Tom Cruise Considered for Villain Role in Kosinski’s ‘Miami Vice’
Filmogaz.com has an update on Joseph Kosinski’s Miami Vice reboot. A new report says Tom Cruise is being eyed to play the film’s villain.
The movie stars Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler. Michael Mann is producing the project.
Talent and creative team
Michael B. Jordan is confirmed to play Ricardo Tubbs. Austin Butler will portray Sonny Crockett.
Dan Gilroy wrote the latest draft, with an earlier version by Eric Warren Singer. The script draws on the pilot and first season of the original TV series.
Cruise previously worked with Mann when he played a hitman in 2004’s Collateral. Cruise and Kosinski also collaborated on Oblivion and Top Gun: Maverick.
Tom Cruise’s potential involvement
Filmogaz.com relays that Tom Cruise Considered for Villain Role in Kosinski’s ‘Miami Vice’ is under discussion. Sources expect a decision in the coming days or weeks.
Cruise’s schedule reportedly remains open until he begins promotion for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger in September. That availability could clear the way for a summer shoot.
Production and release
The reboot is slated to begin filming this summer in Miami. Universal has set an August 6, 2027 release date.
The film is said to explore the glamour and corruption of mid-80s Miami. More casting announcements are expected soon.
- Director: Joseph Kosinski
- Producers: Michael Mann
- Confirmed cast: Michael B. Jordan, Austin Butler
- Writers: Dan Gilroy (latest draft), Eric Warren Singer (earlier draft)
- Planned shoot: Summer in Miami
- Release date: August 6, 2027 (Universal)
