Michael Mann has revealed his deliberate sequel to Warmth can be his subsequent film.
The director mentioned the follow-up whereas talking onstage at Deadline’s Contenders London occasion on Sunday (October 8), the place he confirmed will probably be his subsequent film after Ferrari starring Adam Driver.
Requested if the sequel, primarily based on the follow-up novel launched final yr, can be his subsequent mission, Mann stated: “Sure. Meg Gardiner and myself wrote the novel Warmth 2, which got here out proper after we have been capturing Ferrari. It did very properly. I plan to shoot that subsequent.”
The director was additionally requested about reuniting with Driver on Warmth 2 following studies that he was in talks to play the younger Neil McCauley, who was initially performed by Robert De Niro.
When requested about the potential of teaming up with Driver once more, the director replied: “Maybe. We don’t speak about that but.
“Let me put it this fashion: Adam and I bought alongside like a home on hearth [on Ferrari]. Now we have the identical work ethic – which is fairly intense. We like one another, and we had a good time working collectively artistically.”
In July final yr, Mann stated he deliberate to adapt the sequel novel right into a “very giant bold film” – but it surely was unclear when he would begin capturing it.
Warmth 2 serves as each a prequel and sequel to the 1995 crime epic, which starred De Niro as McCauley, Val Kilmer as Chris Shiherlis and Al Pacino as Vincent Hanna. Whereas the unique was a field workplace hit on the time, it has grown in standing within the years since.
“While you take a look at its prominence in dwelling vid for over 20 years, this factor actually has legs,” Mann beforehand advised Empire.
“Persons are nonetheless watching it. Persons are nonetheless speaking about it. It’s a model. It’s type of a Warmth universe, in a means. And that actually justifies a really giant bold film.”
Mann’s newest mission is a biopic of racing mogul Enzo Ferrari, starring Driver within the lead function. Different forged members embrace Penelope Cruz, Shailene Woodley and Jack O’Connell.
Ferrari is scheduled to be launched in cinemas on December 25, 2023.
