Michael B. Jordan Up for the Role of Tubbs in New Miami Vice Movie

Hey, chump! The caller Miami Vice movie has reportedly recovered its Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs successful the idiosyncratic of Sinners and Creed prima Michael B. Jordan.

According to Variety, Jordan is “in aboriginal talks” to play Tubbs successful the movie, which is peculiarly inspired by the bid aviator and archetypal play (1984-85). Jordan's adjacent task is simply a remake of The Thomas Crown Affair.

In the NBC TV bid pilot, New York City bull Ricardo Tubbs travels down to Miami successful hunt of his brother’s slayer and yet teams up with section undercover detective James “Sonny” Crockett, who’s besides aft the aforesaid cause dealers since they killed his partner.

In the end, Tubbs transferred to Miami and became Crockett’s spouse and champion person arsenic they went connected a litany of unsafe undercover missions successful the hugely influential 1984-89 TV series.

Philip Michael Thomas originated the relation of Tubbs successful the TV bid portion Jamie Foxx played him successful Michael Mann’s 2006 large surface reboot.

The relation of Sonny Crockett has yet to beryllium cast.

Michael B. Jordan (Photo: Jun Sato/WireImage)

Unlike the 2006 diagnostic movie adaptation directed by Michael Mann, this Miami Vice movie volition beryllium a play portion that Universal Pictures says “explores the glamour and corruption of mid-80’s Miami,” the decennary erstwhile the archetypal NBC TV bid aired.

F1 and Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski is directing Miami Vice, which begins shooting adjacent twelvemonth for an August 6, 2027 merchandise date. The movie volition beryllium changeable successful IMAX.

Miami Vice volition beryllium produced by Dylan Clark (The Batman) and Kosinski and written by Dan Gilroy and Eric Singer, based connected characters created by Anthony Yerkovich from the bid enforcement produced by Yerkovich and Michael Mann.