Taylor Russell exits Thomas Crown Affair over 'creative differences'
The 31-year-old actress was previously cast as the female lead in Michael B. Jordan's upcoming reimagining of the 1968 film but she has now left the project and the role will be recast, according to Deadline.
The film is currently in production in London.
Michael is directing, starring in and producing the movie via his production banner Outlier Society, alongside Elizabeth Raposo.
Russell's departure is surprising as she underwent a long casting process that included meetings, auditions and a screen test with Jordan in London at the beginning of the year, before landing the role.
This will be the third Thomas Crown Affair movie, with the original 1968 movie pairing Faye Dunaway as Vicki Anderson, an investigator hired to discover the culprits of a multi-million dollar bank heist, and Steve McQueen as the orchestrator of the crime, Thomas Crown.
The 1999 movie remake Pierce Brosnan as a rich playboy who enjoyed the thrill of stealing art, opposite insurance investigator Rene Russo.
Lily Gladstone and Sir Kenneth Branagh are among the cast of the new film, although their roles are being kept under wraps.
The upcoming movie takes place in Europe, and the art of thieving remains a central theme of the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Drew Pearce has written the script, while Patrick McCormick and Marc Toberoff will serve as producers. Alan Trustman, who wrote the original film, has been hired as an executive producer on the upcoming movie.
The romantic thriller is scheduled for release in March 2027.
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