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he should have stayed at Gersh…he will be stuck in the tv department and will have a newly promoted assistant looking out for films.
Great article, as usual. You mentioned the Django panel at SDCC. For those interested, you can watch the whole thing here:
http://www.geeknation.com/blog/videos/sdcc-django-unchained/
I am sorry I can’t help it. I like this guy and I would love to see him back on television.
yup…. CAA still the best signers and poachers just as that resurgence is about to happen. And then what?
Silly rabbit DJ.
The 80s are over…
Yeah, god forbid someone tries to pursue a career over multiple decades.
Johnson has always been underrated as an actor. He hasn’t always picked stellar projects, but he has the goods. Hope this pushes him back into some good projects.
Sonny Burnett is back.
I have to agree here. Johnson suffered from the handsome actor syndrome and some viewers never got past the pretty face. He was always a good actor. And tho not a fan of Tarantino, I give him props for bringing back into the fold a lot of fine actors that the industry has left by the wayside.
‘Don Johnson is a great actor’ – Michael Mann. I agree.
Don should be Sonny Crockett 20 years later… in a movie or series. IT WOULD ROCK!!!!
I agree and so do a LOT of other people. There should be a re-make of Miami Vice before it’s too late. It’s been about 22 years since the series ended and both Johnson and Thomas still look good as ever.
Now I’m not saying they should put them both back in an exotic sports car roaming the streets of Miami making midnight drug deals as street-level cops of a quarter-decade ago but certainly there could be excellent scripts written to facilitate the main crews advancement through the agency over the years and some kind of link between the different divisions they may still be part of.
Like I said, it’s not too late for this concept . . . yet. However, if they wait much longer it WILL be too late and any interest there may have ever been will be lost forever. There’s clearly a resurgence of 1980′s nostalgia both in motion pictures and television so it’s not as crazy as some might suggest. After all, they did a re-make of CHiP’s (although it sucked), and now I see ‘Dallas’ is the latest endeavor.
Definitely a worthwhile effort for the studio’s to consider and even seriously look into right now. Can’t tell you how many happy people there would be across the GLOBE to hear of the return of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs.
As a follow-up to what I just said, the only thing that *could* be an issue even IF they wanted to at least introduce the idea of a Miami Vice television re-make would be Don Johnson’s salary. I think the rest of the regular crew , and I’m only guessing here, wouldn’t have an issue salary-wise but Johnson could be an issue, as I understand there have been issues in this realm before. As for Philip-Michael Thomas, he’d do it in a New-York-Minute. In fact, he never wanted the series to end after five seasons and he’s always maintained that he felt privileged to have been a part of such an iconic show (Vice) and that it should have gone on several more seasons at the time.
Eddie Olmos would also be an issue when it comes to salary as well, as he’s been a tenured actor of his time. I guess it all depends on a lot of things – Listen to me . . . like it’s even gonna ever happen anyway.
I guess we can always dream….
Don Johnson should come back in a series, he is a good actor and I would love to see him.
He’s awesome. Best role ever was in Tin Cup. Congrats DJ!
80′s, 90′s whatever. I’m glad he’s back on the scene. TV, movie, whatever…
It’s just getting really stupid now.
I still throw on the Miami Vice pilot every now and again. It’s a perfect pilot and Johnson is a HUGE part of the show’s success. It should be required viewing for anyone who wants to write or direct, especially an hour long action-drama.
I actually watched Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star and thought Johnson did an excellent job. It showed he could well even in a comedy on tv or film.
Don Johnson is a great, but totally underated actor – from sexy, tough cop in Miami Vice to total scary slimeball in Guilty as Sin and he can do comedy too – he has a huge range. I am really pleased for him that he is making a comeback and I hope it continues for some time to come. Love you Don!
I agree with anon; that pilot of VICE is unbelievable … especially when Crockett’s car is driving down the wet-street, with Phil Collins’ “In The Air Tonight playing – def required viewing. Face it, Mann was amazing with this pilot.
He’s great … not an easy guy to deal with, buit terrific presence.
I hope he gets huge again!
Okay, to daviddavid and everyone else praising the pilot for Miami Vice, give credit where credit is due. It WAS NOT directed by Michael Mann. It was directed by African-American director Thomas Carter and it was his idea to use the Phil Collins song. He said in an interview “I wanted to play that song and have him driving somewhere.” You’re right, though, it was great directing.
Excellent point. It was the pinnacle of Carter’s career. It was expertly directed. You will also find in the research that Michael Mann was responsible for the look and feel of Miami Vice. He held a firm and tight grip on the show’s production. As great as Carter’s direction was, he owes alot to Mann.
An “african american” director? Just how and/or WHY was it necessary to announce the directors race? I mean, nobody say’s “White Director Michael Bay” do they?
No . . . it looks to me you have an agenda here to have even said what you did. Miami Vice was the work of Michael Mann via NUMEROUS directors throughout the series so don’t get so worked up over something so non-relevant. And next time try to leave out the color of *certain* people, as it’s completely uncalled for here.