The long-gestating remake ofThe Thomas Crown Affairfinally has a release date. The original 1968 movie starred Steve McQueen as a millionaire playboy who orchestrated a heist. It was remade in 1999 with Pierce Brosnan in the lead.TheThomas Crown Affairremake, which was written by Drew Pearce, will be produced and directed by Michael B. Jordan, who will also star alongsideBones and All’s Taylor Russell. Jordan originally pitched the project to MGM in 2016, which was followed by Amazon announcing their intention to reboot the franchise in 2023 after acquiring the studio.
PerDeadline, Michael B. Jordan’s remake ofThe Thomas Crown Affairis set to hit theaters on July 22, 2025. Amazon MGM Studios will be bringing the movie to IMAX theaters as part of its overall run. The announcement of this Spring release date comes in the wake of Jordan’s new horror movieSinners, which was directed by his frequent collaborator Ryan Coogler and opened at No. 1 with a record-breaking domestic haul that marked it as the best-performing R-rated Easter weekend release in history.
What This Means For The Thomas Crown Affair
Amazon MGM Studios Seems To Expect It To Be Competitive
The primary takeaway from this release date announcement is further confirmation that theMichael B. Jordan movieis continuing to move forward nearly a full decade after it was originally brought to the table. One factor that may have helped keep the project afloat is the fact that, in the meantime,Jordan made his directorial debut withCreed IIIin 2023. In addition to proving his chops behind the camera, the movie was a substantial hit, becoming the highest-grossing installment in theCreedfranchise, which is a subfranchise of theRockymovies.
Michael B. Jordan stars in theCreedmovies as boxer Adonis Creed, who is mentored by Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone).
Additionally, this release date seems to indicate that Amazon MGM Studios has confidence in the remake of the iconicSteve McQueen movie. This is becauseMarch 5 is already a slightly crowded weekend, even so far in advance. Although the upcoming movies are untitled, both Disney and DC Studios have projects expected to premiere on the same weekend, which could provideThe Thomas Crown Affairwith major competition. It will also be debuting the same month as a number of anticipated blockbusters includingSonic the Hedgehog 4andLegend of Zelda, which provide even more potential roadblocks for its run.
Our Take On The Thomas Crown Affair Release Date
It Could Continue A Trend For Michael B. Jordan
ShouldThe Thomas Crown Affairbecome a hit, it would extend a major box office trend for Michael B. Jordan.Some of his biggest hits have premiered early in the year, includingSinners, which has so far grossed more than $90 million worldwide after premiering on April 18. Of his six movies that have grossed more than $1000 million, three have premiered in March or earlier, namely February 2012’sChronicle($123.7 million), February 2018’sBlack Panther($1.334 billion), and March 2023’sCreed III($276.1 million).
