Amazon MGM Studios a new trailer for the reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affairdirected, produced and starring Michael B. Jordanin his first film project since Sinnersfor which he won the Oscar for best actor.
This is, by the way, Jordan's second feature film as a director. His debut marked him Creed IIIalso from Amazon MGM.
This is the new version of one of the most beloved heist movies in cinema history, The Thomas Crown casein which Jordan offers a reinterpretation as a rich playboy who enjoys stealing art (banks in the original) as a hobby, but meets his match in a private investigator, played by Adria Arjona (Hit Man, Onslaught) and they fall in love.
This time The action takes place in Europe, keeping with the art theft theme.
Jordan and Arjona raise the temperature in the most recent trailer, which you can take a look at at the end of the note.
The cast also includes Kenneth Branagh (The Devil Wears Prada 2) as the main objective of Crown's mission, North Danai (Black Panther), Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon), Pilou Asbæk (Game of Thrones), y Aiysha Hart (Mogul Mowgli).
Jordan directs the script written by Drew Pearce (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, The Fall Guy). There was previously a draft written by Wes Tooke and Justin Britt-Gibson, based on the original film.
Thomas Crown appears to be going after an antagonist (Branagh) and his private art collection. At the same time, Thomas develops a romantic bond with the character of Arjona, a former FBI agent who, unbeknownst to Crown, works for Branagh and has been offered $10 million to recover a work by Vincent van Gogh that was stolen from the latter.
This is the third version to be produced Thomas Crown Affair; The original version dates back to 1968, with the film starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. In 199 a remake was made with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo in the lead roles.
About the project, Jordan previously clarified that it is not a reboot:
“I didn't want a reboot. I wanted a reinterpretation. The first two movies were about rich white men who stole for fun. That doesn't work anymore today. Ours is more personal. The stakes are much higher. And it still has the fashion and the romance.”
Outlier Society's Jordan and Elizabeth Raposo produce. The company has a first-look film and overall television deal with Amazon MGM. Patrick McCormick and Marc Toberoff are other producers, with Alan Trustman, screenwriter of the 1968 original, serving as executive producer.
Amazon MGM Studios will award The Thomas Crown Affair and traditional release in cinemas, planned for the March 4 in Latin America and the March 5 in the United States. Will include performances in IMAX theaters.
Trailer #2:
Source: https://cine3.com/nuevo-trailer-remake-the-thomas-crown-affair-michael-b-jordan/
