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“Andor” Star to Co-Lead Amazon MGM Studios’ Reimagining, Directed by and Starring Michael B. Jordan
Adria Arjona, identified for her roles in “Andor” and “Hit Man,” is formally set to star alongside Michael B. Jordan in Amazon MGM Studios’ extremely anticipated reimagining of “The Thomas Crown Affair.” This new iteration sees Jordan not solely within the starring position but additionally making his second directorial outing following his profitable debut with “Creed III” in 2023.
Manufacturing for the movie is at the moment underway in London. This undertaking attracts inspiration from Norman Jewison’s acclaimed 1968 unique, which famously starred Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. The ensemble forged for the brand new “The Thomas Crown Affair” is rounded out by a formidable lineup of expertise, together with Kenneth Branagh, Lily Gladstone, Danai Gurira, Pilou Asbæk, and Aiysha Hart. The movie is slated for a theatrical launch on March 5, 2027.
Arjona’s casting comes after Taylor Russell, beforehand hooked up to the lead feminine position, exited the undertaking final week resulting from artistic variations, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
The screenplay for this contemporary tackle the traditional was penned by Drew Pearce (“The Fall Man”), constructing upon an earlier draft by Wes Tooke and Justin Britt-Gibson. Producing the movie are Michael B. Jordan and Elizabeth Raposo for Outlier Society, alongside Charles Roven for Atlas Leisure. Patrick McCormick and Marc Toberoff of Toberoff Productions are additionally on board as producers. Alan Trustman, the unique movie’s author, serves as an government producer, connecting this new model to its cinematic roots.
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The unique “The Thomas Crown Affair” garnered two Oscar nominations and centered on an insurance coverage investigator’s efforts to trace down a daring financial institution heist perpetrator. The story was notably remade in 1999, with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo within the lead roles.
Adria Arjona’s latest work consists of the Disney+ “Star Wars” collection “Andor” and have movies resembling “Blink Twice” and “Hit Man.” Her subsequent look can be reverse Dakota Johnson in “Splitsville,” a comedy from Neon and Subject Studio.
Throughout a video phase at CinemaCon in April, Jordan supplied a tease of his imaginative and prescient for “The Thomas Crown Affair,” assuring the viewers that his movie “isn’t simply one other remake,” hinting at a recent perspective on the beloved heist story.
Arjona is represented by CAA, Nameless Content material, Brillstein Leisure Companions, and Stone Genow.