Miami Vice ’85: first photos for Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler
The reboot has just started filming under the direction of Joseph Kosinski. The star duo takes on the roles of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs, in a Miami plagued by corruption.
Impeccable suits, sunglasses and eighties atmosphere: Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler bring it back to life Miami Vice.
The studio has just revealed a first image of the two actors in the shoes of the famous cops of the series, while the filming of Miami Vice ’85 has just started.
Jordan plays Ricardo Tubbs, while Butler plays Sonny Crockett. Two characters made famous by Philip Michael Thomas and Don Johnson in the original series, Two Cops in Miamibroadcast from 1984 to 1989. The principle remains the same: two police officers work undercover on the streets of Miami, Florida, amid trafficking, dubious fortunes and criminal networks.
Directed by Joseph Kosinski, to whom we owe Top Gun: Maverick And F1this new Miami Vice intends to rediscover the glamor and corruption of Miami in the mid-1980s. The film will be inspired in particular by the pilot and the first season of the series, which had a profound impact on popular culture, from fashion to the staging of detective series.
The cast also includes Alden Ehrenreich, Whitney Peak, Camila Morrone, Danny Ramirez, John Leguizamo, Andrew Schulz, Edi Gathegi, Walton Goggins, André Holland and Michael Irby.
The screenplay is by Dan Gilroy, based on characters created by Anthony Yerkovich for the television series. Eric Warren Singer had written a previous version of the script.
However, you will have to wait to see the two cops in action: Miami Vice ’85 is expected in US theaters on May 17, 2028.
