Michele Mann has big plans for his 1995 film sequel Heat. You have already written a novel entitled Heat 2which is both a prequel and a sequel, and is ready to adapt it into a big movie.
Mann offered an update on his Heat 2 film plans for Empire, “It’s totally planned to be a movie. Is it a modest film? No. Is it a very expensive series? No. It will be a great movie. “
When the film unfolds, Mann confirms that Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer would not have been able to reprise their roles: “I love those kids, but they should be six years younger than they were in. Heat.But Mann is confident his film will be successful and explains:
“It is supported in the culture. He is known. I could fool myself into thinking the whole world is familiar with it, but when its prominence occurs in home video for over 20 years, this thing really has legs. People are still watching it, people are still talking about it. It is a brand. It’s kind of a Heat universe, in a sense. And this certainly justifies a very large and ambitious film ”.
As for the book, it will be out in August and, speaking of that, Mann said: “The ability to immerse yourself in the inner world is fascinating and you can do it best in a novel. I try to evoke that experience in the films I make, to locate the audience within the inner world of a character. The form of the novel allows me an even bigger arena.
The book was written by Mann and Mega Gardiner. It will tell the story of what led to the events of the film, set in 1989, and what happened next, set in 2002. It covers “the formative years of homicide detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) and elite criminals Neil McCauley (Roberto De Niro), Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) and Nate (Jon Voight), and has the same extraordinary ambition, scope, rich characterization and attention to detail as the epic film. “
This new story “leads to the events of the film and then goes further, introducing new characters on both sides of the law, new high-level robberies and breathtaking action sequences. From the streets of Los Angeles to the inner sanctum of rival Taiwanese crime syndicates in Paraguay to a massive drug cartel money laundering operation just across the Mexican border, HEAT 2 illuminates the dangerous workings of international criminal organizations and the agents that prosecute them while providing a full-blooded portrait of the men and women they they inhabit both worlds. Operational in scope, HEAT 2 is compelling, moving and tragic, a masterpiece of detective fiction by one of the most innovative and influential directors in American cinema. “
I hope Mann gets to make this movie because I’d love to watch it!
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
