Universal is zeroing in on Colin Farrell to star as Det. James "Sonny" Crockett, and the studio is in discussions with Jamie Foxx to star as Det. Ricardo Tubbs in the bigscreen version of "Miami Vice" according to Variety.
The original show ran on NBC from 1984-89, and Michael Mann, the show's exec producer, is in negotiations to script, produce and direct. Anthony Yarkovich, creator of the TV series, will exec produce.
There's no official word on whether "Vice" will return to the small screen, as well, but NBC Universal brass have clearly elucidated such a strategy. On heels of NBC's merger with Universal, the conglom also announced it will put out the U-owned "Vice" skein on DVD in the coming months.
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