Michael B. Jordan stars as a billionaire art thief in new ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ trailer

Jordan directs, produces and stars in the upcoming remake alongside Adria Arjona, Kenneth Branagh and Danai Gurira, arriving in theaters March 5, 2027.

Michael B. Jordan plays a billionaire art thief who finds romance in the middle of a dangerous scheme in the new full trailer for “The Thomas Crown Affair.”

The official trailer dropped on Thursday, Nov. 12. Jordan directs, produces and stars as Thomas Crown, who steals a Vincent van Gogh painting from an art collection belonging to an adversary played by Kenneth Branagh. A former FBI agent portrayed by Adria Arjona is hired to recover it, but her growing attraction to Crown complicates the assignment.

Arjona’s character is offered $10 million to retrieve the painting and is secretly working with Branagh’s character. In the trailer, she sizes up Crown’s wealth, commitment issues and carefully guarded private life. Crown, meanwhile, appears more interested in taking risks than explaining himself.

The footage moves between lavish settings, flirtatious encounters and dangerous action sequences. Crown’s art theft is part of a revenge plan involving Branagh’s character, although the new footage leaves much of their conflict unexplained.

Jordan has said he wanted to reimagine the familiar character with a purpose beyond stealing for excitement. At CinemaCon in April, he described a version of Crown driven by a more personal mission, while keeping the fashion, intrigue and romance associated with the earlier films.

The new film revisits a story first brought to the screen in 1968 with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo starred in the 1999 remake, which Jordan has said he watched as a child.

The cast also includes Danai Gurira, Lily Gladstone and Pilou Asbæk. Grammy-winning musician Jon Batiste composed the score, while Drew Pearce and Jason Hall wrote the screenplay.

“The Thomas Crown Affair” is Jordan’s second feature as director following 2023’s “Creed III.” Amazon MGM Studios plans to release the film in theaters on March 5, 2027.

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