Actress Angelina Jolie may be spending some quality time with a former James Bond. Moviehole reports the actress has been handed the chance to appear opposite Pierce Brosnan in the sequel to "The Thomas Crown Affair," a film and character once described as "like Bruce Wayne without the nervous breakdown at the age of eight."  The film has been in development limbo for a while, though plans have been in place for a while to remake classic Peter Ustinov vehicle "Topkapi."

In an interview a few months ago, Brosnan said, "(Topkapi) is much loved by people who love that genre of film, and it has a sentimental resonance to it. So we just took 'Thomas Crown' off the shelf, kind of dusted it off, and took 'Topkapi,' which is much loved, and is also in the canon of the MGM library, so it didn't cost us anything. This version of 'Topkapi' will have a different part, different woman, and different affair... and we're using wonderful locations."

Jolie is best known to genre fans from her role as Lara Croft.  She can be seen in theatres currently in "A Mighty Heart," a dramatization of the murder of journalist Daniel Pearl and the effects on his family.  Jolie's personal life is also well-known; last month, the actress announced she was taking a break from Hollywood to focus on her family, so the effect of this announcement on her involvement in "The Topkapi Affair" can only be guessed at this point.