Miami Vice Movie on the Way

Michael Mann could direct the revival of his own TV show, while Colin Farrell wants to be cast as Crockett.

Dec  1 2004

Seminal 80s cop show 'Miami Vice' is all set to hit the big screen in 2005, with 'Alexander' himself, Colin Farrell, being lined up to star.

The series' creator Michael Mann is reportedly working on a movie version of the phenomenally successful show, and Farrell says he'd jump at the chance to play sock-free crime-fighter James 'Sonny' Crockett.

'The script is great. The director is great. The worst thing about the project is the title, but as a piece in and of itself it's brilliant' the actor told the Chicago Sun-Times.

'I'm not trying on those jackets just yet because I haven't signed,' he continued, referring to Crockett's penchant for pastel-coloured suits, 'although I'd do anything to work with Michael Mann.'

The original series, which starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as a pair of vice cops working for the Miami Police Department, aired from 1984 to 1989 and took permanent residence atop the ratings thanks to its big budgets, cool tunes and iconic performances from the two leads.

Red hot 'Ray' star Jamie Foxx is being touted for the role of Crockett’s partner, one Ricardo Tubbs, and early word suggests that the film won't be a tongue in cheek, 'Starsky and Hutch'-style spoof of the show, but rather a serious police drama in the tradition of the director's more recent work.

As Farrell explains: 'It goes deep into the undercover world. It's Mann doing his heavy and tough stuff, with the kind of great dialogue you saw in 'Heat' and 'Collateral.'

Whatever direction they decide to go in however, we just hope that the impossibly smooth slice of synth heaven that is 'Crockett's Theme' makes an appearance somewhere along the way.

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