{"id":880916,"date":"2026-10-13T14:32:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/880916\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T14:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:32:21","slug":"austin-butler-channels-80s-vibes-in-miami-vice85-first-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/880916\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Butler channels &#8217;80s vibes in &#8216;Miami Vice&#8217;85&#8217;: First look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An \u201980s classic comes back to life!  Universal\u2019s action-thriller, \u201cMiami Vice \u201985.\u201d directed by Joseph Kosinski has begun production. Austin Butler, who\u2019s playing James \u201cSonny\u201d Crockett opposite Michael B. Jordan as Tubbs, was seen filming the remake alongside co-stars Danny Ramirez and Dominic Sessa in Wayne, New Jersey. Scroll through to see first looks from the set. <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1 of 12\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.66666667;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"9238297\" width=\"393\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/exclusive-wayne-nj-austin-butler-144777937.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Butler dressed in a white suit and sunglasses while filming the Miami Vice remake.\" class=\"wp-image-9238297\"  \/>Austin Butler was spotted filming the remake of \u201980s classic \u201cMiami Vice\u201d in Wayne, New Jersey. SONIC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2 of 12\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"9238732\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wayne-nj-austin-butler-spotted-144794493.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Butler on the set of the &quot;Miami Vice&quot; reboot as detective James \u201cSonny\u201d Crockett, wearing a white suit and getting out of a white convertible.\" class=\"wp-image-9238732 unset-max-height\"  \/>Austin Butler on the set of the \u201cMiami Vice\u201d reboot as detective James \u201cSonny\u201d Crockett. SONIC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t3 of 12\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"9238292\" width=\"1024\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/austin-butler-james-sonny-crockett-144791413.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Butler and Danny Ramirez on the set of &quot;Miami Vice 85&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-9238292 unset-max-height\"  \/>Butler appears as the iconic James \u201cSonny\u201d Crockett in the remake. He\u2019s seen here with Danny Ramirez on the set of \u201cMiami Vice \u201985.\u201d GC Images<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t4 of 12\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.66699219;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"9238289\" width=\"394\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/new-jersey-nj-austin-butler-144790447.jpg\" alt=\"Dominic Sessa on the film set of the Miami Vice reboot.\" class=\"wp-image-9238289\"  \/>Dominic Sessa is seen here on the set of \u201cMiami Vice \u201985.\u201d SONIC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t5 of 12\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.66699219;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"9238298\" width=\"394\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/new-jersey-nj-austin-butler-144790462.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Butler on the set of the Miami Vice reboot film.\" class=\"wp-image-9238298\"  \/>Butler sported his best \u201980s whites and pastels for the filming. SONIC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t6 of 12\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"9238296\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/exclusive-wayne-nj-austin-butler-144789010.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Butler films the 'Miami Vice' remake on a shopping center set in New Jersey.\" class=\"wp-image-9238296 unset-max-height\"  \/>A scene from the upcoming \u201cMiami Vice \u201985\u201d reboot is seen above.  T.JACKSON \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t7 of 12\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"9238290\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/new-jersey-nj-upcoming-miami-144786956.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Butler on the set of the film Miami Vice '85 in New Jersey, with a white convertible and film crew equipment.\" class=\"wp-image-9238290 unset-max-height\"  \/>The Hollywood reboot of the iconic crime series is directed by Joseph Kosinski and is scheduled for release in 2028. SONIC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t8 of 12\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"9238293\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/new-jersey-nj-upcoming-miami-144787110.jpg\" alt=\"A white and orange vintage Chevrolet van-based ambulance parked on a film set, surrounded by other period-accurate cars.\" class=\"wp-image-9238293 unset-max-height\"  \/>Cars and an ambulance on the set of the reboot in New Jersey are seen here.  SONIC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t9 of 12\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.66699219;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"9238291\" width=\"394\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/exclusive-new-york-ny-web-144778053.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Butler on set in a white suit and sunglasses for the &quot;Miami Vice&quot; movie.\" class=\"wp-image-9238291\"  \/>Austin Butler\u2019s character was originally played by Don Johnson. SONIC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t10 of 12\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"9238295\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/new-jersey-nj-austin-butler-144790474.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Butler on the set of the Miami Vice reboot film at a New Jersey liquor store.\" class=\"wp-image-9238295 unset-max-height\"  \/>Johnson made the detective character role famous in the \u201980s.  SONIC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11 of 12\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"9238299\" width=\"443\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/new-jersey-nj-upcoming-miami-144787091.jpg\" alt=\"Palm trees in plant pots on a film set in New Jersey.\" class=\"wp-image-9238299\"  \/>Palm trees on the New Jersey set are seen above.  SONIC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t12 of 12\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"9238294\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/new-jersey-nj-upcoming-miami-144787058.jpg\" alt=\"Behind-the-scenes view of the &quot;Miami Vice '85&quot; film set in a New Jersey strip mall, with crew and background actors milling about.\" class=\"wp-image-9238294 unset-max-height\"  \/>A scene from the upcoming \u201cMiami Vice \u201985\u201d reboot is seen above.  SONIC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An \u201980s classic comes back to life! Universal\u2019s action-thriller, \u201cMiami Vice \u201985.\u201d directed by Joseph Kosinski has begun&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":880917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[9829,21825,236,29922,88,2695,18924,40857],"class_list":["post-880916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-slideshow","tag-austin-butler","tag-celebrities","tag-classic-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-film","tag-michael-b-jordan","tag-universal-pictures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=880916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/880917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=880916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=880916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=880916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}