Michael B. Jordan has spent years talking about eventually slowing down. After winning his first Oscar and moving almost immediately into another stretch of directing, acting and producing, he now has a break on his calendar.
In his new Vogue cover interview, Jordan said he expects to spend spring 2027 promoting The Thomas Crown Affair before stepping away for most of the rest of the year. The time off would give him a chance to process a period in which one major project has followed another with little room between them.
His schedule is still full before that happens. Jordan is finishing The Thomas Crown Affair, which he directs, produces and stars in, while Miami Vice ’85 with Austin Butler is also moving forward. He is executive producing Delphi, Prime Video’s first live action series set in the Creed universe.
Jordan also has several anime-related projects in early development. Asked about that longtime interest, he joked to Vogue that he “might just quit it all and make anime the rest of my life.”
His Oscar Win Was Followed by Four Days of Recovery
Jordan won Best Actor on March 15 for his dual performance as Smoke and Stack in Sinners. The Academy gave him the award over a field that included Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke and Wagner Moura.
Friends from New Jersey were in town to celebrate, but Jordan told Vogue that he became sick the day after the ceremony. While they continued the celebration around him, he spent the next four days recovering with an IV drip.
Work resumed quickly. By the time Vogue met with him in London, Jordan was back inside postproduction on The Thomas Crown Affair, reviewing storyboards, shot lists and additional photography after bringing cast members together for reshoots over the summer.
The Break Starts After The Thomas Crown Affair Rollout
Jordan’s planned time away will not begin at the start of 2027. The Thomas Crown Affair is scheduled to open theatrically on March 5, 2027, and he expects to spend the spring promoting it.
Before then, he is also attached to Joseph Kosinski’s Miami Vice ’85, which stars Jordan as Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs opposite Austin Butler as James “Sonny” Crockett. The film is expected to shoot before Jordan’s break and is currently scheduled for theatrical release in 2028.
Prime Video has also ordered Delphi, a drama centered on young boxers training at the gym established in the Creed films. Jordan and his Outlier Society production company are among the executive producers.
After the Thomas Crown promotional run, Jordan told Vogue he wants time to reflect on everything that has happened rather than move directly into another major production.
His Thomas Crown Has a Different Reason for Stealing
Amazon MGM Studios describes Jordan’s The Thomas Crown Affair as a new take on the property previously led by Steve McQueen in 1968 and Pierce Brosnan in 1999. Adria Arjona, Kenneth Branagh, Lily Gladstone, Danai Gurira and Pilou Asbæk are also in the cast.
Jordan told Vogue that he wanted to rethink what motivates Thomas Crown. Earlier versions portrayed the wealthy thief as someone drawn to elaborate crimes partly for the thrill, while Jordan’s character has a specific mission behind his actions.
He has also been developing a more personal visual approach as a director. After making his feature directing debut with Creed III, Jordan said he wants his filmmaking style to become recognizable even in projects where he does not appear on screen.
Anime Has Influenced Jordan for Years
Jordan’s anime plans extend a fascination that began when he was growing up in Newark, New Jersey. He told Vogue that he used to sneak into his church basement to watch Dragon Ball Z, and the interest remained part of his creative life as his acting career grew.
It has already influenced his directing. Jordan has previously discussed using anime as a visual reference for Creed III, particularly during the final fight between Adonis Creed and Damian Anderson, where the surrounding arena falls away and the confrontation becomes more isolated.
His enthusiasm was public long before he began directing. In Vogue’s 2017 “73 Questions” video, Jordan named Tokyo among the places he wanted to visit and immediately brought up anime.
His current anime projects remain in early development, while his immediate schedule is still built around film and television. Once the Thomas Crown Affair campaign is finished next spring, Jordan plans to leave considerably more space on that schedule.