Colin Farrell on the Miami Vice Movie

Alexander star Colin Farrell talked to the Chicago Sun-Times about playing Det. James "Sonny" Crockett in the upcoming Universal big screen version of Miami Vice, to be directed by Michael Mann.

"I'm not trying on those jackets just yet because I haven't signed, although I'd do anything to work with Michael Mann," says Farrell, who is in talks to star with Jamie Foxx.

Having recently starred in S.W.A.T., why would Farrell sign on to yet another TV adaptation? "The script is great. The director is great. The worst thing about the project is the title, but as a piece in and of itself it's brilliant," Farrell adds.

Farrell says that the script "goes deep into the undercover world. It's Mann doing his heavy and tough stuff, with the kind of great dialogue you saw in 'Heat' and 'Collateral.'"