Mystery/Thriller Michael Mann's Heat 2

[Drizzle]

The funny thing is DiCaprio will be roughly the same age that Pacino and De Niro were when the original movie came out.

 

[Pennywise]

Everything we know about Heat 2 and the Leonardo DiCaprio rumors - Dexerto

Heat 2 still hasn’t been given the official green light, but Michael Mann wants to make it – and Leonardo DiCaprio could star.

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As for what role it’d be, it remains unclear. Could he be playing a young McCauley? Potentially, but according to Jeff Sneider (via The Hot Mic), there’s a rumor that he’d play the villain, a character named Otis Wardell.

 

[Pennywise]

Take it with some salt, considering the source.

Confirmed: Leonardo DiCaprio to Star in Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2,’ Shoot Eyed for 2026 — World of Reel

Yes, a greenlight is happening on “Heat 2.” We should be having an announcement in the coming weeks. Leonardo DiCaprio to star.

www.worldofreel.com

 

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Michael Mann Calls ‘Heat’ an Ensemble Film, Not Only Al Pacino Movie at Busan Masterclass, Sequel ‘Possibly Shooting in 2026’

Michael Mann discusses his iconic 'Heat' at Busan masterclass, calling it an ensemble film rather than Al Pacino vehicle, reveals sequel plans.

variety.com

 

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‘Heat 2’ Is On: Michael Mann Crime Drama Moves From Warner Bros. to United Artists; Jerry Bruckheimer, Scott Stuber Producing (Exclusive)

Mann is set to direct the follow-up to his 1995 feature, which has Leonardo DiCaprio circling to star.

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[Elayis]

Hopefully this will still have a theatrical release, despite being acquired by Amazon.

 

[Kane52630]

Amazon tends to have their high profile films in theaters.

 

[Filmfreak]

Amazon tends to have their high profile films in theaters.

Where was War of the Worlds then?

 

[Pennywise]

DiCaprio as Chris feels weird.

 

[Kane52630]

Where was War of the Worlds then?

True... Amazon needs to answer for their crimes.

 

[Pennywise]

THR article said Bradley Cooper was rumored being looked at for the film.

Neil?

 

[Hurm...]

Mann has mentioned that he's flirting with the idea of shooting Heat 2 on celluloid like the first one. Please be true. His latest stuff on digital (Ferrari) hasn't looked great.

 

[Pennywise]

Hopefully this will still have a theatrical release, despite being acquired by Amazon.

Michael Mann's 'Heat 2' Moves From Warner Bros. to Amazon MGM's United Artists With Jerry Bruckheimer, Scott Stuber Producing

Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists (UA) and Scott Stuber are in final negotiations to land “Heat 2” from Warner Brothers. Discovery

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The follow-up to the iconic 1995 film will feature an all-new cast, with Michael Mann returning to direct. The film will be released in theaters, though no cast deals are in place at this time.

 

[kguillou]

Yes. I want this.

 

[Pennywise]

Entertainment Weekly is reporting Dicaprio as Shiherlis too!

'Heat 2' heats up with Leonardo DiCaprio eyed to take over late Val Kilmer's role

'Heat 2' is heating up, as United Artists is in final negotiations to take over the project. Leonardo DiCaprio is being eyed to play Chris Shiherlis, the bank robber originally played by Val Kilmer.

ew.com

 

[DarkKnight88]

This being a Mann film DiCaprio better bring that long blond hair like his 90s days!

 

[Hurm...]

Dicaprio and Val don't look alike at all, but maybe they'll try to avoid flashing back to the original film? That way, this film can feel like its own thing.

 

[Pennywise]

Still think Butler would be a much better choice, tbh.

 

[Pennywise]

Can’t link it but ************** mentioned that Sneider reported in his newsletter some stuff on rumoured actors for the film:



Take it with some salt of course.

 

[Drizzle]

At least Butler is still in the running for younger Chris but I really can't picture DiCaprio as an older version of him.

But on the other hand, it's not like there are many actors out there who look like Kilmer apart from Butler and Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Maybe they can get him if Leo backs out.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Leo would be the reason this even gets funded. Butler or Driver ain’t big box office draws.

Honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if Mann was like, pick whoever is most interesting to you.

 

[Stringer]

Yeah, I figured any large budget this movie gets is contingent on Leo signing on. It becomes much riskier using the other speculated actors so far.

 

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Michael Mann Says He Might Experiment With AI in ‘Heat 2’: ‘Aging and De-Aging May Be Very Important’

Michael Mann said 'Heat 2' will probably tap into AI for de-aging and will be theatrically released.

variety.com

While AI has been dividing Hollywood, Michael Mann is agnostic when it comes to it. In fact, he will likely be experimenting with it in “Heat 2.”

“I don’t I experiment with technology gratuitously,” Mann said. “When I have a dramatic need or esthetic need for it, then I go deep into what I need.”

He added, “Aging and de-aging may be very important in the next film,” Mann said, referring to the long-anticipated sequel to “Heat” which he said on Friday during a wide-ranging masterclass that will hopefully start filming next summer.

“Heat 2” is an “expensive movie to make, but I believe it should be made at the proper size and scale,” Mann said. “It’s going to shoot in Chicago, Los Angeles, Angeles, Paraguay, and possibly some parts in Singapore.”

“People make dramas at a certain budget level, because of the costs, not because of anybody being greedy. If it was at a lower price, I could have made it anywhere. But it’s complex. I can’t get into all the politics of it. But we moved from Warner Brothers to Amazon and United Artists, but it will be absolutely released theatrically, in the United States, probably in about 4,000 cinemas and for at least 45 days.

Regarding the plot of “Heat 2,” Mann said it would move back and forth in time, before and after the events of the original film. The story will pick up one day after the movie ends, “only Val Kilmer’s alive, and he has to flee the United States.”

“The characters of “Heat” are so alive to me. Then, an idea occurred to me, based on the rapport between two lethal adversaries, Pacino’s Hannah and De Niro’s McCauley, about how to do both before the events of “Heat” and after.” He pointed out that Hannah and McCauley were changed by events that occurred in 1988, when Hannah was a cop in Chicago and McCauley had “a wife, he has a stepdaughter, he has a nuclear family that he’s very attached to.”

Don’t like this idea at all. Nope!