Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler are in early talks to star in Joseph Kosinski‘s big-screen reboot of “Miami Vice" for Universal Pictures.
If the deals ultimately close, Jordan would play Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs opposite Butler James as “Sonny” Crockett, the suave South Florida detectives portrayed by Philip Michael Thomas and Don Johnson in the classic ’80s TV series. (Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx played the roles in the first big-screen adaptation, 2006’s “Miami Vice,” directed by Michael Mann.)
The Movie was first revealed in April, with a release date set for August 6, 2027.
It is based on the 1980s TV series, starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas, as undercover detectives in South Florida.
According to an official logline, the reboot “explores the glamour and corruption of mid-80’s Miami” and is “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.”
Jordan, one of Hollywood’s most beloved leading men for over a decade, broke out with films like “Fruitvale Station,” “Just Mercy,” the “Black Panther” movies and most recently headlined the box office blockbuster, “Sinners.” Jordan pulled double duty on Ryan Coogler’s horror epic, playing twin brothers Smoke and Stack. Released on April 18 to critical acclaim, “Sinners” became the highest-grossing original horror movie of all time, earning $366 million worldwide. Jordan is currently directing, producing (via his Outlier Society banner) and starring in “The Thomas Crown Affair” for Amazon MGM Studios.
Butler soared to the top of Hollywood’s leading man list after playing rock and roll legend Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,” which earned him a Golden Globe and BAFTA award, as well as an Oscar nomination for best actor. Butler began his career on teen shows like “Zoey 101,” “Switched at Birth” and “The Carrie Diaries,” then made his Broadway debut in the revival of “The Iceman Cometh,” and landed his big-screen breakout role in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.” With projects like “Dune: Part Two,” where he played the sociopathic villain Feyd-Rautha, and, most recently, Darren Aronofsky’s crime thriller “Caught Stealing” on his résumé, Butler has become one of the industry’s most versatile stars.
Dylan Clark and Kosinski serve as producers, while Eric Warren Singer and Dan Gilroy penned the script.
Production is expected to begin next year, and the movie will be filmed for Imax.
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