{"id":33843,"date":"2026-03-19T23:04:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T03:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33843"},"modified":"2026-03-19T23:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T03:04:57","slug":"tom-cruise-eyed-to-play-the-villain-in-joseph-kosinskis-miami-vice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33843","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cruise Eyed to Play the Villain in Joseph Kosinski\u2019s \u2018Miami Vice\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u00a9<\/b>Courtesy of Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=Tom+Cruise\">Tom Cruise<\/a> is rumored to be interested in playing the villain in <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=Joseph+Kosinski\">Joseph Kosinski<\/a>&#8216;s new film adaptation of the iconic 1980s NBC series \u201d<strong>Miami Vice<\/strong>\u201dat <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=Universal+Pictures\">Universal Pictures<\/a>, according to a report from scooped <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanielRPK\/status\/2034638536805093722\">DanielRPK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The script for Mid-1980s Miami, written by Dan Gilroy and Eric Warren Singer, will explore both the glamour and corruption of the city as it follows two undercover detectives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It is said that the project draws its inspiration from the pilot episode and first season of the landmark television series, which was produced by Michael Mann and had a significant impact on both television and cultural landscape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mann, who was responsible for Cruise&#8217;s highly acclaimed villain role in 2004&#8217;s \u201d<strong>Collateral<\/strong>,\u201d was the director of a 2006 re-make of \u201d<strong>Miami Vice<\/strong>\u201d that had a gritty modern edge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Austin Butler is being considered to play James &#8216;Sonny&#8217; Crockett, and Oscar winner Michael B. Jordan is being considered to portray his on-screen partner, undercover detective Ricardo &#8216;Rico&#8217; Tubbs, according to the most recent report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the event that Cruise signs on, it would be Kosinski&#8217;s third film after \u201d<strong>Oblivion<\/strong>\u201d and \u201d<strong>Top Gun: Maverick<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9Courtesy of Universal Pictures Tom Cruise is rumored to be interested in playing the villain in Joseph Kosinski&#8216;s new film adaptation of the iconic 1980s NBC series \u201dMiami Vice\u201dat Universal Pictures, according to a report from scooped DanielRPK. 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