Thomas Crown Affair Credits 1999 Writers Who Didn't Work on the Remake
Summary
Kurt Wimmer and Leslie Dixon share screenplay credit with Drew Pearce on Michael B. Jordan's version, while Jason Hall may lose his.
"The Writers Guild of America has awarded screenplay credit on Amazon MGM Studios' new The Thomas Crown Affair to Kurt Wimmer and Leslie Dixon, who wrote the 1999 version but had no involvement in the new film, TheWrap reported Wednesday. Drew Pearce also receives screenplay credit, and Alan Trustman, writer of the 1968 original, gets a ""story by"" credit.
According to the report, Joe Carnahan is credited for an earlier draft, while Jason Hall, who was credited on the first poster and trailer, could end up with an executive producer or ""additional literary material"" credit instead. Michael B. Jordan directs and stars in the film, which opens March 5, 2027, a date The Hollywood Reporter reported when Amazon set the release."
