Michael B. Jordan will helm a reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affair for his subsequent directorial effort. Per Deadline, Jordan will direct and star in a brand new Thomas Crown Affair film for Amazon MGM Studios. Jordan’s model will obtain a worldwide theatrical launch.
Jordan has been connected to star in a remake of The Thomas Crown Affair since 2016. The Creed star will now step behind the digicam to direct and produce by way of his Outlier Society banner alongside Elizabeth Raposo.
Jordan’s model would be the third Thomas Crown Affair. The unique from 1968 stars Steve McQueen as Thomas Crown, a billionaire who executes a million-dollar heist. Crown falls in love with the insurance coverage investigator (Faye Dunaway) employed by the financial institution. The 1999 remake stars Pierce Brosnan as Crown and Rene Russo as insurance coverage investigator Catherine Banning. DailyTech described the 1999 model because the sexiest motion film ever for its twenty fifth anniversary.
Jordan will direct from a script by Drew Pearce, the screenwriter of The Fall Man. Plot particulars stay beneath wraps. Wes Tooke and Justin Britt-Gibson wrote a earlier draft. Patrick McCormick and Marc Toberoff will produce Jordan’s Thomas Crown Affair. Alan Trustman, the author of the 1968 model, is connected as an govt producer.
With Jordan on board to star and direct, the subsequent steps embody discovering an actress to star throughout from Jordan. Per Deadline’s report, the feminine lead will appeal to the eye of many A-listers in Hollywood.
The Thomas Crown Affair marks Jordan’s second function movie directorial effort. Jordan beforehand directed Creed III, which grossed over $276 million, the best field workplace whole within the Creed franchise.
