EXCLUSIVE: Universal and Joseph Kosinski’s Miami Vice ’85 movie is adding even more star power to its growing ensemble as Camila Morrone is set to co-star opposite Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler.
Kosinski will direct the latest feature adaptation of the classic ’80s crime series, which has a script by Dan Gilroy. Alden Ehrenreich and Whitney Peak recently joined the cast.
Miami Vice ’85 explores the glamour and corruption of mid-1980s Miami in an all-new version of Miami Vice, inspired by the pilot episode of the landmark Universal Television series that influenced culture and set the style of everything from fashion to filmmaking. The movie will l be filmed for Imax and is set for release on May 19, 2028. Production will begin this year.
The film is produced by Dylan Clark/Dylan Clark Productions and Kosinski. Gilroy’s script is based on characters created by Anthony Yerkovich from the series he executive produced with Michael Mann; Eric Warren Singer wrote an earlier draft of the screenplay. EVP Production Development Sara Scott and Creative Executive of Production Development Christina Hoffrogge will oversee the project for the studio.
Morrone has already a big year after earning strong reviews for her role in the Netflix series Something Very Bad is Going to Happen. Following the series’ premiere in the spring, Morrone met on several high-profile projects, with Miami Vice ’85 looking like a strong contender. Sources say the final chem tests with Butler happened over the weekend, and the offer came shortly after.
Morrone was also recently seen in the second season of The Night Manager opposite Tom Hiddleston. Next up, she is one the leads in Netflix’s series adaptation of The Age of Innocence, and later this year she has Patricia Arquette’s film Gonzo Girl opposite Willem Dafoe.
Morrone, who received an Emmy nomination for Prime Video’s Daisy Jones & The Six, is repped by WME, Brillstein and lawyers Steve Warren & Huy Nguyen.
