Universal Pictures' new Miami Vice movie not just got a title, but it has also found its Ricardo Tubbs and James Crockett in Michael B Jordan and Austin Butler, respectively. The new film, titled Miami Vice '85, is directed by Joseph Kosinski.
We had reported late last year that Jordan and Butler were in talks to play the lead characters of the film. The new film, which is an adaptation of the eponymous NBC series, is made with a script from Eric Warren Singer and Dan Gilroy. Miami Vice '85 is based on the pilot episode of the first season of the series, which ran for five seasons. The film will explore '80s Miami juxtaposed between glamour and graft.
This is not the first time Miami Vice has gotten a feature makeover. Michael Mann helmed the 2006 film starring Colin Farrell as Crockett and Jamie Foxx as Tubbs. The film minted $163 million upon release globally. The current adaptation is also produced by Kosinski, along with Dylan Clark.
Fresh off his Oscar win for the Best Actor category for his dual performance in Sinners, Jordan will next direct, star, and produce a reimagining of the Thomas Crown Affair for Amazon MGM Studios. Butler, meanwhile, will be next seen in A24 crime thriller Enemies with Jeremy Allen White.
Miami Vice '85 is eyeing a release in theatres on release on August 6, 2027.