Amazon MGM Studios is making a major move into France’s theatrical distribution market, with the release of Michael B. Jordan’s reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affair under its own banner on March 3, 2027.
The film, directed by and starring Jordan alongside Kenneth Branagh and Adria Arjona, had previously been scheduled for release through Sony Pictures Entertainment France under the companies’ international distribution agreement. It will retain its original release date, including IMAX screenings.
The move marks a significant step in Amazon MGM’s expansion into French theatrical distribution, as the studio begins handling its own releases.
The company has also dated The Haunting Of Hotel Transylvania, the fifth instalment in the Sony Pictures Animation franchise, for October 6, 2027.
Amazon MGM Studios’ French distribution operation is headed by Lucie Trampoglieri, alongside marketing director Marion Pistoresi and theatrical PR manager Go-oun Breyne. The company continues to build its local team as part of a wider push into international theatrical distribution for its feature slate.
Under France’s tightly regulated media chronology, which determines when films can move from cinemas to streaming platforms, Prime Video can make theatrical releases available after a 17-month window, meaning The Thomas Crown Affair could arrive on the service in France from August 2028, subject to applicable conditions and release strategy.
Sony has previously handled local distribution for several Amazon MGM titles in France, including Mercy, Project Hail Mary and Verity, under the international distribution partnership established in 2025. Sony will also release David Leitch’s How To Rob A Bank in France on November 11 before Amazon MGM Studios takes over its upcoming theatrical releases in the territory.
Amazon MGM Studios is opening territory offices in a staggered pattern under the purview of head of international theatrical distribution, Helen Moss. Once it opens an office, Sony will cease to distribute for Amazon MGM Studios in that territory.
Jordan’s The Thomas Crown Affair is a fresh take on Norman Jewison’s 1968 heist thriller starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. Jordan plays a suave art thief who becomes romantically involved with a former FBI agent turned insurance investigator (Arjona) pursuing him, while a sinister adversary (Branagh) threatens to bring him down.
The film is scheduled for release in UK cinemas on March 4 through Sony Pictures Entertainment, followed by a US release through Amazon MGM Studios on March 5.
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