Overview
- Reports on Aug. 20–21, 2026 say Morrone completed final chemistry tests with Austin Butler and was offered a co-starring role opposite Michael B. Jordan and Butler.
- The film is directed by Joseph Kosinski from a Dan Gilroy screenplay with an earlier draft by Eric Warren Singer and is produced by Kosinski and Dylan Clark.
- Universal plans to shoot the movie for IMAX and release it wide on May 19, 2028, with production expected to begin later in 2026.
- The growing ensemble also includes Alden Ehrenreich and Whitney Peak while specific character details for Morrone and others remain undisclosed.
- The project draws on the 1984 Miami Vice pilot and first season to explore mid-1980s Miami’s glamour and corruption and builds on Kosinski’s recent IMAX-success strategy for tentpole filmmaking.