US EditionChristian Bale in Talks for Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2’ Alongside Leonardo Dicaprio
Michael Mann will produce Heat 2, adapting his bestselling book that expands the original story; Christian Bale and Leonardo DiCaprio join the cast, continuing the 1995 crime classic.
- Next year, Michael Mann has Christian Bale circling a major role alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Heat 2.
- Mann wrote the screenplay based on the #1 New York Times bestseller he co-authored with Meg Gardiner, which jumps between two time periods.
- The film is produced by Mann, Jerry Bruckheimer, Scott Stuber, and Nick Nesbitt with Shane Salerno and Eric Roth as executive producers; Heat earned $187 million globally against a $60 million budget.
- Industry reports say the screenplay has drawn strong interest from top talent, though Bale's exact role was not immediately clear.
- Bale and Leonardo DiCaprio, both Oscar winners, star in a story spanning Chicago, the West Coast, the U.S.-Mexico border, the tri-border zone and Southeast Asia.
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Christian Bale is reportedly circling a major role in Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2,’ joining Leonardo DiCaprio
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