Last year, fans of Michael Mann’s Heat were treated to something special: Heat 2, a novel the director co-wrote with author Meg Gardiner that served as both a prequel and a sequel to the 1995 crime drama. But even long before the book’s release, Mann expressed interest in adapting it for film. Now it’s been revealed that Warner Bros. looking to move forward with the Heat 2 movie, and a Star Wars favorite is being eyed to play Robert De Niro’s role from the original.
According to Deadline, Adam Driver, who played Kylo Ren in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, is in discussions with Michael Mann to play a younger version of Neil McCauley in Heat 2. While both his involvement and Warner Bros.’ isn’t set in stone just yet, given that Heat was a WB release, that gives the studio a pretty good chance of releasing the sequel too. Should that happen, the outlet mentioned that New Regency “would be given opportunity to co-finance production,” just like with the first movie.
