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.
\n\nJordan 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.
\n\nThe “Miami Vice ’85” 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 film is directed by Joseph Kosinski, who recently helmed “F1” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” and it will arrive in theaters on May 19, 2028.
\n\nThe 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 television series that influenced culture and set the style of everything from fashion to filmmaking.”
\n\nDan 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…
Original source: https://variety.com/