Tom Cruise Eyed for Miami Vice Villain Role, Viggo Mortensen in Talks for Batman 2?

Tom Cruise Eyed for Miami Vice Villain Role, Viggo Mortensen in Talks for Batman 2?

From The Hot Mic with Jeff Sneider and John Rocha by John Rocha

March 19, 2026 · 2h 5m

About this episode

John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss various film and entertainment news, including casting rumors and Oscars reactions.

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider talk Tom Cruise rumored to be playing the villain in Miami Vice reboot, Robert De Niro turning down The Batman 2, but Viggo Mortensen is in talks for it, Netflix responding to Matt Damon over repeating plot points drama, AI version of Val Kilmer in a movie, Sarah Michelle Gellar pushes a false Buffy narrative to escape blame, Michaela Coel rebooting JCVD's Bloodsport, Oscars reactions and ratings info, Spider-Man 4 and Dune 3 trailers, Kirsten Dunst cast in Minecraft Movie 2, Drew Goddard provides Matrix 5 updates and more! PLUS, John and Jeff answer all your questions. To send in a question or comment for Jeff and John, go to: streamlabs.com/johnrochasays/tip ____________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 Intro and Rundown 3:00 Drew Goddard Offers Updates on The Matrix 5 8:10 Netflix Pushes Back on Matt Damon's Comments About Repeating Plot Points 14:44 Oscars Reactions, Ratings Down 9 Percent, Was Conan a Bad Host? 28:15 What Happened with the Timothee Chalamet Oscars Campaign? 32:24 Robert DeNiro Turns Down Batman 2, Is Viggo Really in Talks to Be In It? 35:30 Tom…

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