{"id":26601,"date":"2025-07-21T17:29:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/26601\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T17:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:29:07","slug":"adria-arjona-joins-michael-b-jordans-the-thomas-crown-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/26601\/","title":{"rendered":"Adria Arjona Joins Michael B. Jordan’s ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cAndor\u201d and \u201cSplitsville\u201d star Adria Arjona<\/a> is set to join Michael B. Jordan<\/a> in \u201cThe Thomas Crown Affair<\/a>,\u201d Amazon MGM Studios<\/a>\u2018 reimagining of the classic romantic heist film. <\/p>\n

\n\tArjona joins a star-studded ensemble cast featuring Kenneth Branagh, Lily Gladstone, Danai Gurira, Pilou Asb\u00e6k and Aiysha Hart, stepping into the co-lead role following Taylor Russell\u2019s exit<\/a>. After news broke on Friday, the studio and producers received a flurry of incoming calls about the highly sought-after part and moved quickly to secure a new star. The film, directed by Jordan, is currently in production in London and working toward a March 5, 2027 theatrical release date.<\/p>\n

\n\tDrew Pearce wrote the script, with plot details being kept under wraps, following a previous draft written by Wes Tooke and Justin Britt-Gibson, which was based on the 1968 original film starring Steve McQueen. Jordan and Elizabeth Raposo are producing the picture for Outlier Society, alongside Charles Roven via Atlas Entertainment. Patrick McCormick and Toberoff Productions\u2019 Marc Toberoff also serve as producers. Alan Trustman, writer of the 1968 movie, is an executive producer.<\/p>\n

\n\tArjona joins \u201cThe Thomas Crown Affair\u201d amid a red-hot career streak: the actor delivered a standout turn in the \u201cStar Wars\u201d series \u201cAndor,\u201d<\/a> which was recently nominated for 14 Primetime Emmys including outstanding drama series. The movie also marks a reunion with Amazon MGM after Arjona starred in Zoe Kravitz\u2019s psychological thriller \u201cBlink Twice\u201d opposite Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Simon Rex, Christian Slater and Geena Davis. Plus, on the television side, Arjona is set to appear in the Prime Video series \u201cCriminal.\u201d<\/a> DC Studios\u2019 co-chief James Gunn also recently professed that she\u2019d make a \u201cgreat Wonder Woman\u201d <\/a>following fan speculation about his casting process. (Gunn did not indicate that any conversations about the role have occurred, but they previously collaborated on 2016\u2019s \u201cThe Belko Experiment.\u201d)<\/p>\n

\n\tMore immediately, though, Arjona will be seen in Neon and Topic Studios\u2019 comedy \u201cSplitsville\u201d opposite Dakota Johnson, Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin. The film, which Arjona also executive produced, got a warm reception during its Cannes Film Festival premiere<\/a>, and will debut in theaters on Aug. 22. She has also wrapped production on A24\u2019s action thriller \u201cOnslaught\u201d from filmmaker Adam Wingard.<\/p>\n

\n\tShe also recently starred in Richard Linklater\u2019s \u201cHit Man\u201d with Glen Powell, and \u201cLos Frikis,\u201d a coming-of-age drama based on true events, for which she was recognized with the Latino Breakout Award by the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association. Other major credits include \u201cFather of the Bride,\u201d \u201cIrma Vep,\u201d \u201cSix Underground,\u201d \u201cGood Omens,\u201d \u201cPacific Rim: Uprising,\u201d \u201cEmerald City,\u201d \u201cTrue Detective\u201d and \u201cNarcos.\u201d Arjona is represented by CAA, Anonymous Content, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Stone, Genow, Smelkinson, Binder & Christopher, LLP and The Lede Company.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cAndor\u201d and \u201cSplitsville\u201d star Adria Arjona is set to join Michael B. Jordan in \u201cThe Thomas Crown Affair,\u201d…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26602,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[23228,12779,88,18924,18926],"class_list":["post-26601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-adria-arjona","tag-amazon-mgm-studios","tag-entertainment","tag-michael-b-jordan","tag-the-thomas-crown-affair"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}