Michael B. Jordan Unveils The Thomas Crown Affair Trailer Featuring Fela Kuti’s ‘Gentleman’.
Michael B. Jordan has unveiled the official trailer for The Thomas Crown Affair, an upcoming heist thriller he directs, produces and stars in alongside Adria Arjona and Kenneth Branagh. The trailer features “Gentleman”, the classic Afrobeat song by Nigerian music legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
On Thursday, November 12, 2026, the Fela Kuti Instagram page shared a reel from the trailer with the caption: “Fela Kuti’s ‘Gentleman’ featured in the new trailer for The Thomas Crown Affair starring @michaelbjordan. March 5th.” The post highlighted the inclusion of the Nigerian musician’s music in the upcoming Hollywood production.
Originally released in 1973 as the title track of Fela’s album Gentleman, the song is one of the Nigerian musician’s recognised Afrobeat recordings. Its appearance in the trailer brings a notable Nigerian music connection to the film.
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Jordan plays Thomas Crown, a billionaire art thief whose activities bring him into the path of an insurance investigator played by Arjona. The story explores art, deception and elaborate thefts, with Kenneth Branagh also featuring in the cast.
The film additionally stars Lily Gladstone, Danai Gurira and Pilou Asbæk. Its screenplay is by Drew Pearce and Jason Hall, based on a story by Alan R. Trustman and Drew Pearce, and on Trustman’s original screenplay.
The new production revisits the story previously adapted for the screen in the 1968 film starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, and the 1999 version featuring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo.
Jordan announced that The Thomas Crown Affair will arrive in cinemas on March 5, 2027.
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