Michael B. Jordan’s ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ Finally Gets Its First Public Trailer, and It’s Every Bit as Slick as Expected
Some films carry the weight of beloved source material long before a single frame reaches the public, and few classics have inspired quite as much devotion as the story of a wealthy thief who falls for the investigator hunting him. That legacy has followed every version of this story since its original 1968 release, and now a new generation is finally getting its first real look at the latest reinvention.
Michael B. Jordan has spent years talking about his dream of remaking ‘The Thomas Crown Affair,’ a project he’s now directing, producing, and starring in for Amazon MGM Studios. After months of casting shakeups, first-look images, and exhibitor-only footage screened earlier this year, audiences everywhere finally got their first public trailer for the film.
Released on July 29, the trailer confirms what fans have been piecing together for months: Jordan stars as billionaire art thief Thomas Crown, opposite Adria Arjona as the sharp insurance investigator determined to catch him. According to the film’s official synopsis, Crown pulls off a daring painting heist while a separate robbery distracts law enforcement, setting off a tense, flirtatious cat-and-mouse pursuit between the two leads that eventually turns into genuine romantic entanglement.
Arjona stepped into the role after Taylor Russell exited the production amid reported creative differences once filming had already begun in London. That casting change hasn’t slowed the project’s momentum, with Jordan and Arjona’s on-screen chemistry already drawing praise from those who caught the earlier CinemaCon footage back in April.
Speaking about his connection to the material during that CinemaCon presentation, Jordan said that he’d been daydreaming of making this movie for years, tracing his fascination back to watching the 1999 Pierce Brosnan version around age nine. He described being drawn to a character who felt smart, sophisticated, and always three steps ahead, later adding that he also came to appreciate the effortless cool of Steve McQueen’s original 1968 performance.
That reverence for both prior versions appears to be shaping how Jordan approaches his own take on the character. Reports have suggested this iteration leans into a more personal, purposeful motivation behind Crown’s thefts rather than framing them purely as thrill-seeking behavior from a bored billionaire, a shift that fits neatly alongside Jordan’s history of playing morally complex characters.
Rounding out the ensemble is a genuinely stacked supporting cast that includes Kenneth Branagh, Lily Gladstone, Danai Gurira, and Pilou Asbæk, giving the film plenty of firepower beyond its two central leads. Behind the camera, Jordan has brought in cinematographer Bradford Young and composer Jon Batiste, whose piano rendition of the Oscar-winning song “The Windmills of Your Mind” opened the film’s earlier CinemaCon presentation as a direct nod to the 1968 original.
What do you think of the first look at The Thomas Crown Affair?
The trailer itself blends slick action with the kind of charged, flirtatious tension the franchise has always been known for, moving between high-speed racetrack sequences, vault heists, and tense confrontations set against picturesque coastal backdrops. That combination of style and romance appears designed to recapture the same sultry, sophisticated energy that made both previous versions of the story so enduringly popular.
With ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ set to arrive in theaters and IMAX on March 5, 2027, this first public trailer marks a major step in building anticipation for Jordan’s most personal directorial project yet. Fans now have months to speculate over every frame before the film’s full theatrical rollout finally arrives.
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