Michael B. Jordan Set to Direct and Star in a Remake ofThe Thomas Crown Affair

Mar. 15, 2025

Michael B. Jordan in Los Angeles on Jan. 39, 2024; Steve McQueen inThe Thomas Crown Affair(1968).Photo:Getty;Kobal/Shutterstock

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Michael B. Jordanis getting into the director’s chair again.

The actor is set to direct and star in a remake ofThe Thomas Crown Affairfor Amazon MGM Studios that will be released in theaters, PEOPLE confirms.

Producers will also include Patrick McCormick and Marc Toberoff, as well as executive producer Alan Trustman, who wrote the original 1968 film starringSteve McQueenandFaye Dunaway

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Pierce Brosnan inThe Thomas Crown Affair(1999) and Steve McQueen inThe Thomas Crown Affair(1968).Mgm/Kobal/Shutterstock

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Jordan’s project will mark the third iteration ofThe Thomas Crown Affairon film,after the original and a 1999 remake starringPierce BrosnanandRene Russo.

The newThomas Crown Affairwill be the second big-screen directorial project for Jordan after last year’sCreed III, in which he also starred.

Creed IIImade history as thebiggest domestic opening for a sports film ever, grossing $58.6 million upon its release in North America. It went on to make more than $276 million worldwide.

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Michael B. Jordan at aCreed IIIphotocall in Paris on Feb. 13, 2023.Marc Piasecki/Getty

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Aside fromThomas Crown Affair, Jordan is also gearing up to costar withWill SmithinI Am Legend 2, a sequel to Smith’s 2007 post-apocalyptic movie.

“We’re still working on the script and getting that up to par,” Jordan told PEOPLE in June. “It doesn’t have a release date or anything like that.”

While he wasn’t “sure exactly where [they’re] going to be filming,” the 2020 PEOPLESexiest Man Aliveadded that he was “really excited to get in front of the camera with” Smith, 55.

“Being somebody that I’ve looked up to for a really long time, to be able towork with Will is something I’m really looking forward to. I’m really excited,” Jordan said.

source: people.com