Heat 2: Adam Driver as a young Robert De Niro in Michael Mann’s film?

Heat 2 : Michael Mann back in business

Since its release in 1996, Heat is often cited as a detective film reference. His lines, his cult scenes, his direction of actors and his iconic duo Robert De Niro / Al Pacino… So many elements that make it probably Michael Mann’s greatest masterpiece.

A few years ago now, a sequel project was mentioned by the director. Things picked up speed recently with the release of the novel Heat 2 that Michael Mann wrote with Meg Gardiner. The story takes place in different periods. There is the post-robbery of Heat, in 2002, with Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) still trying to evade the police by leaving the country. And the front, in 1988, in Chicago, where McCauley sets up his team of robbers. At this time, we also follow the policeman Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) at the start of his career.

This paper version of the story, also available in France, could be transposed to the screen. This is at least the wish of Michael Mann who, in July 2022, said he was confident for the development of this project, going so far as to declare that he intended to do “a great movie“.

Adam Driver as young Neil McCauley

The news continues to go in this direction since Deadline has just announced that the project Heat 2 would be good in discussion with Warner Bros.. Negotiations are said to be ongoing and will go “in the right direction“. It must be said that the novel by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner is a success, placing number 1 on the New York Times bestseller list last August.

Moreover, the production would already have an actor targeted for one of the major roles of the film. It would beAdam Driverwho could take over from Robert De Niro by playing Neil McCauley in his younger years.

Adam Driver would be a great first recruit. It would also mean that the comedian convinced Michael Mann on the set of his next film, Ferrari, in which he played the lead role of Enzo Ferrari. This bodes well for these two highly anticipated projects, even if all of this remains to be confirmed by Warner and/or Michael Mann.