Overview
- Universal released official first-look photos showing Michael B. Jordan as Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs and Austin Butler as Sonny Crockett and confirmed that production is underway.
- Joseph Kosinski is directing from a screenplay credited to Dan Gilroy with an earlier draft by Eric Warren Singer.
- Trade reports list a deep supporting ensemble including Alden Ehrenreich, John Leguizamo, Walton Goggins, Whitney Peak, Camila Morrone, Danny Ramirez, André Holland, Edi Gathegi, Andrew Schulz and Michael Irby but some casting details remain subject to final studio confirmation.
- The studio has positioned Miami Vice '85 as a tentpole theatrical release with IMAX photography and planned shoots reported for New York and Miami, and it is scheduled to open in theaters on May 19, 2028.
- The project frames itself as a period crime film inspired by the original series’ pilot and first season and builds on the show’s Michael Mann–shaped visual legacy and the mixed reception of the 2006 film reboot.