We’re coming up on the 30th anniversary of Heat, the Michael Mann-helmed crime drama starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in the first movie where they shared screen time together (obviously that didn’t happen in The Godfather: Part II). While Heat still works just fine as a standalone story, in 2022, Mann co-authored the novel Heat 2 with Meg Gardiner, and now a film adaptation of that sequel is in development. The latest update on that front is that it looks like Leonardo DiCaprio will be joined by a fellow Christopher Nolan alum in the upcoming movie.
Following a little over a month after it was reported that Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists would take over making Heat 2 from Warner Bros. Pictures, Deadline has shared that Christian Bale is in talks for a “major role.” Although DiCaprio is believed to be playing Chris Shiherlis, whom the late Val Kilmer played in Heat, no details were provided about whom Bale would play if a deal is reached. The film version of Heat 2 is gearing up to begin production next year, so ideally we’ll know sooner rather than later if Bale signs on or not.
