Today has seen the pieces falling into place for Michael B. Jordan’s remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, a film he’ll star in and direct. With Taylor Russell already aboard, Deadline reports Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone and Oscar winner Kenneth Branagh have joined the art heist thriller. *UPDATE* THR adds that Jordan will reunite with Black Panther co-star Danai Gurira, who is the latest to join the cast.
Jordan will direct and star as Thomas Crown, an iconic role previously played by the late Steve McQueen in the 1968 movie, and by Pierce Brosnan in the 1999 film directed by action filmmaker John McTiernan. So Jordan has pretty big shoes to fill. Gurira is expected to play Crown’s confidante, with the action moving to Europe.
The Thomas Crown Affair centers on a wealthy playboy and part-time art thief who enters a tangled, passionate game of cat-and-mouse with an insurance investigator.
Drew Pearce wrote the latest screenplay.
Gladstone joining the cast is big, as she’s been keeping a low profile since Killers of the Flower Moon brought her into the spotlight. She’s recently starred in Fancy Dance, The Wedding Banquet, and the Hulu series Under the Bridge.
Branagh has been incredibly busy since he directed Belfast to seven Oscar nominations in 2021. He has continued to star in and direct Hercule Poirot films, including Death on the Nile and A Haunting in Venice. He will next direct the psychological thriller The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde.
