| The Thomas Crown Affair | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael B. Jordan |
| Screenplay by | Drew Pearce |
| Based on | The Thomas Crown Affair byAlan Trustman |
| Produced by |
|
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bradford Young |
Production companies |
|
| Distributed by | Amazon MGM Studios |
Release date |
|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Thomas Crown Affair is an upcoming Americanromanticheist film directed byMichael B. Jordan and written byDrew Pearce. It is a secondremake of the1968 film of the same name, and stars Jordan,Adria Arjona,Lily Gladstone,Danai Gurira,Pilou Asbæk,Ruth Negga,Aubrey Plaza, andKenneth Branagh, the firstremake having been released in 1999.
The Thomas Crown Affair is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 5, 2027.
Thomas Crown is a billionaire who steals a painting. Followed by an insurance investigator, the two fall in love during the cat and mouse game.
In February 2016,Michael B. Jordan had approachedMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer to pitch a new adaptation ofThe Thomas Crown Affair (1968) with hopes of starring in the lead role.[1] In April 2019, it was reported thatAnthony Russo and Joe Russo would produce an adaptation ofThe Thomas Crown Affair with their production companyAGBO.[2] In April 2023, after having acquired MGM,Amazon announced plans to reboot the franchise, with a new feature film in development through the company'sAmazon Studios, later rebranded as Amazon MGM Studios.[3] In September 2024, it was announced that Jordan would direct and produce, withDrew Pearce writing the script, based on a previous draft by Wes Tooke and Justin Britt-Gibson.[4] In March 2025,Taylor Russell was cast as the co-lead.[5] In July,Kenneth Branagh,Lily Gladstone,Danai Gurira,Pilou Asbæk, andAiysha Hart were added to the cast, withCharles Roven and hisAtlas Entertainment banner joining the production.[6][7][8][9] During filming, Russell left the project due to creative differences.[10] It was speculated that Russell and Jordan had a brief romantic relationship that turned sour during production.[11][dubious –discuss] Russell was replaced byAdria Arjona.[12] In January 2026,Aubrey Plaza,Paapa Essiedu, andRuth Negga were confirmed for the cast.[13]
Principal photography began on July 7, 2025, atElstree Studios in England.[14][8] Filmingwrapped on November 12, 2025.[citation needed]
The Thomas Crown Affair is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 5, 2027, inIMAX.[15]
He [Jordan] called the update his "own interpretation, re-imagination" of the project which has centered on a billionaire who steals a painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is pursued by an insurance investigator only to see them fall in love. Jordan stars opposite Adria Arjona in a cast that also includes Kenneth Branagh, Aubrey Plaza, Pilou Asbaek, Paapa Essiedu, Lily Gladstone, Danai Gurira, Ruth Negga and more.