Source: BroBible
Summary
Tom Cruise is reportedly being considered for the villain role in the upcoming Miami Vice reboot, directed by Joseph Kosinski. The film already has a star-studded cast, including Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler. Cruise has previously played a villain in the 2004 film Collateral, and his relationship with Kosinski and executive producer Michael Mann could make the role a possibility. Cruise is set to have a big year in 2026, starring in Alejandro Iñárritu’s Digger and potentially contending for a Best Actor award.
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The villain gets a new name.
Tom Cruise, the king of action heroes, might play a villain in Miami Vice. Because, you know, he hasn’t played a hero in a while. Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler are already on board, making this a star-studded reboot. Joseph Kosinski, who worked with Cruise on Top Gun: Maverick, is directing. Because, of course, he is.
Cruise has played a villain before, in Collateral, but this would be a new level of evil. The film is set to start filming later this year, and we can’t wait to see Cruise’s villainous side.
It’s just a reboot, but with more Tom Cruise.
