We’ve been hearing about the Killing Hasselhoff movie for awhile, and David talked about it at the Fallbrook Film Festival, but now we finally have some concrete information as to the plot.

This laugh out loud comedy was introduced to Intandem by the Co-creators, producers and writers of Baywatch (and the forthcoming Baywatch Movie), Michele and Michael Berk. They will be producing this along with David Hasselhoff. Chris Collins’s world is turned upside down, personally, professionally and financially by the worst run of luck imaginable.  Desperate, Chris decides that the only way out of his nightmare is to orchestrate the immediate death of David Hasselhoff  and make it look natural or accidental, so that he can win nearly half-a-million dollars in his “Celebrity Death Pool”.

The Hoff was in town for three days to talk up his forthcoming feature film Killing Hasselhoff, in which he will star and serve as one of the producers.

He said he wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the film crowds here — he has long attended the MIP markets for TV in Cannes but had never attended the film festival before.

He enjoyed attending the opening-night soiree for The Great Gatsby, and got a lot of stares and requests for photos and autographs. “It’s an international market and people seem to know me internationally, I’m the biggest TV star in France right now,” he said with a laugh. “It’s a world of movies. Why is everyone looking at me?” He got a lot of shouts of Alerte à Malibu and K200 (the French titles for Baywatch and Knight Rider, respectively.)

But he’s also been here on business talking up the new comedy. Michele Berk, one of the co-creators and producers of Baywatch, got the script for Killing Hasselhoff and immediately knew the actor would love it.

“She gave it to me on my birthday,” Hasselhoff remembers. “She said, ‘I have a birthday present for you, it’s called Killing Hasselhoff. I said, ‘I’m in, I don’t care what the script is, I know I can live with that title’…The only person who can bring David Hasselhoff down is David Hasselhoff.”

The ensemble comedy will be about a man who hopes to claim the jackpot from a celebrity death pool by hiring a hitman to kill The Hoff.

Hasselhoff is willing to poke fun at his image in the project. “They come to my house to kill me, and I’m lifting weights and talking about doing Batman the Musical,” he says. “It’s very funny.”

This kind of comedy appeals to him. “I want to be entertained at the movies, or moved. We’ve forgotten to entertain. Reality [TV] has taken over and they’re paying people thousands of dollars to go around sitting in hot tubs and talk about a bunch of crap about each other and they’re getting famous. They are stupid people and stupid situations. It’s great to get back to something that’s well written.”

The Hoff is that rare breed of celebrity that seems to actually enjoy being famous. “Why shouldn’t you?,” he asks. “I think the people that don’t have fun with fame and celebrity are the ones that were insecure before they were actors. Then they become more insecure.”

He continues: “It’s an amazing life that’s allowed me to go around the world, have lunch in Cannes, sell a movie about myself.”

The Hoff has a short stay in Cannes because he’s now off to drive in the famous Gumball 3000 road rally.

But he’s not taking his eye off his business for long. “I’ve got a lot of stuff coming up, I kind of go with the flow. I’m at a really good time in my life. I have a phrase that is ‘see it, believe it, live it.’ It works.”

Hasselhoff’s other projects include a German TV Series, Tales from The Hoff; a comic book The Hoff: Heroes of Fearless Freedom; a videogame calledHoff at Zombie Beach, and touring with live events such as David Hasselhoffpresents The ’80s and ’90s.

He is encouraged by his meetings in Cannes so far. “This is aninternational market, we’re here with an international project and the response has just been terrific.

By Wendy Mitchell

Actor David Hasselhoff is in Cannes for three days to promote the project, which reunites him with Baywatchproducers Michele Berk and Michael Berk.

Intandem Films is executive producing and handling international sales. Producers are Lotus Pictures, Angelworld and Hoff Productions.

Peter Hoare wrote the comedy, about a man trying to win money in a celebrity death pool who hires a hitman to kill Hasselhoff.

Hasselhoff, who will star and produce, said: “It’s fun, it’s funny. I want to be entertained at the movies.”

He is encouraged by his meetings in Cannes so far. “This is an international market, we’re here with an international project and the response has just been terrific.”

A large ensemble cast of comedy talents is being assembled with Jon Lovitz already confirmed to play Hasselhoff’s agent. A slew of cameos are also planned.

Michele Berk describes the tone of the film as “The Hangover meets Horrible Bosses”. They plan to shoot the project in the US in the autumn. Some footage will be shot in Los Angeles but they are also looking at states with attractive tax credits.

A director will be named in the coming weeks.

Berk is also producing the Baywatch movie at Paramount, which she says is now scripted and will be ready to shoot in the autumn.

Source: Screen Daily

Official site

Thanks to Markus for finding the website

 This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Gumball 3000 Rally and it is now time to find out where and when the 100 participants will hoon their rides.

Last year the rally took place on US soil where it originated, but 2013 brings the party-cipants to Europe. As usual, a lot of celebrities will attend the event, with the list ranging from skateboard icon Tony Hawk to Baywatch star David Hasselhoff. By the way, none of the aforementioned VIPs are new to the Gumball.

This year they are proud to welcome him back on their 15th Anniversary Rally, with a route perfectly suited to the Hoff, the fans are set to go crazy when he rolls into all the countries along the way.

Here is the 2013 Gumball Rally Schedule:

• 18th & 19th May – Copenhagen
• 19th May – TOP SECRET CHECKPOINT
• That night we stay on a boat over night travelling to Finland.
• Arrive 20th – Helsinki ( TOP SECRET CHECKPOINT)
• 20th – St Petersburg
• 21st – Checkpoint – Tallin
• 21st – Riga
• 22nd – Checkpoint – Vilnius
• 22nd – Warsaw
• 23rd – Checkpoint – Krakow
• 23rd – Vienna
• 24th, 25th ad 26th – Monaco F1 Weekend. Parties… Races… Yacht’s

Source: AutoEvolution, Gumball 3000

David is at Cannes Film Festival to promote his new documentary in the works, “Killing Hasselhoff.”

