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- Michael B. Jordan directs, produces and stars in a new take on The Thomas Crown Affair, with Amazon MGM Studios unveiling a full-length trailer ahead of its 2027 release.
- The film sees Jordan play a billionaire art thief caught in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with an investigator played by Adria Arjona, while Kenneth Branagh emerges as a formidable adversary.
- Also starring Lily Gladstone, Danai Gurira and Pilou Asbæk, The Thomas Crown Affair arrives in Australian cinemas on 4 March 2027.
Michael B. Jordan is trading the boxing ring and prohibition-era vampire-slaying for a life of high-stakes art theft. Judging by the latest trailer for The Thomas Crown Affair, crime has rarely looked so impeccably dapper. Fresh off his Oscar-winning performance in Sinners, Jordan is stepping back behind the camera for his second directorial effort, taking on a role previously occupied by Hollywood heavyweights Steve McQueen and Pierce Brosnan. Even on the wrong side of the law, Jordan is giving both a run for their money when it comes to style.
Fast cars, exotic locations, impeccable tailoring and enough sexual tension to make James Bond blush; it’s all on display in the new trailer from Amazon MGM Studios. Jordan plays Thomas Crown, a billionaire art thief with a taste for the finer things in life and a seemingly endless supply of expensive suits. So while we wait for Amazon to pick the next 007, we’ve got this to hold us over.
But stealing priceless artworks is only half the fun. Crown finds himself pursued by a former FBI agent turned insurance investigator, played by Adria Arjona, tasked with recovering a stolen Van Gogh painting. Throw in a rather menacing Kenneth Branagh as the wealthy collector pulling the strings, and you’ve got the makings of a particularly glamorous game of cat and mouse.
A New Take on a Classic Heist Thriller
For those unfamiliar with The Thomas Crown Affair, Jordan isn’t the first actor to slip into the shoes of the charming gentleman thief. Steve McQueen originated the character in 1968, playing a wealthy businessman who masterminds a bank robbery, before Pierce Brosnan brought him back to the big screen in 1999, swapping banks for the art world.
Much like George Clooney, who inherited the role of Danny Ocean from Frank Sinatra in Ocean’s Eleven and its sequels, Jordan has some big shoes to fill.
Jordan’s interpretation, however, appears to take the character in a slightly different direction. Rather than stealing purely for the thrill, his Thomas Crown reportedly tries to recover valuable artefacts taken from their rightful owners, like a Robin Hood art thief. But despite his so-called good deeds, a revenge plot bubbles beneath the luxury, suggesting Crown’s elaborate robberies are part of something much bigger.
Still, the franchise’s trademark glamour remains firmly intact. The trailer offers a healthy dose of elaborate action sequences, expensive sports cars and romantic intrigue, with Crown and Arjona’s characters seemingly unable to decide whether they want to catch each other or fall into each other’s arms.
Rounding out the cast are Lily Gladstone, Danai Gurira and Pilou Asbæk. Jordan is also tripling his duties on set, serving as producer, director and lead actor.
Whether this latest incarnation lives up to its predecessors remains to be seen, but Jordan clearly understands what makes The Thomas Crown Affair tick. After all, if you’re going to steal millions of dollars’ worth of art, you might as well look good doing it.
The Thomas Crown Affair arrives in Australian cinemas on 4 March 2027, ahead of its international release on 5 March.
1/3The Thomas Crown Affair (2027) Cast and Crew
Cast
- Michael B. Jordan as Thomas Crown
- Adria Arjona as Nadia Bennet
- Kenneth Branagh
- Lily Gladstone
- Danai Gurira
- Pilou Asbæk
Crew
- Director: Michael B. Jordan
- Screenplay: Drew Pearce and Jason Hall
- Story: Alan R. Trustman and Drew Pearce
- Based on a screenplay by: Alan R. Trustman
- Producers: Michael B. Jordan, Elizabeth Raposo, Charles Roven, Patrick McCormick and Marc Toberoff
- Original music: Jon Batiste
- Cinematography: Bradford Young
- Costume design: Ruth E. Carter
- Production design: Jahmin Assa
- Studio: Amazon MGM Studios
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