{"id":20991,"date":"2025-10-26T08:21:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/20991\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T08:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:21:38","slug":"oscar-nominee-austin-butler-eyed-for-miami-vice-movie-alongside-michael-b-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/20991\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Nominee Austin Butler Eyed for Miami Vice Movie Alongside Michael B. Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Miami Vice film is on the horizon with two A-listers reportedly being sought for the project. People reports that Oscar nominee Austin Butler is in talks to play James \u201cSonny\u201d Crockett, originally played by Don Johnson, in the upcoming movie adaptation of NBC\u2019s 1980s hit crime drama. On Oct. 23, Sinners star Michael B. Jordan was confirmed by multiple outlets to be in early negotiations regarding the role of Ricardo Tubbs, a part originated by Philip Michael Thomas. Production on the film will begin in 2026, with the movie\u2019s theatrical release set for Aug. 6, 2027. The film\u2019s plot will follow the 1984 pilot and first season, exploring \u201cthe glamour and corruption of mid-\u201980s Miami in a new version of the property.\u201d Joseph Kosinski, who directed Top Gun: Maverick and F1, is set to direct the film, which will be the second time the hit NBC show has been adapted into a movie. In 2006, the series executive producer, Michael Mann, directed a movie adaptation starring Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell, but the film got mixed reviews. <\/p>\n

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