Miami Vice remake set with Top Gun: Maverick director at the helm

Joseph Kosinksi is reportedly set to direct a 'Miami Vice' remake.

The 'Top Gun: Maverick' filmmaker - who has also helped the likes of 'Tron: Legacy', 'Spiderhead' and new Brad Pitt movie 'F1' - is said to be attached for the latest big screen adaptation of the iconic 1980s show about undercover cops tackling drug dealers.

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Kosinski will direct from 'Nightcrawler' filmmaker Dan Gilroy's script, following an earlier draft from 'Top Gun: Maverick' writer Eric Warren Singer.

No casting or plot details have been revealed at this time.

The original show - which was created by Anthony Yerkovich ran from 1984 to 1990 on NBC - starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as undercover police officers Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs.

Known for their pastel suits and fast cars, the duo's style had a huge impact on pop culture at the time.

The series lasted for five seasons, while executive producer Michael Mann later directed a 2006 film adaptation starring Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell.

Despite becoming a cult classic as the years went on, the movie version was a box office flop, grossing $165 million from a $135 million budget.

Mann previously opened up on how the costumes were vital to the original show's success and building the world the characters lived in.

He told The Hollywood Reporter last year: "[Crockett and Tubbs] were posturing as imposters trapping drug traffickers, wealthy buyers or anybody with some stature.

"As effective practitioners in the whole drug trade, they had to have a facade.

"So they were able to use these cars, boats, planes and clothes. The DEA does this all the time."

Meanwhile, Mann recalled how the characters and their outfits were "designed to be political".

He added: "That’s the most important thing about the show.

"Many of the casting decisions were intentional assaults on racial and gender stereotypes, and that’s really critical.

"It’s not by accident that Tubbs is wearing the clothes he does or that he is a Republican — he’s not a liberal — or that he’s much more sophisticated and better educated than Crockett."

Kosinski took a similarly thoughtful approach to upcoming blockbuster 'F1', with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton on board as a producer.

The director previously told Deadline: "He’s the first person I contacted three years ago. I knew for us to make it as authentic as possible, someone on the team who lives it day-in and day-out would be invaluable.

"Lewis has been an incredible partner; he jumps on Zooms with me between races to go through the script, line by line, turn by turn, you know, tire compound by tire compound, to make sure that we are getting all the details right.

"Beyond that, on a creative and story level, he also has input."