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Michael B. Jordan is stepping into one of Hollywood’s most suave cinematic legacies — but not in the way fans might expect. The Sinners and Creed star is currently directing, producing, and headlining a new adaptation of The Thomas Crown Affair, the high-stakes heist drama previously brought to the big screen twice before: first in 1968 with Steve McQueen, and again in 1999 with Pierce Brosnan.
But Jordan wants to make one thing clear: this is not a remake. Appearing on Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast, Jordan revealed that the project — which has dominated his last year of life and filmmaking — is designed to rethink Thomas Crown, not repeat it.
“I’ve been gone for a year — pre-production, development, and shooting The Thomas Crown Affair. I got back 48 hours ago. It’s the second hardest thing I’ve ever had to do outside of Sinners. Directing, producing, writing, acting. It was a lot.”
Jordan is playing the titular billionaire thief, but he insists his take differs fundamentally from its predecessors:
“I didn’t want a reboot. I wanted a reimagination. The first two films were about rich white guys stealing for fun. That doesn’t land today. Ours is more personal. The stakes are higher. Still got the fashion, romance. Ruth [E. Carter] is the queen.”
Jordan also teased the star-studded ensemble supporting him — including Adria Arjona, Kenneth Branagh, Pilou Asbæk, and Danai Gurira. The Thomas Crown Affair is Jordan’s second feature as director, following his acclaimed debut with Creed III. But it’s a bigger creative leap: a stylish crime thriller not tied to any ongoing franchise or superhero IP — meaning it has to stand on its own. He knows the risks:
“Heist movies aren’t automatic hits… The movie doesn’t belong to any other IP. The cast may be great, but that doesn’t guarantee success. The project doesn’t have too much baggage… enough time has gone by for the story to be reimagined.”
Why Thomas Crown Matters to Jordan Personally
Jordan didn’t select this title for commercial reasons. He chose it because it shaped him more than he realized.
“I loved the 1999 version as a kid — Pierce Brosnan, the slickness, the art. I didn’t grow up going to museums, so that film showed me a different side of New York. My mom’s an artist — so I was raised around paints and leather dyeing. It shaped my taste more than I realized. Later, I saw the 1968 Steve McQueen version — the split screens, the style. After Creed, MGM asked what I wanted to do next. I said, ‘Thomas Crown Affair. I need that.’”
Jordan sees this film arriving at the perfect cultural moment — close enough to be recognizable, distant enough for reinvention.
“It was just enough time and a gap between generations that I felt like it was almost an original story without its IP, but it’s not James Bond with crazy expectations — where no matter what I do, people are going to criticize it.”
Stay tuned for more updates on The Thomas Crown Affair.
The Thomas Crown Affair
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