Austin Butler And Michael B.Jordan reportedly in talks to star in an upcoming Miami Vice reboot – and fans have a lot to say about it.
Luckily, most fans of the film franchise seem to be rooting for Butler, 34, and Jordan, 38, who team up and take down drug dealers and thieves in Miami, Florida. Others, however, aren’t convinced another reboot is necessary.
Variety first reported the potential pairing in a post shared via Instagram on Friday, October 24. As one person on the platform said, “STOP MAKING REBOOTS (but this casting is perfect, so whatever).”
A second person apparently responded to the other disgruntled crowd: “Let’s go!!! Why not? If you don’t want to see it, don’t, it’s simple.”
“Ok why is everything now a reboot or prequel, no more original movies,” a third commenter added.
Butler is reportedly being courted for the role of James “Sonny” Crockett, first played by Don Johnson in the television series of the 1980s then by Colin Farrell in the director’s 2006 film version Michael Mann. Jordan would play Detective Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs, played by Philip Michael Thomas in the television series and Jamie Foxx in the 2006 film.
The new film is expected to be directed by Joseph Kosinski and will be produced by Dylan Clark. Universal has set a release date for August 6, 2027.
Butler was last seen in Caught stealing from the director Darren Aronofsky. The film, set in the 1990s, features a screenplay by Charlie Huston, author of the book series of the same name. Butler plays Hank, a former baseball player who now works as a bartender. Hank agrees to look after the cat that belongs to his neighbor Russ (Matt Smith)and soon finds himself confronted with a much more intense situation than expected.
Actor Don Johnson and actor Philip Michael Thomas
Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images“As far as what scared me, it’s different than anything I’ve done recently,” Butler said. The United States today in an August 2025 interview. “In my previous films, I explored characters quite different from me, physically and vocally. I was able to immerse myself in this different skin.”
Jordan recently starred in Ryan Coolger Sinnersand many believe the actor could win his first Oscar for his role in Smokestack Twins.
“I haven’t even begun to factor in the fact that this movie is No. 1,” Coogler told Forbes in April 2025 after the film reached the top spot at the domestic box office following its release that month. “It’s crazy. This movie is about my uncle. It’s weird, but when I think about it, when I take my feelings out of it, I’m not surprised.”
Despite this popularity, Coolger also warned against fans pressuring him to make a sequel.
“I’ve been in the franchise filmmaking business for a while, so I wanted to get away from that,” the director told EBONY in April 2025. “I was looking forward to working on a film that felt original and personal and I had an appetite to give audiences something original and unique.”
