Michael B. Jordan film set disturbed by man allegedly wielding a butcher knife before being apprehended by police

The set of Michael B. Jordan's upcoming film Miami Vice '85 was allegedly disrupted by a man wielding a knife on Friday.

Production is currently underway for the action thriller also starring Austin Butler which is set to hit theaters in May 2028. 

A representative for the New York Police Department told the Daily Mail that a 'verbal dispute' occurred between an individual in the vicinity of the set and a man later identified as 23-year-old Alex Perez at 11:15pm. 

The NYPD stated that Perez 'displayed a knife' which caused the other individual to 'become fearful for his safety.' 

Perez was taken into custody by law enforcement who arrived to the scene without incident, and the knife was also recovered. The incident resulted in no injuries, according to the NYPD. 

It is not known if Jordan, 39, had been on set at the time of the incident on Friday. 

Perez was arrested and charged with menacing as well as criminal possession of a weapon. 

Daily Mail has reached out to reps of Jordan as well as director Joseph Kosinski for comment, but has yet to hear back. 

In a video obtained by TMZ, the man identified as Perez was seen being escorted off the set by a staff member, who then pulled out a butcher knife from the front pocket of his sweatshirt. 

An officer was then later seen placing Perez into cuffs in the clip. 

Miami Vice '85 is a reboot of the hit 80s series Miami Vice which had starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas. 

The premise of the new film is: 'Vice detectives Crockett (Butler) and Tubbs (Jordan), from Miami-Dade's organized crime bureau, go undercover as criminals to infiltrate and dismantle southern Florida's criminal enterprises,' per IMDB. 

Other stars that have been cast in the project include Walton Goggins, John Leguizamo, Haley Lu Richardson, Camila Morrone, Dominic Sessa and Danny Ramirez. 

Miami Vice '85 had initially been slated to release in August 2027, but was pushed to May 19, 2028, per Deadline. 

Leguizamo notably had a minor role in the original Miami Vice series, and reflected on having the chance to star in the revival. 

'It was my first check. I was starving to death. I was able to eat,' The Odyssey actor recalled to People earlier this month. 

'And now here, 40 years later in my 60s…playing kind of the lead role in the film, it's pretty exciting.'

Butler, who has appeared in other projects such as Elvis, discussed his major role in Miami Vice '85 during an interview with Elle back in June. 

'I feel very grateful to be a part of that because of the people involved,' the Oscar-nominated actor said. 

'Michael is such a talented actor and great human being. Joe is a visionary and I've been such a fan of his movies,' Butler said, referring to the film's director. 

'Every time I come out of a Joe Kosinski movie, it reminds me why I love going to the movies.' 

Kosinski is known for helming other projects over the years such as Oblivion (2013), Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and F1 (2025). 

Jordan has had a busy 2026 and won an Oscar for Best Actor in March based on his performance in the movie Sinners. 

He has other projects under his belt including I Am Legend 2 and The Thomas Crown Affair. However, the award-winning star has plans to take it slow next year in 2027. 

'I'll probably take the rest of next year off,' Jordan recently told Vogue. 

'That's probably when I'm going to do more reflecting and processing of all of this. Because honestly, it's been - I've been moving.' 

The star also told the outlet, 'Like, you reached the finish line, and your body said, "Alright, I got you here, time to shut down for a second."' 

Jordan recalled close friends visiting him to celebrate the big milestone in his career. 

'They're ordering food, talking, laughing about the night, telling stories, just reliving it all,' he said. 

In regards to if he could step away from being a leading man and simply be a working actor, Jordan expressed, 'I don't know. My competitiveness - I don't know.

'I don't think so. Whatever I wanted to do in life, I wanted to be competitive at, and I wanted to be mentioned amongst the greats.'