The cast of A new remake of The Thomas Crown Affaircon Michael B. Jordan as Director and protagonisthe has made a last moment change.
After becoming known last Friday that Taylor Russell (Escape Room, To the Bone) abandoned the project, leaving the role as co -star, Amazon MGM Studios He was given the task of finding his substitute. And he already found her.
According to Variety reports, it is Adria Arjonaadding to Jordan as his co -star in the reimagination that his Filming in London, England.
The medium explains that “After knowing the news,” of Russell's departure from the project, “The study and the producers received a wave of calls on the coveted paper and quickly acted to get a new star”.
The actress joins Jordan, Kenneth Branagh (Murder on the Orient Express), Danish Gurar (Black Panther), Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon), Saw ASBæk (Game of Thrones), y Aiysha Hart (Mogul Mowgli).
Jordan directs, star and produces reimagination of The Thomas Crown Affair. This is the third version that occurs; The original version dates back to 1968 by Norman Jewison, with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway in leading roles, and the 1999 remake with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo.
The plot He focuses on a rich playboy who enjoys stealing (Banks in the original, art in the remake) as a hobby, but knows its equal in an insurance researcher, and fall in love.
This time The action takes place in Europe, maintaining the theme of art theft.
Jordan plays the billionaire art loverwhile Arjona is the affable detective private.
Drew Pearce (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, The Fall Guy) He wrote the script. There was previously a draft written by Wes Tooke and Justin Britt-Gibson, based on the original film.
Jordan produces the film with his Outlier Society company with Elizabeth Raposo. Outlier Society has a first -view film and television general agreement with Amazon MGM.
Patrick McCormick and Marc Uberooff are other producers, with Alan Trustman, a screenwriter of the 1968 original as executive producer.
This is Jordan's second feature film behind the lens, after his debut as director with Creed III. This film was also starring Jordan and backed by Amazon MGM Studios.
Arjona is in a great professional moment: it comes from delivering an outstanding interpretation in the second season of the series Andor of Star Wars. The thriller also starred Blink Twice by Zoe Kravitz, the action comedy Hit Man de Richard Linkalter, el remake Father of the Bride, and was part of other projects such as Irma Vep, Pacific Rim: Uprising, Los Frikisand the underestimated The Belko Experiment.
In recent days, his name has sounded strong as a candidate to assume the role as Wonder Womanof the Renovated DCU by James Gunn.
In August the dark comedy will be released in cinemas Splitsville De Neon, which Arjona stars alongside Dakota Johnson. It will also appear in the Prime Video series, Criminal. Recently concluded the filming of the action thriller Onslaught of A24 and Adam Wingard.
As with Creed IIIAmazon MGM Studios has planned A traditional premiere in cinemas for The Thomas Crown Affair.
The premiere in cinemas is scheduled for the March 5, 2027. Will include Functions in IMAX Salas.
Source: https://cine3.com/adria-arjona-remake-the-thomas-crown-affair-michael-b-jordan/
