Austin Butler and Michael B. Jordan are reportedly in talks to star in an upcoming Miami Vice reboot — and followers have rather a lot to say about it.
Fortuitously, most followers of the movie franchise appear supportive of Butler, 34, and Jordan, 38, pairing up and taking down drug sellers and thieves in Miami, Florida. Others, nonetheless, aren't satisfied that one other reboot is critical.
Selection first reported the potential pairing in a put up shared through Instagram Friday, October 24. As one particular person put it on the platform, “STOP MAKING REBOOTS (however this casting is ideal so by no means thoughts).”
A second particular person seemingly famous in response to others who had been displeased, “Let's gooo!!! Why not? When you don't need to see it then don't, that's easy.”
“Okay Why is all the pieces now days is a reboot or prequel, no extra unique films,” added a 3rd commenter.
Butler is reportedly being wooed for the function of James “Sonny” Crockett, first portrayed by Don Johnson within the Nineteen Eighties tv sequence after which by Colin Farrell within the 2006 movie model by director Michael Mann. Jordan could be taking part in detective Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs, performed by Phillip Michael Thomas within the TV sequence and Jamie Foxx within the 2006 movie.
The brand new film is ready to be directed by Joseph Kosinski and might be produced by Dylan Clark. Common has set a launch date for August 6, 2027.
Butler was most lately seen in Caught Stealing from director Darren Aronofsky. The film, set within the Nineties, includes a screenplay from Charlie Huston, who authored the e-book sequence of the identical identify. Butler performs Hank, a former baseball participant who now works as a bartender. Hank agrees to observe the cat that belongs to his neighbor Russ (Matt Smith), and shortly finds himself contending with a state of affairs that's way more intense than he anticipated.
Actor Don Johnson and actor Philip Michael Thomas Ron Galella/Ron Galella Assortment through Getty Pictures
“So far as what scared me, that is totally different from something that I've been doing lately,” Butler advised USA Right now in an August 2025 interview. “In my previous couple of movies, I've been exploring characters who're fairly totally different from me, bodily and vocally. I may immerse myself on this totally different pores and skin.”
Jordan most lately starred in Ryan Coolger's Sinners, and lots of imagine the actor may earn his first Academy Award for his function because the Smokestack Twins.
“I haven't even begun to reckon with the truth that this film is No. 1,” Coogler advised Forbes in April 2025 after the movie shot to the highest spot on the home field workplace following its launch that month. “It's loopy. This film is about, like, my uncle. It's weird, however after I give it some thought, after I take my emotions out of it, I'm not shocked.”
Regardless of that reputation, Coolger has additionally cautioned towards followers urging him to make a sequel.
“I've been in an area of creating franchise movies for a bit, so I wished to get away from that,” the director advised EBONY in April 2025. “I used to be wanting ahead to engaged on a movie that felt unique and private to me and had an urge for food for delivering one thing to audiences that was unique and distinctive.”
