United Artists, a division of Amazon MGM Studios, is in final negotiations to take over the project “Heat 2,” the sequel to the film that starred the late Val Kilmer. Leonardo DiCaprio is reportedly being considered for the role.
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Directed by Michael Mann and released in 1995, “Heat” is a crime drama that tells the story of a clash between a police detective, played by Al Pacino, and a professional thief, portrayed by Robert De Niro.
The sequel will be based on the novel “Heat 2,” published in 2022 by Meg Gardiner and Michael Mann, who will also serve as the film’s writer and director. The story takes place five years after the events of the first movie.
A representative from United Artists stated that the cast will be entirely new, suggesting that veteran members from the 1995 film will not return.
Val Kilmer played the character Chris Shiherlis, a role that, according to Entertainment Weekly, Leonardo DiCaprio is being considered to take on.
The project would mark DiCaprio’s first collaboration with Mann and his first appearance in a film sequel since “Critters 3” in 1991.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Austin Butler, Bradley Cooper, and Adam Driver were also considered for roles in the sequel.
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