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Updated 12/10/2026, 19:42:38 UTC

Miami Vice is drawing attention across 2 news outlets right now. The reports below are the current coverage, newest first.

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EntertainmentIGN5h ago

Miami Vice '85 Pictures Reveal First Look at Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler in Costume

Universal has revealed first-look pictures of Miami Vice '85 showing Michael B. Jordan as Ricardo Tubbs and Austin Butler as James 'Sonny' Crockett.

EntertainmentVariety6h ago

‘Miami Vice ’85’ First Look: Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler Revive Tubbs and Crockett as Reboot Begins Filming

Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler’s Miami Vice ’85 reboot has dropped its first look at the two stars in character as filming has started. Jordan is Ricardo Tubbs and Butler is Sonny Crockett in the reboot, based on the popular ’80s detective show that ran from 1984 to 1989. In the original series, Don […]

EntertainmentIGN7d ago

Miami Vice: The Final Director’s Cut’s Ending Invites a Darker Reading of Michael Mann’s Cult Classic

Miami Vice: The Director’s Final Cut’s rejiggered ending invites a slightly darker interpretation of the film than was evident in either of the past versions, especially when considered with what writer-director Michael Mann revealed about the fact-based origins of his screenplay at the post-premiere Q&A.

EntertainmentIGN11d ago

Miami Vice '85 Casts Walton Goggins in Villain Role

Walton Goggins has joined the cast of Miami Vice '85. The actor will play a henchman/assassin acting on behalf of John Leguizamo's character, who is a cartel king and the lead villain in the film.

EntertainmentIGN25d ago

John Leguizamo, Who Made His TV Debut on Miami Vice, Reportedly Cast as the Villain in Miami Vice '85

Hot on the heels of his awards-buzzy performance in The Odyssey, John Leguizamo has reportedly landed a major role in another Universal film, one that will take him back to his roots: Miami Vice ‘85 . The Hollywood Reporter reports that Leguizamo will play the film’s main villain , a cartel boss. Leguizamo made his television debut in 1986 on an episode of the hit series Miami Vice . Unlike the 2006 feature film adaptation directed by Michael Mann and starring Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell, this Miami Vice movie will be a period piece that Universal has said “explores the glamour and corruption of mid-'80s Miami.” Director Joseph Kosinski’s movie is particularly inspired by the series pilot and first season (1984-85). A recurring villain in the first season was Columbian cartel lord Esteban Calderone, whose drug trafficking operations stretched from New York City to Miami and into the Bah

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