 Pierce Brosnan, who next appears in New Line jewel theft pic "After the Sunset", has signed in MGM's sequel to "The Thomas Crown Affair".
The new film, "The Topkapi Affair", will draw on material from 1964's "Topkapi", an MGM movie that has fascinated filmmakers before. Miramax topper Harvey Weinstein has often talked of remaking the film, about the theft of a jeweled dagger from an Istanbul museum.
The new film, to be written by Harley Peyton, will not follow that movie's storyline exactly but draw on elements from the story. Brosnan will return in the character of Thomas Crown, which he played in MGM's 1999 remake of the 1968 Steve McQueen film.
Brosnan currently stars in "After the Sunset", directed by Brett Ratner. He recently wrapped "The Matador" with Hope Davis and Philip Baker Hall.
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