Summary
- Micheal Mann reveals that he’s still working on the
Heat 2
script, teasing that the film’s runtime will be similar to that of the original film. - Mann already has filming locations in mind, including Paraguay, Chicago, L.A., and Southeast Asia.
-
Heat 2
isn’t yet a sure thing, but Mann’s recent comments suggest that the film will become a reality.
Heat 2 gets an exciting new update from director Michael Mann, who teases his filming plan. Released in 1995, Heat, which chronicles the showdown between obsessed cop Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) and slick bank robber Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro). In 2022, Mann and author Meg Gardiner released a follow-up in the form of a sequel/ prequel novel that charts the formation of McCauley’s crew and Shiherlis’ escape to South America after their heist goes wrong, and Mann has since expressed his interest in adapting it into a Heat 2 movie.
In a video shared by Courtney Howard, Mann, during a recent screening of his 2006 crime thriller, Miami Vice, shares a promising update on Heat 2.
While the project still isn’t quite a sure thing, the filmmaker reveals that he has various filming locations already planned out and that audiences can expect the film to have a runtime similar to that of the two-hour and fifty-minute original. Check out Mann’s comment below:
“I’m working on the script seven days a week, and it’s large. It’s as large as the original, which was two hours and forty-five minutes. Some of what the characters do is evolved beyond the novel itself, particularly the Christian Hurley character in the fourth part of it, the last act of it.
“So it’s large. And it’s going to go, you know, we would shoot in Paraguay, and shoot that last day where we shot a number of days in [Miami Vice], and it was a very wild place. And then also in Mexicali, in Chicago, in L.A., and then in Southeast Asia. Probably Batam, which is right across from Singapore.”
Heat 2 Seems Likely To Happen
What Else Has Been Said About The Heat Follow-Up
Heat 2 is still in the script stage and there’s been no confirmation that it actually has financing yet. Despite this, Mann’s recent comments suggest that he’s quite confident the movie will happen. Mann told LA Times earlier this summer that he plans to start filming Heat 2 either at the end of 2024 or the beginning of 2025. The clock, then, is ticking, and the script would need to be completed in the next few months, in addition to casting and other pre-production work.
Heat 2 casting rumors have pegged Adam Driver as a top choice for a young McCauley, while actor Austin Butler is reportedly being eyed to play a young Chris Shiherlis, the role played by Val Kilmer in the original. So far, casting has not been confirmed, but firearms expert and instructor Taran Butler recently told Corridor Crew that he was training Butler for his audition. “I don’t see them going with anybody else,” he told the YouTube channel.
Despite these promising signs, there’s still reason to approach Heat 2 with some skepticism due to Mann’s recent films. 2023’s Ferrari reviews may have been positive, but that film was a box office failure, as was his divisive 2015 crime thriller, Black Hat. Still, though, the original Heat has only become a more beloved film with age, and its this response from audiences that could help Heat 2 to become a reality.
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