(Left) Camila Morrone stars in ‘Daisy Jones and The Six’. Photo: Pamela Littky/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios. (Center) Whitney Peak to star as Lenore Dove Bard in ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’. Photo: Kate Whyte. (Right) Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in the TV series ‘Miami Vice’. Photo: NBC/Universal.
Preview:
- Camila Morrone & Whitney Peak are aboard the new ‘Miami Vice’ movie.
- Austin Butler and Michael B. Jordan are starring.
- Joseph Kosinski is directing.
With plenty of attention given to the casting of leads Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler (and more recently, Alden Ehrenreich) in ‘Miami Vice ‘85’ the latest big screen update of the cult 1980s detective series, focus now turns to the rest of the ensemble.
Per Deadline, Camila Morrone (Netflix’s ‘Something Very Bad is Going to Happen’) and Whitney Peak (who also appeared on the streaming service via shark thriller ‘Thrash’), are joining the movie. Peak is reportedly playing Jordan’s love interest, while Morrone’s role remains unknown for now.
Release Date: May 19, 2028
Joseph Kosinski, who directed the likes of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and last year’s ‘F1,’ plans to bring IMAX technology and current filmmaking techniques to the 1985-set story. Shooting should kick off this year.
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What’s the story of ‘Miami Vice’?
(L to R) Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in the TV series ‘Miami Vice’. Photo: NBC/Universal.
‘Miami Vice’ began life in the early 1980s as a TV show created by ‘Hill Street Blues’ writer Anthony Yerkovich, after NBC president Brandon Tartikoff requested a program that combined the style of MTV with a cop series. The result, produced by Michael Mann, starred Don Johnson as Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Tubbs, two detectives working undercover in Miami. The show, which ran for five seasons from 1984 to 1990, became known for its groundbreaking visual style, its hip needle drops, and the fashions worn by its characters, arguably revolutionizing the look of TV crime drama for decades to come.
After Mann moved into directing feature films, he rebooted ‘Miami Vice’ as a 2006 movie starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx as Crockett and Tubbs. While not initially a hit with either critics or audiences, the film has since been reappraised and is now considered a cult classic.
Th new film, written by Dan Gilroy (‘Nightcrawler’) explores the glamour and corruption of mid-’80s Miami in a story inspired by the pilot episode of the original show.
When will ‘Miami Vice ’85’ be on our screens?
The movie is currently set for release on May 19, 2028.
(L to R) Colin Farrell as Detective James ‘Sonny’ Crockett and Jamie Foxx as Detective Ricardo ‘Rico’ Tubbs in ‘Miami Vice.’ Photo: Universal Pictures.
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