The city of Los Angeles is ready for another giant heist caper. And Michael Mann wants to deliver it. According to reports on Deadline, Heat 2 is officially a go, with Michael Mann directing and Leonardo DiCaprio in early talks to star alongside Adam Driver and Austin Butler. We've even heard rumors of Bradley Cooper being involved as well.After a budget dispute with Warner Bros. over how much they could put into the movie and how many sequels they wanted, Amazon MGM has stepped in to finance and distribute the highly anticipated sequel to the 1995 crime classic via their United Artists branch. I'm a massive fan of the original movie, and after reading the sweeping epic that was Heat 2, I was hoping at least one studio would step into the ring to make this thing. Now, it's finally happening. Let's dive in. Everything We Know About Heat 2With all these rumors and reports, it can be hard to tell what we know is definitely happening. Right now, that's basically just the fact that Heat 2 is happening and Michael Mann is set to direct. The project is based on Mann's 2022 novel of the same name, and will be produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Scott Stuber. The move to United Artists comes after Warner Bros. balked at the film's proposed budget, which was reportedly around $170 million.A Prequel and a SequelThe Heat 2 novel functions as both a prequel and a sequel to the original film. So it...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 8 October