In 1968, The Thomas Crown Affair, starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, was released in theaters, becoming a resounding hit that was even nominated for two Oscars. It took 31 years for its remake to come out, swapping McQueen for Pierce Brosnan and Dunaway for Rene Russo. It was another smash hit thanks to John McTiernan’s direction, but Brosnan, neck-deep in the James Bond saga, never followed it up with a sequel and the franchise was forgotten… until now.
My name is Crown. Thomas Crown.
Although it was announced back in 2007 that Paul Verhoeven was interested in making a sequel inspired by another classic, the fabulous Topkapi, nothing came of it. Later, McTiernan got out of prison and announced that he’d written a sequel (Thomas Crown and the Lost Lioness), but nobody paid him any attention. And now, at last, we know that on March 5, 2027, Thomas Crown will finally be back. It’s taken a while, huh?
This time, the lead will be Michael B. Jordan, and the idea is entirely his. It was he who, a decade ago, approached MGM in the hope of producing the remake and, after several ups and downs, not only got the starring role, but also the director’s chair. In fact, we can already see him jetting around the world in its first fantastic trailer. After Creed III and his Oscar for Sinners, he should have carte blanche.
However, as he warns, it’s not a reboot, but his own take on it: “The first two films were about rich white guys stealing for fun. That doesn’t fly now. Ours is more personal. The stakes are higher, but it still has the fashion and the romance“. Consider us interested, Mr. Jordan.
