EXCLUSIVE: No stranger to showing off his bad side, Walton Goggins looks to have found a new villainous role to sink his teeth into. Sources tell Deadline that he set to join Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler in Universal’s Miami Vice ’85.
Joseph Kosinski is directing the pic, which also stars Whitney Peak, Alden Ehrenreich, Camila Morrone, John Leguizamo and Danny Ramirez.
Miami Vice ’85, with a screenplay by Dan Gilroy, 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 1984-90 NBC series. The movie will be filmed for Imax and is set for release on May 19, 2028. Production will begin this year.
Unconfirmed sources tell Deadline that Goggins would play one of the henchman to Leguizamo’s cartel king.
Kosinski has already assembled a knockout cast, but sources tell Deadline that while the director was high on Goggins early to play the role, scheduling for his Prime Video series Fallout had to be worked out first. Once that was settled last week, a deal was done for the Emmy nominee to join the cast.
Miami Vice ’85 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 oversee the project for Universal.
Goggins is in production on Season 3 of Fallout, produced by Kilter Films for Amazon. He recently wrapped Mister, directed by Wade Eastwood and produced by Thunder Road Film for Amazon International. Coming to theaters on November 25 is the coming-of-age animated pic Hexed for Walt Disney Animation Studio.
Goggins is repped by Darris Hatch Management and Production and CAA.