Michael B. Jordan Drops 'Thomas Crown Affair' Trailer
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- Amazon MGM Studios released the trailer for 'The Thomas Crown Affair,' with the film slated to debut on March 5, 2027.
- Michael B. Jordan both directs and stars as billionaire art thief Thomas Crown, marking his latest directorial effort.
- Jordan told Variety he sought a 'reimagination, not a reboot,' arguing the original films were about 'rich white guys stealing for fun' and that this version makes Crown's true motives the return of stolen or sold artifacts to their rightful creators.
- Adria Arjona plays a former FBI agent hunting Crown heist by heist, while Kenneth Branagh portrays a supervillain threatening to take Crown down.
- The trailer first debuted at CinemaCon in April, coming after Jordan's Best Actor Oscar win for Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners.'
- Drew Pearce wrote the script from a previous draft by Wes Tooke and Justin Britt-Gibson, with the 1968 original penned by executive producer Alan Trustman and starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway.
- Jordan and Elizabeth Raposo are producing for Outlier Society alongside Charles Roven for Atlas Entertainment and Patrick McCormick.
Why it matters: Jordan becomes only the third filmmaker to tackle the Thomas Crown story, retooling a 1968 caper for a moment where a wealthy thief's motivations need a moral anchor — restitution for stolen artifacts — rather than thrill-seeking. With his Oscar win boosting his industry leverage and a March 2027 release locked, the project doubles as Jordan's proof-of-concept as a director-star.
