Taylor Russell to Star Alongside Michael B. Jordan in "The Thomas Crown Affair" Reimagining

Following a lengthy audition process, Michael B. Jordan has zeroed in on the leading lady for the reimagining of "The Thomas Crown Affair".

Sources say that Taylor Russell has landed the coveted role in the reimagining opposite Jordan, who is set to star and direct.

The "Creed" star will also produce via his production banner Outlier Society alongside Elizabeth Raposo. The movie will be released exclusively in theaters.

When Jordan set this as his next movie last fall, the obvious next question was who Jordan would steam up the screen with. 

The previous two Thomas Crown Affair movies turned Faye Dunaway and Rene Russo into instant A-listers, so the role quickly became one of the more sought-after in town. On top of that, with Mission: Impossible films winding down and James Bond way off, Jordan has seen this as a potential replacement given the character’s similarities to 007. With that in mind, Russell could be creating her version of the iconic Bond girl.

Russell went through a long casting process that included meetings, auditions and ultimately a screen test with Jordan in London at the top of the year. That final test sealed the deal and Russell is now set to join Jordan this summer in London to start production.

This will mark the third Thomas Crown Affair pic. 

The most recent bowed in 1999 when Pierce Brosnan played the rich playboy who enjoys stealing art as a hobby but meets his match in an insurance investigator (Russo), who quickly fall for each other. 

The original 1968 movie paired Steve McQueen and Dunaway and was directed by Norman Jewison. 

Plot details on the new pic are being kept under wraps.

Russell already has strong ties with the studio after starring in the thriller Bones and All opposite Timothée Chalamet. Her big break came in the Netflix series Lost In Space, and she also earned rave reviews in the A24 pic Waves. 

Drew Pearce wrote the script for the new pic. A previous draft was written by Wes Tooke and Justin Britt-Gibson and was based on the original film. 

Patrick McCormick and Marc Toberoff will also serve as producers. Alan Trustman, writer of the original 1968 movie, is an executive producer.