Heat remains one of the best movies of the 1990s, and for over 25 years, it existed as a standalone crime story. Then in 2022, writer and director Michael Mann co-authored the novel Heat 2 with Meg Gardiner, with this functioning as both a prequel and sequel to its predecessor. It was officially announced in spring 2023 that Mann would adapt Heat 2 into a feature film, and now that project has taken an especially big step forward. However, I can’t help but be concerned for a specific reason that Leonardo DiCaprio might play the lead role.
