New Regency Sues Michael Mann to Retain Rights to ‘Heat’

New Regency Sues Michael Mann to Reassert Ownership of ‘Heat’

“Michael Mann is exercising the right of authors to reclaim their work and, in this case, [his] original creation,” the filmmaker's spokesperson counters

Michael Mann Seeks to Reclaim Rights to Original ‘Heat’ Screenplay

Michael Mann, who is set to begin shooting the long-awaited “Heat 2” in January, is in a legal dispute with New Regency as he seeks to reclaim the copyright to his screenplay for the original film. New Regency produced “Heat,” released in 1995. The company filed a lawsuit on Friday arguing that it still owns […]

New Regency Sues Michael Mann to Retain Rights to ‘Heat’

New Regency is suing Michael Mann to reassert its ownership over Heat ahead of the high-profile follow-up to the 1995 crime drama classic.