Miami Vice is being rebooted for the large display, and now has an official launch date. This isn’t the primary time the basic Eighties TV crime drama starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas has been rebooted. Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx led a Michael Mann-directed reboot again in 2006. This time, High Gun: Maverick and F1 director Joseph Kosinski directs.
Common Photos has introduced the Miami Vice reboot has been given an August 6, 2027, launch date. Casting is at the moment underway for the film that takes its inspiration from the primary season of Miami Vice, exploring the glamour and corruption of mid-Eighties Miami. Manufacturing is predicted to start in 2026. Identical to Kosinski’s final two films, Miami Vice will likely be filmed in IMAX.
What This Means For Miami Vice Reboot
Buzz round a Miami Vice reboot has been round for some time, with authentic sequence star Don Johnson addressing the rumors again in 2024. The brand new tackle the crime drama actually bought underway when Kosinski was introduced on board to direct in April of this yr, working from a script by Andor scribe Dan Gilroy and High Gun: Maverick‘s Eric Singer.
The subsequent large factor will likely be who will Kosinski forged within the roles of Detectives James Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs? Nailing the casting for these two characters will likely be essential. Although, after the success that Kosinski has had with High Gun: Maverick and F1 on the field workplace, many actors will doubtless have an interest within the director’s subsequent venture.
Filming the film in IMAX can even make this film much more of an occasion. Coming off what he did with the format in his final two films, will probably be thrilling to see what sort of IMAX motion sequences Kosinski cooks up for Miami Vice.
Our Take On Miami Vice Reboot
For these of us that weren’t round to observe Miami Vice when it initially aired on TV within the Eighties, the 2006 Miami Vice reboot is the one publicity we now have to the franchise. That reboot wasn’t nicely acquired, incomes a “Rotten” rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was thought of a field workplace flop; although some have just lately claimed the film is underrated.
You should purchase or lease both the Miami Vice TV present or 2006’s Miami Vice film by VOD platforms.
Remakes of 80s motion films have had a little bit of a spotty report, and film variations of 80s TV exhibits have not fared all that a lot better. Nevertheless, like Common Photos, maybe we must always belief in Kosinski.
The director was in a position to pull off a High Gun sequel almost 40 years after the unique film, then adopted that up with one other huge hit in F1. Till confirmed in any other case, a Joseph Kosinski venture ought to get film followers excited. So name us optimistic about this Miami Vice reboot.