filming going on miami vice ’85 There was a disruption on Friday night when a man threatened a member of the production with a butcher knife.
Alex Perez, 23, of Brooklyn, was arrested about 11:15 a.m. on charges of criminal possession of a weapon and menacing after police were called to the area of Avenue N and McDonald Avenue, according to an NYPD spokesperson.
A member of the production team told police that Perez pulled out a knife after a verbal altercation, “which left him fearing for his safety.”
Perez was taken into custody and the knife was recovered without any injuries. Deadline has contacted Universal for comment.
Filming started this month miami vice ’85 New Jersey and around New York City, where Michael B. Jordan was seen shooting as Ricardo Tubbs.
Last year, Universal produced a reboot of the 1980s NBC series from director Joseph Kosinski and a script from Dan Gilroy and Eric Warren Singer. Jordan was cast in the film as Tubbs, while Austin Butler played Sonny Crockett.
The cast also includes Alden Ehrenreich, Whitney Peak, Camila Morrone, Danny Ramirez, John Leguizamo, Andrew Schultz, Walton Goggins, Andre Holland, Michael Irby and Haley Lu Richardson.