Photos:

• Getty Images – Cannes
• Premiere – Cannes
• Wire Image – Cannes

Thanks to the HoffArmy for their continuous search for photos

Las Vegas Car Stars (Formally Knight Rider Festival 5) – May 17-18, 2013

An event specifically for movie-TV car owners and fans of Knight Rider, Dukes of Hazzard, Starsky & Hutch, Smokey & Bandit, Batman, Green Hornet, Ghostbusters and more. All proceeds go directly to the Children’s Miracle Network.

Las Vegas Car Stars Official Site

Hassel Kassel 2013 – June 21, 2013

The Hoff Army is hosting a fan get together in Niestetal, Germany this year. They’ll do a special project and work on a birthday gift for David Hasselhoff. The get together is from June 21 at 6pm until June 23 at 3pm at Gruppenhaus Wartburghütte. The Hoff Army promises other surprises. If you want to go, please email hasselhoff-facebooksupport@hotmail.de. They just ask that you tell them how long you’re going to stay and when you’re going to arrive.

Hassel Kassel on Facebook

Knight Rider Italian Festival III – June 22, 2013

Milan, Italy - There will be several replicas of KITT belonging to our friends and KRI members. Exposure and Sale of Official KRI Gadgets. Exhibition of Photos and videos of events we attended (Both in Italy and abroad). You can admire the photos autographed (personally) by the actors of the television series, signed at the events abroad. During the event you can Subscribe to the association KRI – Knight Rider Italia and buy the gadgets produced by KRI.

Knight Rider Italian Festival on Facebook

Southern Knights Atlanta – July 12-13, 2013

Atlanta, Georgia, USA - Yes, it’s official! The gears are already turning on the details of this years SOUTHERN KNIGHTS ATLANTA 2013 event. This years event will be July 12 & 13, 2013 at the same hotel as last year, Atlanta Marriott Gwinnett Place, 1775 Pleasant Hill Road · Duluth, Georgia.

Southern Knights Official Site

David Hasselhoff signs and shakes for his many fans. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui

David ‘The Hoff’ Hasselhoff has joined Supanova’s celebration of geekery, gaming and gadgetry on the Gold Coast.

The Knight Rider actor posed for photographs and signed autographs for Supanova fans on Sunday, as he rode in a replica KITT car from the classic television series in a parade down Broadbeach Mall.

The Hoff was a TV institution in the ’80s as Michael Knight, before hitting mega-stardom in the early ’90s as Mitch Buchannon on Baywatch.

For those who do not believe The Hoff has enough geek cred for Supanova, it’s worth noting a 1998 telemovie called Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

That’s right, The Hoff was Nick Fury before Samuel L. Jackson.

Supanova is a pop-culture expo where patrons revel in the opportunity to dress as their childhood heroes. Crowds can be made up of Stormtroopers, Pokemons and Wizards of Middle-earth.

However, dressed in a conservative black buttoned shirt and jeans on Sunday, The Hoff looked more like a high school teacher than a modern day knight fighting crime with the help of an artificially intelligent and nearly indestructible car.

The expo, now in its 11th year, is held in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Adelaide.

More than 120,000 patrons attend Supanova annually to dress up, trade rare collectables and pay upwards of $100 for a photo with their favourite celebrity from yesteryear.

Source: Brisbane.com.au

David comes in at 2:19 in the above video.

David comes in at 2:13 in this video.

Doc Neeson, the veteran frontman of one of the central bands of the classic pub rock era, the Angels, is suffering from a brain tumour. That is why the room was crammed with more than 2000 people and the stage packed with many of those who defined pub rock.

Rock for Doc at the Enmore Theatre on Monday night brought together members of Midnight Oil (yes, including one federal minister happy not to be talking about school funding for a few hours), Rose Tattoo, Noiseworks, Cold Chisel, Dragon, Mi-Sex and plenty of others for the kind of fund-raising concert money really couldn’t buy.

Organiser Cat Swinton said money raised would be used to keep Neeson fed and housed and to pay his medical bills while he is off the road and receiving treatment. When he goes back on the road – the talk is always when, not if – remaining money will be put into a trust for people with a similar condition.

”I have had so much support,” Neeson said. ”I’ve shed a tear or two in gratitude.”

He said he wanted the night to not just be about him but a celebration of Australian music.

”This is what was going on night after night in Sydney [35 years ago] and this is what Australia still has to offer,” he said.

The Angels with David Hasselhoff – “Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again (live)” from Steve Mascord on Vimeo.

Sources: The Age, HoffArmy

David announced he was going to help out The Angels frontman back in February by recording an acoustic version of the band’s 1978 hit song Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again for iTunes. Proceeds would go to The Doc Neeson Support Fund and Support Act Ltd, a non profit organisation set up to support members of the Australian music community who are dealing with adversity. Neeson was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour and put on an immediate course of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

You can now download the song on iTunes.

• USA iTunes – $0.99
• Australia iTunes – $1.69
• Germany iTunes - 0,99 €

David will be performing for Rock for Doc starting tomorrow in Australia and continues through the week.

Buy tickets at Ticketek.com here. Tickets are $89 for standing room and reserved seating at Emore Theatre in Newtown.

Sources: HoffArmy for the iTunes links, The Angels Facebook

David Hasselhoff was on the Rush Hour with JB and Billy on Friday in Australia. Take a look.

Source: Triple M FM

This is David’s response.