In 1999, Pierce Brosnan stole the show in a remake of The Thomas Crown Affair that basically asked, “What if James Bond turned to a life of crime?” Fitting then, that in the new trailer for Michael B. Jordan’s upcoming take on the criminally steamy romantic thriller, the Sinners star is pulling off major 007 vibes immediately.
Jordan stars in and directs the new version of the classic story, which follows Thomas Crown, a billionaire playboy with money to burn and time to kill, as a master thief stealing valuable works of art. The original version was directed by Norman Jewison and starred Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, before Die Hard director John McTiernan had his shot at the affair with Brosnan, Russo and a hair-raising heist played to the tune of Nina Simone’s “Sinnerman.” Flash forward to now, and Jordan is once again calling the shots in front and behind the camera, working from a script penned by Jason Hall (American Sniper) and Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3).
