Miami Vice filming was disrupted in Brooklyn on October 23, 2026, after a man allegedly threatened a production worker with a butcher’s knife, police said. The man was arrested and charged with weapons offenses.

Miami Vice filming incident

Police identified the suspect as Alex Perez, 23. They said he ran across the set at about 11 p.m. on Friday, disrupting production of Miami Vice ’85, an upcoming crime thriller starring Michael B. Jordan.

Police were called after Perez allegedly brandished the knife and threatened a production staffer. A video of the incident showed him being escorted off the set by a staff member before he took a large knife from his sweatshirt pocket.

An officer took Perez into custody. He was charged with second-degree menacing with a weapon and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. The source material did not give a date for his next court appearance.

Film scheduled for 2028

Miami Vice ’85 is scheduled for release in 2028. Its cast also includes Austin Butler, Danny Ramirez, Dominic Sessa and Walton Goggins.

The film follows two undercover Miami-Dade detectives seeking to infiltrate drug trafficking and corruption in South Florida.

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