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Joseph Kosinski is all aboard for Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler to join his remake of Miami Vice, as he opened up about rumors of the two stars being attached to the highly anticipated reboot. The director addressed casting rumors during the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards, and spoke highly of Jordan and Butler as he said,
“Michael is someone I’ve admired for a long time, [and] always wanted to work with him. Austin, I think, is proving himself as someone to watch. Again, I’ve just have really admired his choices. If it ends up being those two, I’d be very lucky.”
As Deadline previously reported, Jordan was in talks to play Detective Ricardo Tubbs while Butler was circling the role of James Sonny Crockett. Although the details aren't confirmed as of yet, shooting for the film could begin as early as 2026.
Kosinski is fresh off the success of F1 and is known for Tom Gun: Maverick. With his expertise in action, it would certainly be a reboot that will hopefully keep the glamor and action of the original show intact.
The original show, created by Anthony Yerkovich and executive produced by Mann, turned Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas into household names. If Butler’s deal closes, it’ll mark another high-profile step in his post-Elvis career, following Dune: Part Two and Caught Stealing. Insiders say Jordan, meanwhile, was impressed by Gilroy’s rewrite and is close to signing on.
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Miami Vice was a cultural lightning bolt that hit American television in the mid-1980s. Created by Anthony Yerkovich and executive produced by Michael Mann for NBC, the crime drama followed Detectives James “Sonny” Crockett, played by Don Johnson and Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs, played by Philip Michael Thomas, two undercover officers chasing crime and glamor through the neon-soaked streets of Miami. The show premiered on September 16, 1984, and ran for five seasons, wrapping on June 28, 1989, after redefining what a TV drama could look and sound like.
As Rotten Tomatioes, describes it,
This series is largely remembered for the stylish clothes Detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs wore, the soundtrack, and its distinct visuals. But beneath the veneer is a surprisingly dark cop show. The cocaine boom of the 1980s framed many stories about drugs and murder, with Crockett and Tubbs often resorting to violence in the course of their work.
There has already been a film adaptation for the show, directed by Mann, which unfortunately did not receive critical acclaim. With Kosinski tied to the new project, hopes are up that Miami Vice will finally get the glow-up it deserves.
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