Overview
- Michael B. Jordan confirmed Ruth Negga, Aubrey Plaza and Paapa Essiedu have boarded The Thomas Crown Affair in a recent Variety interview.
- The trio joins Adria Arjona, Kenneth Branagh, Lily Gladstone, Danai Gurira, Pilou Asbæk and Aiysha Hart in the ensemble.
- Jordan directs, produces, co-writes and stars, with the story pairing Arjona as an insurance investigator tracking the heist’s perpetrator played by Jordan.
- Production wrapped last week, with a March 5, 2027 release planned through Amazon MGM Studios.
- Jordan describes the project as a reimagination influenced more by the 1999 remake, aiming for a more personal, higher-stakes take with work by writer Drew Pearce, cinematographer Bradford Young and costume designer Ruth E. Carter.