Alden Ehrenreich Joins Joseph Kosinski’s ‘Miami Vice ’85’ With Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler

Alden Ehrenreich, who won a Tony in June, has joined Joseph Kosinski’s “Miami Vice ’85,” which stars Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler.

via: Deadline

Following his first Tony win earlier this summer, Alden Ehrenreich has zeroed in on his next big movie role and it’s a high-profile project. Sources say he is set to join Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler in Universal Pictures’ Miami Vice ’85, an original take on the classic 1980s drama series. Joseph Kosinski is directing the pic from a script by Dan Gilroy.

The film explores the glamour and corruption of mid-’80s 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. Bringing current technological expertise to the sights and sounds of the series, Miami Vice ‘85 will 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. 

As for Ehrenreich, the role comes following his win at the Tonys in June for his role in Becky Shaw. His standout performance earned acclaim from critics. Sources said Ehrenreich had upwards of eight offers, but ultimately couldn’t resist the opportunity to star opposite Jordan and Butler in the take from Kosinski.

Next up, Ehrenreich will be seen opposite Helen Mirren in Anton Corbijn’s A Talent for Murder, which will have its world premiere at the 2026 Toronto Film Festival. He will also star opposite Daisy Ridley in The Last Resort, which will be released theatrically in 2027. Other notable credits include Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Zach Cregger’s Weapons.

He is repped by CAA, Linden Entertainment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trainer and Klein.