Schulz
Pretty soon, comedic personality Andrew Schulz will feel it coming in the air tonight. Joseph Kosinski’s Miami Vice ’85 recently announced the addition of Danny Ramirez and John Leguizamo to the already stacked cast. Deadline is now reporting that Andrew Schulz has joined the neon-soaked crime scene. It has not been reported what kind of role Schulz will have, but it can probably be assumed it may be of some comedic relief.
Schulz can also be seen in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Street Fighter. His other previous acting credits include the Netflix series Tires, the Snoop Dogg movie Underdoggs, The Thicket, starring Peter Dinklage, Netflix’s You People with Eddie Murphy and the White Men Can’t Jump.
Miami Vice ’85
The big-screen adaptation of the classic 1980s TV series is set to star Austin Butler (Caught Stealing) and Michael B. Jordan (The Thomas Crown Affair) as James “Sonny” Crockett and Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs. Other recent additions to the cast include Alden Ehrenreich (Weapons) and Whitney Peak (Gossip Girl), with Peak said to be playing Tubbs’ love interest. Camila Morrone was recently announced and could be playing Crockett’s love interest, as she had chemistry tests with Butler before she was offered the role.
As you might tell from the title, the new Miami Vice will be a period piece, unlike Michael Mann’s 2006 movie. Production will kick off later this year, and Kosinski plans to shoot the film with IMAX cameras. The project has been scripted by Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler).
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but it’s said that the movie “will explore the glamour and corruption of mid-80’s Miami, inspired by the pilot episode and first season of the NBC television series that influenced culture and set the style of everything from fashion to filmmaking.“
The film is set to be released on May 19, 2028.
The Original TV Series
Miami Vice aired for five seasons on NBC from 1984 to 1989, totalling 111 episodes. It starred Don Johnson as Sonny Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, alongside Edward James Olmos as Lieutenant Castillo. The show followed undercover vice detectives in Miami as they investigated drug trafficking, organized crime, and other criminal activity during the height of the 1980s drug trade.
It was a major hit, with the show having a more cinematic feel than audiences were used to on television. Toss in the hottest pop music and fantastic ’80s fashion, and it’s easy to see why Miami Vice has become such an iconic series.
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