Miami Vice ’85 has found its latest star. The Joseph Kosinskitake on the classic 1984 series, Miami Vice, is reportedly set to star Michael B. Jordanand Austin Butler and now, Oppenheimerstar Alden Ehrenreichis in talks to join the duo. Miami Vice ’85 is written by Nightcrawler director and writer Dan Gilroy. The news came through an exclusive with Deadline, stating that sources are pointing to Ehrenreich as the latest addition. So far what is known about this take on Miami Vice is limited but it has been reported that it is a reimagining of the pilot of the 1984 series. It will be filmed for IMAX.
Previous attempts at a Miami Vice film included the 2006 Michael Mannfilm that had Colin Farrell as James Crockett and Jamie Foxx and Ricardo Tubbs. The original run of the show featured Don Johnson as Crockett, becoming a fashion icon with his white suits and colorful shirts. Philip Michael Thomas played Tubbs. The show itself was known for its vibrant look and iconic soundtrack but it was also an incredibly serious and dark police procedural. An energy the Mann film tried to include that resulted in the film lacking in the vibrancy of the original series.
It is not yet known how Kosinski’s film will bring the two together. Previously, Kosinski brought back franchises like Tron and Top Gunwith his films Tron: Legacy and Top Gun: Maverick. He knows how to marry the nostalgia fans have for these properties with a new story told within them and while Gilroy’s Miami Vice ’85 is reimagining what the show built, it still will be a perfect fit for Koskinsi. And the cast is shaping up to include the biggest and brightest stars of Hollywood, especially with Ehrenreich on the cast list.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
A Great New Adventure For Alden Ehrenreich
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Ehrenreich has been consistently working for quite some time. Making a name for himself in the 2013 film Beautiful Creatures, he quickly became a household name when he was cast as a younger version of Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story. While the movie received mixed reviews, it allowed Ehrenreich to continue to work, going on to star in Zach Cregger’s Weapons and the Oscar-winning Christopher Nolan film Oppenheimer. Miami Vice ’85 does mark a return for Ehrenreich to a franchise. His role is unknown and whether that means he’s the “villain” of this adaptation or an important part of the Miami Police Department, it will be exciting to see Ehrenreich take on whatever Gilroy and Kosinski throw at him.
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