# Man Arrested on ‘Miami Vice ‘85’ Brooklyn Set After Brandishing a Knife

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/man-arrested-on-miami-vice-85-brooklyn-set-after-brandishing-a-knife/
- Published: 2026-10-25T18:37:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T19:14:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/miami-vice-85-man-arrested-on-set-1236930692/
- Topics: Art, Culture

## Key points

- A knife incident disrupted filming in Brooklyn.
- No injuries were reported.
- The film is due in August 2027.

## Summary

A man was arrested after brandishing a knife near crew members on the Brooklyn set of *Miami Vice ’85* on Friday night. The incident disrupted filming but no injuries were reported.

The NYPD identified the man as 23-year-old Alex Perez of Brooklyn and said he was charged with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon after his arrest at about 11pm. Footage showed officers removing a large butcher knife from his sweatshirt pocket; the film stars Austin Butler and Michael B. Jordan and is scheduled for release on 6 August 2027.

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