Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler‘s Miami Vice ’85 movie has added a renowned MCU star. The upcoming cop drama will be an original take on the classic 1980s drama TV series of the same name.
Hollywood star Alden Ehrenreich has joined the Miami Vice ’85 cast, reports Deadline. The popular actor played Joe McGillicuddy in last year’s MCU TV show Ironheart.
Notably, Ehrenreich received huge admiration and recognition earlier this year for his role in Becky Shaw. He won the Tony Award for his performance as Max Garrett. It’s reported that Ehrenreich had multiple offers, but he eventually decided to star alongside Oscar winner Michael B. Jordan, who won the Best Actor Academy Award this year for Ryan Coogler‘s Sinners.
What else do we know about Miami Vice ’85?
Michael B. Jordan’s Miami Vice ’85 will mainly focus on the glamour and corruption of mid-80s Miami, but in a new iteration of Miami Vice. It will be inspired by the pilot episode of Universal’s iconic TV series.
The acclaimed TV show currently holds a 72% Tomatometer score and a 91% Popcornmeter score on Rotten Tomatoes. Its leading cast featured Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two undercover detectives working in Miami, Florida. The series eventually earned multiple Emmy Awards for art direction, cinematography, sound editing, and supporting actor.
Miami Vice ’85 will be filmed for IMAX and is expected to kick off production this year. The cop drama will be directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick, F1, Oblivion, Tron: Legacy), from a script by Dan Gilroy, based on the characters created by Anthony Yerkovich.
Previously, there were reports of Top Gun and Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise joining the movie’s cast. However, there’s been no official update on his involvement with the project.
Originally, Miami Vice ’85 was supposed to be released on August 6, 2027. However, it was delayed and will now hit theaters on May 19, 2028.
Originally reported by Mintu Kumar Tomar on ComingSoon.
