The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners approved a grant of just over $1 million for the production of the "Miami Vice" reboot.
The grant provides $1,020,000 in "legally available general funds" that were originally allocated for film incentives, according to the agenda for the Oct. 20 meeting.
The production of "Miami Vice '85" will receive the funding only if it "complies with the terms of the grant agreement."
The makers of "Miami Vice '85" would "need to, among other things":
- Spend $10,000,000 in Miami-Dade County
- Employ residents of the county "as no less than 30 percent of the below-the-line crew" while filming locally.
- Use local businesses as "no less than 50 percent of the vendors and contractors," or incur at least $5,000,000 in "qualifying expenditures with local businesses."
- Submit an "acceptable independent compliance audit."
What is 'Miami Vice '85?'
"Miami Vice '85" is a reboot of the original "Miami Vice," directed by Joseph Kosinski.
Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler will star in the film, which is expected to release in 2028.
Sarah Perkel is a South Florida Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network's Florida Connect team.
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