Overview
- Universal, in a Wednesday announcement, titled the reboot Miami Vice ’85 and confirmed Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler as Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs and Sonny Crockett.
- Joseph Kosinski will direct the film for a theatrical release on August 6, 2027, with large-format cinematography planned for IMAX.
- Dan Gilroy wrote the current script based on Anthony Yerkovich’s characters, following an earlier draft by Eric Warren Singer, with Dylan Clark and Kosinski producing.
- Production is slated to begin in 2026, and the film is set in mid-1980s Miami with inspiration drawn from the TV show’s pilot and first season.
- The project follows the influential 1984–1990 NBC series and Michael Mann’s 2006 film adaptation, signaling a return to the franchise’s music-driven, style-forward roots.