Michael B. Jordan delivers slick, sophisticated cool with ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’
The Thomas Crown Affair remains as a seminal film work for many men. Whether it was Steve McQueen’s rogue elegance in 1968, or the 1990s refinement of Pierce Brosnan in 1999, it’s a picture that continues to resonate with audiences for a myriad of reasons, and now Academy Award-winner Michael B. Jordan takes on the infamous gentlemen thief in a bold new take that will speak to a new mellennial energy and which is delivered with a double shot of intensity and grace.
Watch the all-new teaser trailer for The Thomas Crown Affair below:
Here’s the official synopsis:
Billionaire Thomas Crown (Michael B. Jordan) cleverly steals a painting while another heist fails. Followed by an insurance investigator (Adria Arjona), the two fall in love during the cat and mouse game.
This new teaser trailer delivers a subtle tease of what to expect with The Thomas Crown Affair, and presents Joran’s unique take on the character as a daredevil thrill-seeker with a conscious who has a wrong to right, and the desire to pull off the ultimate heist to do it in.
Taking on the project as both director and producer, following his directorial debut with Creed III, The Thomas Crown Affair has been termed a passion project for Jordan, and it’s shaping up to be a glamourous and highly polished watch, which thanks to the presence of cinematographer Bradford Young is sure to be a brilliantly glorious and oppulent picture to behold, and if you’re seeking a picture that will utterly hold your attention at every moment then you’ll get it with The Thomas Crown Affair.
The new teaser also stokes the fire of a bubbling romance between Jordan’s Thomas Crown and Adria Arjona’s as yet unnamed insurance investigator who finds herself attracted to the enigmatic billionaire, and the share a simmering heat together that has the taste of a burning sexuality and it’s going to get hot and heavy for sure as they play their game of cat and mouse.
Michael B. Jordan’s The Thomas Crown Affair is shaping up to be one of 2027’s most intense and passionate pieces of cinema, and this piece of cinema will pull you right in. So pull out your tuxedo, polish the shows, don your cufflinks, and get ready for an experience of equal parts glamour and edge when it arrives in cinemas on March 4, 2027.
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