{"id":21726,"date":"2025-10-27T01:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/21726\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T01:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:00:13","slug":"fans-controversial-reaction-to-potential-miami-vice-casting-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/21726\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans’ Controversial Reaction to Potential ‘Miami Vice’ Casting Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austin Butler<\/a> and Michael B. Jordan<\/a> are reportedly in talks to star in an upcoming Miami Vice reboot \u2014 and fans have a lot to say about it.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, most fans of the film franchise seem supportive of Butler, 34, and Jordan, 38, pairing up and taking down drug dealers and thieves in Miami, Florida. Others, however, aren\u2019t convinced that another reboot is necessary.<\/p>\n

Variety first reported the potential pairing in a post shared via Instagram<\/a> Friday, October 24. As one person put it on the platform, \u201cSTOP MAKING REBOOTS (but this casting is perfect so never mind).\u201d<\/p>\n

A second person seemingly noted in response to others who were displeased, \u201cLet\u2019s gooo!!! Why not? If you don\u2019t want to see it then don\u2019t, that\u2019s simple.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cOk Why is everything now days is a reboot or prequel, no more original movies,\u201d added a third commenter.<\/p>\n

Butler is reportedly being wooed for the role of James \u201cSonny\u201d Crockett, first portrayed by Don Johnson in the 1980s television series and then by Colin Farrell in the 2006 film version by director Michael Mann. Jordan would be playing detective Ricardo \u201cRico\u201d Tubbs, played by Phillip Michael Thomas in the TV series and Jamie Foxx in the 2006 film.<\/p>\n

The new movie is set to be directed by Joseph Kosinski and will be produced by Dylan Clark. Universal has set a release date for August 6, 2027.<\/p>\n

Butler was most recently seen in Caught Stealing<\/a> from director Darren Aronofsky. The movie, set in the 1990s, features a screenplay from Charlie Huston, who authored 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 that belongs to his neighbor Russ (Matt Smith), and soon finds himself contending with a situation that\u2019s much more intense than he anticipated.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs far as what scared me, this is different from anything that I\u2019ve been doing recently,\u201d Butler told USA Today in an August 2025 interview. \u201cIn my previous few films, I\u2019ve been exploring characters who are quite different from me, physically and vocally. I could immerse myself in this different skin.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jordan most recently starred in Ryan Coolger\u2019s Sinners<\/a>, and many believe the actor could earn his first Academy Award for his role as the Smokestack Twins.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI haven\u2019t even begun to reckon with the fact that this movie is No. 1,\u201d Coogler told Forbes in April 2025 after the film shot to the top spot at the domestic box office following its release that month. \u201cIt\u2019s crazy. This movie is about, like, my uncle. It is bizarre, but when I think about it, when I take my feelings out of it, I\u2019m not surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite that popularity, Coolger has also cautioned against fans urging him to make a sequel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been in a space of making franchise films for a bit, so I wanted to get away from that,\u201d the director told EBONY in April 2025. \u201cI was looking forward to working on a film that felt original and personal to me and had an appetite for delivering something to audiences that was original and unique.\u201d<\/p>\n

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