He craves the stimulation of a good gambit - the more dangerous, the better. She is accustomed to being able to outwit, outmanoeuvre and outlast any white collar criminal she encounters. But in Crown, she makes the big mistake of thinking she can get close enough for the capture without falling for him. My producing partner, Beau St Clair, and I were talking about remakes and the Thomas Crown Affair came up. It's a film that I loved and she loved.
Lets see if the studio buys it'.
They said yes and two years later we were in production. The Thomas Crown Affair, which also stars Denis Leary, is directed by John McTiernan. It opens throughout the UK and Ireland on August 20.