Miami Vice ’85: Reboot Starring Oscar Winner Michael B. Jordan and Oscar Nominee Austin Butler

Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler Revive Tubbs and Crockett as Reboot Begins Filming

'Miami Vice '85' First Look: Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler Revive Tubbs and Crockett as Reboot Begins Filming

Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler‘s Miami Vice ’85 reboot has dropped its first look at the two stars in character as filming has started.

Jordan is Ricardo Tubbs and Butler is Sonny Crockett in the reboot, based on the popular ’80s detective show that ran from 1984 to 1989.

In the original series, Don Johnson starred as Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas was Tubbs. The two characters are police detectives who work undercover in Miami, Florida.

The reboot will explore “the glamour and corruption of mid-80’s Miami” and is “inspired by the pilot episode and first season of the landmark TV series that influenced culture and set the style of everything from fashion to filmmaking.”

Dan Gilroy wrote the script, based on characters created by Anthony Yerkovich from the TV series. Eric Warren Singer wrote an earlier draft of the screenplay. Dylan Clark and Kosinski serve as producers on the film. Executive VP of production development Sara Scott and creative executive of production development Christina Hoffrogge will oversee the project for Universal.

After winning the best actor Oscar last year for “Sinners,” Jordan will next star in “The Thomas Crown Affair” opposite Adria Arjona, which he also directed.

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Butler’s next film is A24’s “Enemies,” co-starring Jeremy Allen White.

 

See the first look photos below.

 

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