Heat 2: Michael Mann’s Classic 1995 Crime Drama Getting Sequel in the Form of a Novel, Releases This Summer

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Heat fans are finally getting a sequel to Michael Mann’s classic 1995 crime drama film starring Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, and Val Kilmer, although it might not be in the format that they imagined.



As reported by Deadline, Heat 2 is arriving in the form of a novel that was written by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner, an Edgar Awards winner known for thrillers such as China Lake and The Dirty Secrets Club. The book will be released this summer.









“The surprise here: the novel coming August 9 from William Morrow through the HarperCollins-based Michael Mann Books imprint will tell an original story about the lives of the characters in that movie both before and after the events depicted in the movie,” Deadline explained in its coverage.



“It’s been my intention for a long time to do the further stories of Heat,” Mann told the publication. “There was...

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[Dogsofjune]

While that movie was an ok watch, I have no desire for a novel, or a sequel movie. Interesting that they felt the need to add to the story years later.

 

[Grimlakin]

I'm fine with a novel but it does not need a new movie.

 

[Stoly]

I'm pretty sure it will end up being a movie.

 

[Stoly]

It will be a prequel and will be called warm.