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HEAT 2: Michael Mann Confirms Sequel To 1995 Hit Crime Thriller Will Be His Next Film

Deadline’s Andreas Wiseman is exclusively reporting confirmation of the long-awaited sequel to Michael Mann’s 1995 hit crime thriller, Heat, as of Friday. The filmmaker made the announcement at the news firm’s Contenders Event in London while currently campaigning his latest banner work, Ferrari, starring Adam Driver. The news comes six months after Warner Bros. Pictures gave public notice of its active development of a sequel, eyeing Driver for the role of professional thief Neil McCauley, previously played by Robert DeNiro in the first film. The character is revisited in the sequel novel which Mann penned alongside co-author Meg Gardiner and released in 2021. Heat was produced by Art Linson alongside Mann who wrote the pic, and starred Robert DeNiro as McCauley opposite Al Pacino as ex-Marine-cum-Los Angeles detective Vincent Hanna. The film chronicles the arcs of both characters with Hanna’s unrelenting pursuit of McCauley right until the final climatic chase […]

HEAT 2 In The Works At Warner Bros. Pictures

Lee B. Golden III

Word via Deadline’s Justin Kroll on Monday came that a follow-up to Michael Mann’s epic 1995 crime thriller, Heat, is in the works at Warner Bros. Pictures. What’s more, actor Adam Driver (65) is in talks to star in the film as a young version of Neil McCauley with Mann in negotiations with the studio to direct, and with Arnon Milchan’s New Regency optioning to board the film when it “is in a good place to move forward”. Robert DeNiro played professional thief McCauley in the inaugural film opposite Al Pacino’s ex-marine now LA detective Vincent Hanna. Mann worked on the film for well over a decade before finally landing a project at WB with producer Art Linson, which became a box office hit and a landmark success for Mann’s filmography. Mann eventually segued into prequel/sequel territory with a novel released last year while developing a feature continuation. More from […]