With filming just started, the reboot of Miami Vice of the director Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick, F1: The Movie) and Universal Pictures shares the first official looks at its protagonists, Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) y Austin Butler (Elvis).
Jordan and Butler play Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs and James “Sonny” Crockett, respectively, in this new version, officially titled Miami Vice ’85.
Production will be taking place in New York and Miami. It will be filmed for IMAX.
This new version, which adapts the classic TV series, explores the glamor and corruption of the mid-80s in Miami, and according to an official synopsis, it is “inspired by the pilot episode and first season of the landmark television series that influenced culture and shaped everything from fashion to film”.
Take a look at the first two promotional images at the end of the note.
The rest of the cast includes Alden Ehrenreich (Weapons, Oppenheimer), Whitney Peak (Molly’s Game), Camila Morrone (Something Very Bad is Going to Happen), Danny Ramirez (The Last of Us, Top Gun: Maverick), John Leguizamo (The Odyssey) in an antagonistic role, Andrew Schultz (Street Fighter), Edi Gathegi (Superman), Walton Goggins (Fallout, The White Lotus) as another of the villains and André Holland (Moonlight).
The script was written by And Gilroy (Nightcrawler, Andor), with a previous draft of Eric Warren Singer (Top Gun: Maverick, American Hustle), based on the characters created by Anthony Yerkovich for the original series.
Dylan Clark and Kosinski are the producers of the remake.
The premiere is scheduled for May 19, 2028 in theaters via Universal Pictures.
Source: https://cine3.com/miami-vice-85-primeros-vistazos-michael-b-jordan-austin-butler/
