Austin Butler i Michael B. Jordan They are reportedly in talks to star in an upcoming one Miami Vice reboot – and fans have a lot to say about it.
Fortunately, most fans of the movie franchise seem to be rooting for Butler, 34, and Jordan, 38, teaming up and taking down drug dealers and robbers in Miami, Florida. Others, however, are not convinced that another reboot is necessary.
Variety first reported the possible pairing in a post shared via Instagram Friday, October 24. As one person on the platform put it, “STOP REBOOTING (but this casting is perfect so it doesn’t matter)”.
A second person apparently noted in response to others who were disgusted: “Let’s gooo!!! Why not? If you don’t want to watch it don’t, it’s that simple.”
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“Ok why is everything now a reboot or a prequel no more original movies,” added a third commenter.
Butler is reportedly being courted for the role of first-time James “Sonny” Crockett Don Johnson in the 1980s TV series and beyond Colin Farrell in the director’s 2006 film version Michael Mann. Jordan would play Detective Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs, played by Phillip Michael Thomas in the television series i Jamie Foxx in the 2006 film.
The new film will be directed by Joseph Kosinski and will be produced by Dylan Clark. Universal has set a release date of August 6, 2027.
Butler was the most recent seen in Caught stealing of the director Darren Aronofsky. The film, set in the 1990s, has 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 watch the cat belonging to his neighbor Russ (Matt Smith)and soon finds himself facing a much more intense situation than he expected.
Actor Don Johnson and actor Philip Michael Thomas
Ron Galella Collection/Ron Galella via Getty Images“As far as what scared me, this is different than anything I’ve been doing recently,” Butler said. USA Today in an August 2025 interview. “In my previous films, I’ve been exploring characters who are quite different from me, physically and vocally. I could dive into that different skin.”
Jordan recently starred Ryan Coolger’s sinnersand many believe the actor could win his first Academy Award for his role in Smokestack Twins.
“I haven’t even begun to count on this movie being No. 1,” Coogler told Forbes in April 2025 after the film hit No. 1 at the domestic box office following its release that month. “It’s crazy. This movie is, like, about my uncle. It’s weird, but when I think about it, when I get my feelings out of it, I’m not surprised.”
Despite this popularity, Coolger has also warned against fans urging him to make a sequel.
“I’ve kind of been in a space of making franchise movies, so I wanted to get away from that,” the director told EBONY in April 2025. “I wanted to work on a movie that felt original and personal to me, and I wanted to give the audience something that was original and unique.”