Original stars Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas were both born in 1949, making them both 36 in 1985. In 2028, stars Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler will be 41 and 37, respectively.
Michael B. Jordan is the second Oscar winning actor to play Rico Tubbs after Jamie Foxx who played Tubbs in Miami Vice (2006).
Tom Cruise has been rumored to star as the villian. This would reunite him with director Joseph Kozinsky from "Top Gun: Maverick" (2022) and "Oblivion" (2013). Being one of the biggest movie stars of the 1980s, should Cruise accept this role would add a nostalgic feel that the film is striving to achieve.
In an interview with GQ, John Travolta said "they approached me to play the villain to lock in on that 80's aesthetic." The reporter goes on to ask if he accepted the role, Travolta sipping wine, winks and says "Well we will just have to see."
Joseph Kosinski previously directed Danny Ramirez in Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
