Michael B. Jordan To Direct & Star In New 'Thomas Crown Affair' Movie From Outlier Society and Amazon MGM
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After breaking box office records for a directing debut on Creed III, Michael B. Jordan looks to have lined up his next high-profile directing gig. Sources tell Deadline that Jordan has signed on to direct Thomas Crown Affair for Amazon MGM Studios, which will release the film exclusively in theaters worldwide.
As previously reported, Jordan is also set to star in the film as well as produce via his Outlier Society banner alongside Elizabeth Raposo. Outlier Society has a first-look film deal and overall TV deal at Amazon MGM.
This marks the third Thomas Crown Affair pic, with the most recent bowing in 1999, when Pierce Brosnan played the rich playboy who enjoys stealing art for a hobby but meets his match in an insurance investigator (played by Rene Russo), who quickly fall for each other. The original 1968 movie paired Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway and was directed by Norman Jewison.
While the character doesn’t get in as many physical altercations as a James Bond or an Ethan Hunt, Crown does bring that charisma in a character the industry is always looking for and gives Jordan another layered character to dive into.
As previously reported, Jordan is also set to star in the film as well as produce via his Outlier Society banner alongside Elizabeth Raposo. Outlier Society has a first-look film deal and overall TV deal at Amazon MGM.
This marks the third Thomas Crown Affair pic, with the most recent bowing in 1999, when Pierce Brosnan played the rich playboy who enjoys stealing art for a hobby but meets his match in an insurance investigator (played by Rene Russo), who quickly fall for each other. The original 1968 movie paired Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway and was directed by Norman Jewison.
While the character doesn’t get in as many physical altercations as a James Bond or an Ethan Hunt, Crown does bring that charisma in a character the industry is always looking for and gives Jordan another layered character to dive into.