Summary
Heat 2gets a new update from Michael Mann, teasing a potential filming start window. Released in 1995,Heatstars Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, chronicling a deadly game of cat and mouse between a slick bank robber and a tenacious L.A. cop. Mann partnered with author Meg Gardiner to release a follow-up novel in 2022, which serves as both a sequel and a prequel to the events of the original story, and the director has since revealed that he intends to turn the novel into aHeat 2movie.
In a recent interview withLA Times, Mann reveals that he’s still currently hard at work on the screenplay forHeat 2. As for when the sequel could start filming, the director expresses an interest in going to camera either at the end of this year or the beginning of 2025. Mann also addresses rumors that Adam Driver and Austin Butler are being eyed for lead roles in the film, saying, “I can’t talk about that.”
When Heat 2 Could Release
Will It Live Up To The Original?
IfHeat 2starts filming at the end of this year, it’s likely that concrete casting information will be shared in the coming months. Driver has long been linked to the role of a younger Neil McCauley, De Niro’s character, while Butler is reportedly being eyed for the role of ayoung Chris Shiherlis, Val Kilmer’s character in the original movie. TheHeat 2novel story catches up with Shiherlis in the aftermath of the ending of the original movie, while also chronicling how McCauley’s gang came together.
Assuming Mann’s anticipated sequel does go to camera either at the end of this year or the beginning of next, the earliest audiences would get their hands onHeat 2would be the end of 2025. It’s more likely, however, thatthe follow-up would end up hitting theaters at some point in 2026. While this does seem like a long way off, Mann’s most recent filming update is the most concrete information that’s been revealed aboutHeat 2in some time, and it affirms that the director is serious about getting this project off the ground relatively quickly.
Heat 2: What Happened To The Main Characters After The Film
The sequel novel Heat 2 is set before and after the events of 1995’s Heat, and here’s what happened to the movie’s surviving characters.
Heatwas well-received at the time of its release, but it has enjoyed a strong second life in recent years as more audiences discover it. It will certainly be a challenge for the sequel to recapture the unique energy of the original, butthe book was met with a positive reception, and it was a bestseller. While many questions remain aboutHeat 2, more information could be on the way in the near future if the project does indeed start filming later this year.
Heat 2
Cast
Heat 2 is the sequel to Michael Man’s 1995 critically-acclaimed crime film, Heat. The movie starred Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Val Kilmer. In 2022, Mann, along with co-author Meg Gardiner, released Heat 2: A Novel. The book follows the characters before and after the events of the 1995 film, and the movie for Heat 2 follows the same premise. In July 2022, Mann confirmed a movie adaptation for Heat 2 was in the works, and in April 2023, Adam Driver was confirmed to play a younger version of De Niro’s character Neil McCauley.
