Austin Butler is quickly establishing himself as not only one of the most exciting stars in movies today, but also quite the acting time traveller. Between Masters Of The Air, Elvis, The Bikeriders, Caught Stealing, Eddington, and Dune, the BAFTA winner has rocked up just about everywhere — from the height of World War II to around 21,000 AD. And according to Deadline, Butler may be about to add the 80s to his expansive cinematic timeline with a starring role as Detective Sonny Crockett in Joseph Kosinski’s rapidly revving up Miami Vice reboot.
As we reported just yesterday, Michael B Jordan is already closing in on a deal to star as Crockett’s trusty partner Detective Ricardo Tubbs in Kosinski’s movie, a Dan Gilroy and Eric Warren Singer penned blockbuster that’s set to take its iconic 80s cop show namesake and turn it into a new deep dive into the glamour and grimy underworld of a 1980s Vice City. Per Deadline‘s reporting, with Universal having already shuffled shooting schedules to accommodate for Jordan’s involvement in the movie, the new production plans seem to be working for Butler too, who’s believed to be engaged and keen to step into Don Johnson’s loafers as pastel sporting policeman Detective Crockett.
News of Butler’s potential Miami Vice casting comes as speculation continues to percolate that the Californian star could be set for a major role in Michael Mann’s upcoming Heat 2. Mann, of course, also happens to be the filmmaker who last brought Miami Vice to the big screen — as a Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx led crime thriller back in 2006. Who knows, perhaps the legendary auteur can give Butler some tips before he puts the pedal to the metal with Michael B. Jordan on Kosinski’s new film. Either way, with the latest Miami Vice speeding towards a 6 August, 2027 cinema release, don’t expect news on F1 director Kosinski’s latest to slow down anytime soon. Time to bust out the white blazers and pastel t-shirts once again, folks!
