The upcoming Miami Vice film is wanting so as to add one other enormous star to the solid.
Miami Vice originated as against the law drama tv sequence created by Anthony Yerkovich and executive-produced by Michael Mann for NBC. Starring Don Johnson as James “Sonny” Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo “Rico” Rubbs, the present ran for 5 seasons from 1984 to 1989.
The sequence was became a 2006 film that was directed by Mann and stars Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx. Now, F1 director Joseph Kosinski is engaged on a brand new reboot movie for Common Photos that’s anticipated to reach in 2026.
Nexus Level Information first broke the information that Michael B. Jordan was in talks to star as Rico within the Miami Vice reboot almost a month in the past. Yesterday, Deadline then reported that Jordan had formally been supplied the half “after the studio labored to maneuver dates in order that Jordan may end put up on his subsequent directing gig, The Thomas Crown Affair, and in addition shoot this.”
Who’s in talks to hitch Miami Vice with Michael B. Jordan?
Now, Deadline is reporting that Austin Butler is in talks to play Sonny in Miami Vice. The deal is just not but last at the moment.
Butler was nominated for the Finest Actor Academy Award for his efficiency in 2022’s Elvis. In 2025, he starred in Ari Aster’s Eddington and Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing, whereas his filmography additionally consists of 2009’s Aliens within the Attic, 2016’s Yoga Hosers, 2019’s As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood, 2023’s The Bikeriders, and 2024’s Dune: Half Two, amongst different titles.
The script for Miami Vice comes from Eric Warren Singer and Dan Gilroy, whereas Kosinski and Dylan Clark each function producers. Manufacturing is predicted to start in 2026, with the film then hitting theaters on August 6, 2027.
