Michael Mann confirms ‘Heat 2’ as his next; hints at re-teaming with Adam Driver

Filmmaker Michael Mann has confirmed that his next directorial project is Heat 2, the sequel to his 1995 film and an adaptation of the 2022 novel ‘Heat 2’ which he co-wrote with Meg Gardiner. Heat 2, both a prequel and a sequel, follows the characters McCauley, Chris Shiherlis, and Vincent Hanna before the events of the first film — when McCauley and Shiherlis were “taking scores on the West Coast, the U.S.-Mexico border and in Chicago,” as reported by Deadline, and Hanna was rising in the ranks at the Chicago Police Department. Starring Driver as Enzo Ferrari, the film’s cast includes Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Sarah Gadon, Gabriel Leone, Jack O’Connell and Patrick Dempsey. Based on the biography Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine by Brock Yates, Mann’s Ferrari was screened on October 8 as the Surprise Film at the 67th BFI London Film Festival.