The Thomas Crown Affair (2027)

[Darth Marcus]

Source: Deadline

Wes Tooke To Pen MGM’s ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ Reimagining Starring Michael B. Jordan
07/14/2021 - Justin Kroll

EXCLUSIVE: Wes Tooke has signed on to write MGM’s reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affair starring Michael B Jordan. Jordan is also producing via his Outlier Society banner with Joe Russo and Anthony Russo through their AGBO banner.

This marks third Thomas Crown Affair, with the most recent bowing in 1999 and starring Pierce Brosnan as the rich playboy who enjoys stealing art for a hobby but meets his match in a detective, played by Rene Russo, who quickly fall for each other.

The property is high priority for the studio given how popular the IP is as well Jordan being one of the industry’s biggest stars.

Tooke’s star is also on on the rise as he has quickly become one of the more in demand writers in town. He previously served as a writer/executive producer on USA Network’s drama Colony and followed that up with Roland Emmerich’s WWII pic Midway. He was co-executive producer on Amazon’s comedy Jean-Claude Van Johnson, and he currently has multiple film and TV projects in development including an untitled monster project for Pictures with Channing Tatum starring and producing alongside Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

He is repped by CAA, Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment and Linda Lichter and Jonathan E. Shikora of Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler.

[CreasyBear]

[ol_Dut]

I was not aware that the world needed this.

[Foggy]

Sure, why not. There’s already two good versions out there, might as well try the hat trick and if not at least the first two will live on.

[CreasyBear]

I would just like to remind everyone that the 1999 film is perfection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5OJ...ature=youtu.be

[Eschenpod]

We can all sleep easy now.

[Matthew_Thunder]

If this new "reimagining" will somehow lead us closer to the release of 1999 perfection in 4K - then hurry up!

[7orThree]

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

I would just like to remind everyone that the 1999 film is perfection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5OJ...ature=youtu.be

I never saw the one with Pierce Brosnan, but I have seen the original with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway.

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) Trailer #1 - Steve McQueen - Faye Dunaway - YouTube

[CreasyBear]

Yeah, there's some appeal to the 1968 film, but from what I remember it just never worked for me. The split screen was distracting as opposed to engrossing.

[imsounoriginal]

Not sure about the writer, but Jordan can pull the role off.

[Dunemoon]

Lazy.

[BluBonnet]

He'll be directing as well

[Canada]

We need another Thomas Crown Affair?

[traths]

Originality is dead.

[BluBonnet]

Release date March 5, 2027

[50strat54]

I never loved the original. Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway didn't have chemistry in my opinion.

This is a rare case where the remake was better with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo.

[BluBonnet]

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[filmbuffTX]

Danai Gurira joins the cast



https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...&utm_id=619200

[BluBonnet]

I believe this is the first time Michael and Danai will be working together since the Black Panther movies?

[BluBonnet]