Universal Pictures has officially titled its upcoming reboot of Miami Vice as Miami Vice ’85.
Directed by Top Gun: Maverick filmmaker Joseph Kosinski, the film will star Michael B. Jordan as Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs and Austin Butler as James “Sonny” Crockett.
The screenplay, originally written by Eric Warren Singer and revised by Dan Gilroy, is Inspired by the original series’ pilot and first season of the award winning TV series.
The reboot aims to capture the style and underlying corruption of mid-1980s Miami, following the iconic undercover detectives as they navigate the city’s dangerous criminal underworld.
Production is set to begin later this year, with a theatrical and IMAX release planned for August 6, 2027.
