

In a move that could be described as "cold as ice...man!", Variety reports that General Motors recently put the brakes on Will Arnett's already-recorded voiceovers for the upcoming NBC Knight Rider movie. Arnett, known to many as Arrested Development's magician named G.O.B., apparently made a huge mistake when he signed on to become the voice of KITT (a Ford Mustang in its new incarnation), what with being under contract as the voice of GMC Trucks. He told Variety: "Because of a long relationship with General Motors...I had to respectfully withdraw from the project." NBC may have had to hustle to...  read more

Val Kilmer covers Neil Young, courts labels

The New York Observer reported recently that erstwhile heartthrob Val Kilmer is “shopping” for labels to release his album of original recordings. Apparently titled Val Kilmer: Sessions With Mick—as in Val’s pal and partner-in-musical-crime Mick Rossi, not Jones or Jagger or even Fleetwood—the newspaper warns the song cycle “run[s] the gamut from foot-stompin’ rock to moody, guttural ballads,” and even includes a Christmas ditty. But the Observer isn’t the first to weigh in on this development. Inexplicably, back in October The Solano Tempest posted a review, complete with a (similarly inexplicable) photo of the disc itself. This can only mean...  read more