Welcome to B.H.โs Screen Time, where every week, weโll give you the cliff notes on whatโs happening in the entertainment industry. From various stages of development chatter and our take on the newest releases, to a fun throwback worth revisiting, think of it as an insiderโs digest meets movie club.
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Days after Michael B. Jordan officially entered the Miami Vice reboot conversation as this generationโs Ricardo โRicoโ Tubbs, reports are now indicating the Creed and Sinners star might be partnering up with fellow โit boy manโ Austin Butler (who would, of course, take on the role of James โSonnyโ Crockett).
Prior to the headlines, it was rumoured that Jordan was in pole position for the Joseph Kosinski picture, along with the directorโs Top Gun: Maverick muse, Glen Powell. Not Butler โ though this isnโt exactly fresh territory for the latter, having been linked to both Luca Guadagninoโs American Psycho adaptation and one of our favourite Screen Time topics, Michael Mannโs long-gestating Heat 2 as a young Chris Shiherlis.
โ[Kosinskiโs Miami Vice] will explore the glamour and corruption of mid-80s Miamiโฆ inspired by the pilot episode and first season of the landmark television series that influenced culture and set the style of everything from fashion to filmmaking,โ explains Pamela McClintock of The Hollywood Reporter.
McClintock went on to elaborate how Kosinski will once again capture the footage for IMAX in order to โenhance the sights and sounds of the iconic seriesโ created by Anthony Yerkovich and executive produced by Heat filmmaker Michael Mann, who eventually helmed the feature film of the same name starring Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell.
The Miami Vice rebootโs screenplay is currently being penned by Dan Gilroy, who wrote and directed Nightcrawler; in addition to having written the likes of The Bourne Legacy and Roman J. Israel, Esq starring Denzel Washington. Casting is now underway with principal photography reportedly scheduled to kick off in 2026.
Miami Vice reboot release date: TBA.
If it ainโt broke, donโt fix it. And if you happen to stumble upon a winning international story formula like, say, Squid Game, try producing more battle royale content like Netflixโs Japan-set Last Samurai Standing.
Based on Naoki Prize-winning author Imamura Shogoโs novel Ikusagami and directed by Michihito Fujii, the story takes place during the pivotal Meiji era โ wherein the Land of the Rising Sun ceased to be so isolationist, broadly began modernising and Westernising.
292 warriors are gathered at Tenryลซ-ji Temple in Kyoto, where they are lured into a deadly contest with the promise of a ยฅ100 billion grand prize: take each otherโs wooden tags and make it all the way to Tokyo. At the centre of all this is Shujiro Saga (Junichi Okada), who is motivated by the personal stakes of providing his sick wife and child a better life.
A tale as old as time, sure, but at the very least, weโre in for some well-choreographed katana action.
Last Samurai Standing release date (international): November 13th, 2025, via Netflix.
We now have a rough idea of when to expect David Fincherโs The Adventures of Cliff Booth starring Brad Pitt โ and as per Variety, Netflix streaming queues aside, it may even involve a โrobustโ theatrical run in Summer 2026 (mid-next year, for the non-Yanks).
โBecause [Greta Gerwigโs] Narnia reboot is slated for next November and Cliff Booth is eyeing a summer 2026 launch, theatrical plans wonโt be finalised until closer to either filmโs release,โ explains Rebecca Rubin of the prolific entertainment publication.
The $200 million spin-off/spiritual sequel to Quentin Tarantinoโs Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, apparently set in 1977, has been in principal photography around Los Angeles since late July, and is expected to wrap early next year.
Aside from Pitt as the titular Booth, the only confirmed returning cast member is Timothy Olyphant, who reprises his role as actor James Stacy; other names you can expect include Scott Caan, Australiaโs own Elizabeth Debicki, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Carla Gugino, Holt McCallany, JB Tadena, and Corey Fogelmanis.
This project-in-progress began its life as Tarantinoโs scrapped 10th and final film, The Movie Critic, and effectively marks the fourth occasion David Fincher and Brad Pitt have collaborated after Fight Club, Se7en, as well as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; itโs also the fourth Tarantino-related affair Pitt features in after True Romance (which the director penned for Tony Scott), Inglorious Basterds, and the aforementioned Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.
The Adventures of Cliff Booth release date (international): TBA via Netflix.
Taylor Sheridan: The $1 Billion Man
After months of what seemed like endless spending โ acquiring everything from the privilege of streaming UFC events for seven years (without the pay-per-view model) to the South Park familyโs loyalty โ Paramount Skydance has found itself in a bit of strife post-merger.
And we arenโt just talking about the 1,000 jobs it has had to cut in the first round of layoffs alone.
Multi-hyphenate, longtime golden goose, and the man whoโs been credited for essentially singlehandedly propping up the Paramount+ streaming service โ Taylor Sheridan โ has decided to take his hit-making talents over to NBCUniversal in a deal valued at over $1 billion.
Money aside, the cowboy-cum-creative has been โdisappointedโ by the David Ellison-led regime change at the old Paramount stable, especially after several studio execs heโs come to know/love/respect were either benched to the sidelines or sacked altogether following his installation as CEO.
According to The Wrap, NBCUniversal Chairman Donna Langley flew down twice to Sheridanโs ranch in Weatherford, Texas, over the past several months to build a relationship with the superstar television showrunner, going as far as โoffering him to be the Big Fish.โ
โShe earned that relationship. She focused on what was important,โ noted an insider with knowledge of the situation.
Initially, these discussions only involved a deal, given that Taylor Sheridanโs contract with Paramount in this department expires next March. But as the conversation progressed, the Yellowstone universe progenitor was convinced to take his television portfolio along with him.
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav also reportedly visited him in Texas to make a bid on the goods, though Paramount Skydanceโs ongoing ambition to absorb Warner Bros in a parallel drama proved to be enough of a deterrent.
Taylor Sheridanโs movie deal with NBCUniversal commences in 2026 and will be active for eight years, whereas the television component of the overall agreement commences towards the end of 2028 for approximately five years. Meaning you still have a few years to enjoy his handiwork, from Landman and Lioness: Special Ops to Mayor of Kingstown and Tulsa King, via Paramount+.
Beyond that, outside of the North American territories and what have youโฆ how do we stream Peacock here in Australia again? Perhaps Stan will bid to collect the pieces, given itโs already the domestic home of Yellowstone, or maybe even Binge/Foxtel to fill the HBO-shaped hole in its catalogue. Considering Netflix Australia has also dipped a toe into the Sheridanverse by licensing Lioness season 1, it might even toss a hat into the proverbial ring.
In any case, roughly before 2029 kicks off, you wonโt find any of the above at Paramount+.
