The 1995 film was starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. The sequel will be based on a 2022 novel written by Mann himself.
Finally it was confirmed that the movie sequel to Heat will begin to film next year, according to the director Michael Mann.
A sequel to the 1995 film for several years, and Mann plans to adapt his 2022 sequel novelwhich takes place before and after the events of the first film, for the big screen.
The director has now given an update on the film’s situation at the Busan International Film Festival.
“I really want to roll it in 2026”He told Variaty portal. “We are in full process: budget, programming and casting.”
What is known about Heat’s sequel so far
In 2023, Mann revealed that Heat 2 will be his next project after Ferrari of that year, and also addressed the reports that Adam Driver It will appear in the sequel.
“Maybe. We still don’t talk about that,” he said at the Contenders of Deadline in London. “Let me say it like this: Adam and I get along great [en Ferrari]. We have the same work ethics, which is quite intense. We like it and we have a great time working together artistically. ”
The previous year, he declared that his sequel novel was “totally planned to be a movie”, also insinuating Empire: “Is it a modest movie? No. Is it a very expensive series? No. It will be a great movie.”
The original Heat film is starring To the Pacino and Robert de Niro As a LAPD police and a thief who face, and has a secondary cast that includes Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora, Jon Voight, Val Kilmer and Danny Trejo.
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