Michael B. Jordan Is Flipping the Script on The Thomas Crown Affair
Sinners star Michael B. Jordan breaks his silence on his Thomas Crown Affair remake—his first directing gig since 2023’s Creed III—teasing a bold new take as Amazon MGM Studios locks a March 5, 2027 theatrical release.
Michael B. Jordan is dusting off the monocle and planning a new spin on The Thomas Crown Affair, and yes, he is both starring and directing. After Creed III, this is his next shot behind the camera, and Amazon MGM Studios already planted a flag in theaters for March 5, 2027. Long runway, but he sounds pretty fired up about where he wants to take it.
So what is he changing?
Jordan told Deadline he is not trying to reinvent the vibe that made Thomas Crown fun in the first place. The cat-and-mouse seduction and glossy heist energy are still the point. But he’s promising a bigger, twistier version of that game.
"Same sexiness and thrills, but with greater stakes, twists and turns."
Translation: familiar flavor, new recipe. If you’ve seen the Steve McQueen original or the Pierce Brosnan remake, you know the template. Jordan wants to turn the screws harder without losing the flirt.
Who is making this thing
- Release: Theatrical on March 5, 2027 via Amazon MGM Studios
- Director/Star: Michael B. Jordan
- Writers: Drew Pearce and Wes Tooke, working from a story by Alan Trustman (who wrote the 1968 original)
- Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Adria Arjona, Lily Gladstone, Kenneth Branagh, Danai Gurira
- Producers: Jordan and Elizabeth Raposo for Outlier Society, plus Patrick McCormick and Marc Toberoff
- Executive Producer: Alan Trustman
- Genre sweet spot: glossy art heist with a romantic chess match baked in
Why this is a swing
Remaking a property that already got a sleek 1999 redo is gutsy. But the team is stacked, Trustman’s involved on the story side and exec producing, and the cast has range for both the smirk and the sting. If Jordan delivers the tighter-knots-and-bigger-stakes version he’s pitching, this could land closer to a fresh caper than a paint-by-numbers retread.
Meanwhile, Jordan’s calendar is loud
He just scored his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. On deck after that: I Am Legend 2, which brings back Will Smith’s character from the 2007 post-apocalyptic hit, and a Miami Vice movie with Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski. The man is booked and clearly chasing big swings on both sides of the camera.