A man was arrested Friday night after displaying a knife during a confrontation with a crew member on the Brooklyn set of Miami Vice ’85, starring Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler.
The individual, 23-year-old Alex Perez of Brooklyn, was arrested shortly after 11 p.m. in the vicinity of Avenue N and McDonald Avenue, near Washington Cemetery, according to the New York City Police Department. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that the incident occurred on the Miami Vice ’85 film set.
A 42-year-old man reported that he had a verbal dispute with an individual who displayed a knife, an NYPD spokesperson told THR.
Perez was taken into custody without further incident, and the knife was recovered, police said. No injuries were reported. Perez was charged with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon.
In footage obtained by TMZ, Perez is seen being escorted away by a production staffer before pulling a large knife from his sweatshirt. According to TMZ, Perez also has five prior arrests involving alleged gang-related activities, assault with a firearm and burglary, among other offenses.
Universal Pictures released the first-look images of Butler as Sonny Crockett and Jordan as Ricardo Tubbs earlier this month. The actors have since been spotted filming in New Jersey and New York City. Jordan was also seen filming in New York on Friday.
Miami Vice ’85 is a reimagining of the 1980s NBC crime drama, which starred Don Johnson as Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Tubbs. Directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick, F1), the film also stars Alden Ehrenreich, Whitney Peak, Camila Morrone, Danny Ramirez, John Leguizamo, Andrew Schulz and Walton Goggins, among others. It is scheduled to hit theaters May 19, 2028.
