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Crockett and Tubbs are back in action. Miami Vice '85, director Joseph Kosinski's new big-screen vision of the classic 1980s cop show, is now in production, and we've got our first look at its stars. Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler are clad in vintage threads in the first shots of the movie, which is set for release on May 19, 2028.
Based on the Anthony Yerkovich TV series that ran on NBC from 1984 to 1990, and which was later made into a movie by Michael Mann, who executive-produced the original series, Miami Vice '85 stars Jordan as Ricardo Tubbs, a hot-tempered New York cop who's relocated to Florida, and Butler as Sonny Crockett, a houseboat-dwelling loose cannon. Unlike Mann's movie, which moved the action to then-contemporary 2006, Miami Vice '85, as reflected by its title, will be a period picture. That's also reflected in the character portraits: their costumes wouldn't be out of place on Philip Michael Thomas and Don Johnson, the original Tubbs and Crockett.
In the movie, the mismatched duo will be sent into Miami's seamy and steamy underworld to take down a cartel that's been flooding the city with drugs. They'll be up against a deadly cartel leader played by John Leguizamo (The Odyssey), and his sinister right-hand man (Walton Goggins, Fallout). The film also stars Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Whitney Peak (Hocus Pocus 2), Camila Morrone (Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen), Danny Ramirez (Top Gun: Maverick), Edi Gathegi (Superman), Andrew Schulz (Tires), André Holland (Moonlight), and Michael Irby (Mayans MC).
Who Is Behind the Scenes of 'Miami Vice '85'?
Director Kosinski will tackle the speeding go-fast boats of Miami Vice, making it his latest high-octane movie after covering race cars (F1: The Movie), fighter jets (Top Gun: Maverick), and lightcycles (Tron: Legacy). Kosinski's frequent collaborator Claudio Miranda will serve as the movie's cinematographer. The script is by Dan Gilroy, the writer and director of the acclaimed 2014 thriller Nightcrawler.
Miami Vice '85 is now in production, and will be released on May 19, 2028. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
Release Date August 6, 2027
Writers Dan Gilroy, Eric Warren Singer, Anthony Yerkovich
English (US) ·