‘Miami Vice ’85’ Brooklyn Set Disrupted by Knife Incident; Arrest Made

Production on Miami Vice ’85 was disrupted in Brooklyn on Friday after police arrested a man following an alleged knife-brandishing incident around crew members. The New York Police Department identified the arrested person as 23-year-old Alex Perez of Brooklyn and said the incident occurred near Washington Cemetery at the film’s set.

Perez was arrested at approximately 11 p.m. and charged with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon. No injuries were reported.

Video circulated after the incident appears to show officers handcuffing Perez before removing a large knife from a sweatshirt pocket. The criminal charges are allegations, not findings of guilt, and the supplied information does not establish what happened before the arrest, whether filming was delayed, or whether the production altered its schedule afterward.

What is known about the Brooklyn set incident

The core facts currently available are narrow but significant: an arrest was made on or near the active Miami Vice ’85 set; police identified the suspect and listed weapon-possession and menacing charges; and nobody was physically injured.

“Menacing” is generally a charge connected to conduct that places another person in fear of imminent physical harm. It is important not to stretch that definition into a complete account of this event. The available information says a knife was allegedly brandished around crew members, but it does not specify which crew members were involved, how many people witnessed the incident, or what interaction preceded police involvement.

Likewise, “criminal possession of a weapon” identifies the accusation brought by police, rather than a final legal resolution. A charging decision begins a legal process; it does not determine guilt. That distinction matters especially when early reports are built around brief police confirmations and video clips rather than court testimony or a fuller public account.

The reported lack of injuries is the most reassuring detail in an otherwise serious situation. Film sets are workplaces containing cast, camera crews, lighting departments, production assistants, transportation workers, security personnel and nearby members of the public. An alleged weapon incident can therefore affect far more people than the small number immediately closest to it.

A production entering its visible phase

The Brooklyn disruption comes shortly after filming began on the new film. Miami Vice ’85 stars Michael B. Jordan as Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs and Austin Butler as James “Sonny” Crockett. First-look images of Jordan and Butler in character were released earlier this month, offering the first public view of the two leads in the project’s period styling.

The movie has been framed as a return to the world established by the influential television series, whose characters were created by Anthony Yerkovich. Its stated premise centers on the glamour and corruption of mid-1980s Miami, taking inspiration from the original show’s pilot and first season.

That description is a logline: a short, high-level pitch intended to communicate a project’s setting, premise and dramatic identity. A logline is not a detailed plot synopsis. It tells audiences that the new film is looking back to the early era of Miami Vice, but it does not reveal the case Crockett and Tubbs will investigate, the supporting cast, or how closely individual story beats will track the television series.

Dan Gilroy wrote the screenplay, and Kosinski is attached to the film. The title itself makes the intended period especially clear: Miami Vice ’85 is positioning its story in the mid-1980s rather than as a present-day continuation. That choice naturally puts emphasis on the visual language associated with the property’s formative period, from wardrobe and vehicles to architecture, music and cinematography, although specific production elements beyond the stated premise have not been detailed.

Why a set disruption can have effects beyond one location

There is no confirmation that Friday’s incident caused a shutdown or material delay. Still, even a brief police response at a filming location can require an immediate pause while cast and crew are moved away from the area and the location is secured. In filmmaking, time at a location is often carefully coordinated among departments, permits, equipment moves and performer availability. A safety interruption does not automatically become a schedule problem, but it can create logistical pressure.

That is analysis of how location work generally functions, not a claim about what happened on Miami Vice ’85. The publicly available facts do not say whether cameras were rolling, whether the main cast was present, how long the police response lasted, or when work resumed.

The distinction is worth holding onto because productions can become the setting for events that are not themselves part of the film’s work. The incident took place at the set near Washington Cemetery, but the information available does not connect the arrested man to the production. It would be inaccurate to characterize the allegation as an on-set dispute, a cast-related incident, or a problem caused by the shoot without evidence supporting any of those claims.

For audiences following a high-profile reboot, the practical near-term takeaway is simple: the film remains scheduled for theatrical release on Aug. 6, 2027. No change to that date has been reported. It is also not known whether the Brooklyn incident will have any lasting effect on production.

The project’s place in a long-running screen legacy

Miami Vice ’85 is not merely using a familiar title. Its creative description explicitly points back to the pilot episode and first season of the television series, a show remembered for combining undercover-police drama with a highly stylized depiction of its setting. The new film’s focus on the glamour and corruption of 1980s Miami suggests it is treating that atmosphere as central material rather than incidental background.

Jordan’s Tubbs and Butler’s Crockett will carry the two roles at the center of that premise. For a legacy property, casting is more than a marketing detail: viewers arrive with expectations shaped by the original characters, while a new film must establish its own interpretation. The first-look images indicate that the project has reached a point where its portrayal of the duo is becoming public, but images alone cannot answer how the screenplay will develop their partnership or how the film will differentiate itself from earlier versions.

That broader balance between established properties and fresh screen interpretations continues to shape entertainment coverage; for example, discussion around another television revival has focused on how a new version can be built around contemporary pressures in the proposed 7th Heaven reboot. Miami Vice ’85, however, has made a distinctly different choice by placing its story back in 1985.

What remains unconfirmed

Several questions remain unanswered. There is no reported statement from the film’s producers, studio, cast or director addressing the arrest. There is no public account in the supplied information of how authorities were alerted, whether anyone was directly threatened, or what evidence prosecutors may ultimately rely upon.

There is also no confirmed connection between the arrest and the creative work on the film beyond the location of the event. The available account supports describing this as an alleged weapon incident that disrupted the Brooklyn set, not as a plot-related stunt issue, a dispute involving the production, or a development affecting the film’s release plan.

For now, the verified public picture is limited: police made an arrest near the Miami Vice ’85 set, charges of menacing and criminal possession of a weapon were filed, and no injuries were reported. The production is still set to bring Crockett and Tubbs back to theaters in August 2027.