Michael B. Jordan will once again use his directorial effort to great effect on the remake of Thomas Crown Affair.
This is not the first picture that Michael has directed; he previously collaborated with MGM to serve as director of “Creed III” and “Creed IV” which is the first installment in the Rocky series to feature the same director twice.
Michael B. Jordan told TIME then: “I contracted the virus. I adore it. Following the boxing film’s success. I’m excited to be behind the camera again next time.”
The actor has reportedly agreed to direct for Amazon MGM Studios, which will exclusively release the movie in cinemas across the globe, according to reports from Deadline and other publications.
Alongside Elizabeth Raposo, he will produce under his Outlier Society company, based on a script written by Drew Pearce.
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Michael has a first-look movie agreement and an overall TV deal at Amazon MGM with Outlier Society.
Along with executive producer Alan Trustman, who penned the 1968 film, there will be other producers in the persons of Patrick McCormick and Marc Toberoff.
Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway starred in Norman Jewison’s original adaptation of The Thomas Crown Affair.
In the film, Steve McQueen portrays a millionaire businessman who bored, pilfers priceless paintings and jewelry.
Dunaway, an investigator, discovers his unlawful actions.
Pierce Brosnan played the billionaire in the first remake of Thomas Crown Affair in 1999, while Renee Russo played the astute investigator.
The plot of Michael B. Jordan’s adaptation of the movie has not been revealed, but according to Deadline, Wes Tooke and Justin Britt-Gibson wrote early drafts of a screenplay based on the original before locking in with Pearce.
The forthcoming Thomas Crown Affair does not yet have a confirmed release date.
