Miami Vice: new movie on the way from Top Gun: Maverick director
The Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski has been set as director of a new take on the NBC series which followed two undercover cops trying to dismantle the world of illegal drugs in Miami.
The script will come from Dan Gilroy, the Oscar-nominated writer and director of Nightcrawler. As screenwriter, he is also known for The Bourne Legacy and Kong: Skull Island. Most recently, he has also written multiple episodes of acclaimed Star Wars series Andor.
The original show ran from 1984 to 1990 and starred Don Johnson and Philip M Thomas as leads. It was executive produced by Michael Mann who later relaunched it on the big screen with Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx.
The 2006 film made $164m worldwide from a $135m budget and initial mixed reviews soon turned into a stronger re-appreciation in the subsequent years. 'It is operatic and grandiose – but gripping and exhilarating in a way no other film-maker could manage,' the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw wrote.
Farrell later spoke negatively about the film in an interview with Total Film. 'I didn't like it so much – I thought it was style over substance and I accept a good bit of the responsibility,' he said. 'It was never going to be Lethal Weapon, but I think we missed an opportunity to have a friendship that also had some elements of fun.'
Kosinski made his feature film debut with 2010's Tron: Legacy and went on to direct sci-fi adventure Oblivion and firefighter drama Only the Brave before making the smash hit Top Gun sequel which made $1.4bn worldwide.
This summer sees the release of his Brad Pitt-starring action drama F1 and he was also recently attached to a UFO conspiracy thriller which he is set to make for Apple.
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