Heat 2 coming....possibly with Adam Driver as young Pacino and Austin Butler as young Kilmer

[THE 101]

The casting process for Michael Mann’s “Heat 2” is truly underway. This film is turning into a beast of its own making.

We already know Al Pacino is in final talks to reprise his role as Vincent Hanna from the original. There’s also Austin Butler, rumored to play a younger version of Val Kilmer’s character.

Now I’m hearing Adam Driver is being eyed as well to play a younger Vincent Hanna via flashbacks. I’m told Mann is insistent in having, his “Ferrari” star, Driver be a part of this movie.

Driver just wrapped Coppola’s “Megalopolis” and did mention last week that he was going to take a small acting break.

"I’m gonna take some time off just to be home for a while. I finished my part of Megalopolis this morning, at four o’clock in the morning in Atlanta. So, I’m not operating on full capacity. I don’t have a set plan. But I’m gonna take some time. I’m sick of myself and I know other people are."

There is no production date scheduled for “Heat 2,” for now. I would guess things won’t get rolling until after Mann premieres “Ferrari” at Venice and screens it at other festivals in the fall. Then we’ll start hearing more about this one.

Last summer I reported that there was a bidding war for “Heat 2.” It’s quite clear that this is a hot property that execs want to get their hands on. “Heat” has amassed a large fanbase over the years and now we’re witnessing the extent of it.

Now, with a potential cast that could include Butler, Driver and Pacino, anticipation has just gotten higher.

The upcoming sequel is said to based on Mann’s recently published novel, which is a continuation of the “Heat” saga. The setting takes place both before and after the original, in the same vein as in The Godfather Part II, largely focusing on Hanna and Chris Shiherlis (the character played in the film by Val Kilmer).

Let's fukking go

Who plays young Neil McCauley?

Gosling? Pattinson? An outside of the box choice could be Jeremy Strong...he's got that quiet De Niro intensity

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Gosling? Pattinson? An outside of the box choice could be Jeremy Strong...he's got that quiet De Niro intensity

Jeremy strong in a Michael Mann movie

 

[jay211]

Holy shyt! I hope he doesn't go with Driver. I like Austin Butler as young Val Kilmer.

 

[beenz]

if everyone is being re-cast, why does it have to be "heat 2"? can't it just be it's own heist movie with some other name?

 

[Grifter]

Driver is too damn tall to be Pacino.

 

[Sonny Bonds]

if everyone is being re-cast, why does it have to be "heat 2"? can't it just be it's own heist movie with some other name?

It’s based on the book.

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

Gladiator 2 Heat 2...

Modern Hollywood is absolute fukking trash, creatively bankrupt hacks...

They can't come up with anything original, stay making prequels and sequels that NOBODY asked for...

 

[Piffiztheanswer]

Idk brehs but it might be dope

 

[old pig]

heat is a damn good movie…watched it again last year and the shyt is truly a classic…completely stands the test of time…adam driver is a great actor…so I’m sort of receptive to this…heat is gonna be a hard movie to follow up tho

 

[old pig]

It’s based on the book.

oh wow…didn’t know there was source material…this makes me a bit more confident

 

[Son Goku]

That Heat 2: Preheat finna be flames.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

I don't know man... Heat is too much of a classic. They should leave it alone. But on the bright side maybe they do another Rewatchables on it

 

[Sunalmighty]

yall nikkas be be bytching too much man its MICHAEL MANN makin a sequel to the GREATEST of the greatest

i trust michael mann

 

[IIVI]

I think they got something. The original is one of my favorite movies of all-time so I don't say that lightly.

I think Adam Driver is the ideal vibe for Michael Mann's main style.

 

[Fctftl]

I hope its good, Heats a tough one to followup.