After years of developing a sequel to his iconic crime drama Heat, director Michael Mann looks to be closer to getting the project made as sources tell Deadline United Artists, the Amazon MGM Studios division, is in talks to pick up the project has come on to finance and distribute the pic. Sources also tell Deadline that Leonardo DiCaprio is in early talks to star in the role of Chris Shiherlis, originally played by Val Kilmer inthe 1995 pic. Sources add that as of now no offers have been made to other talent and it is just early talks but with the film now set at a studio, those offers should be coming out quickly.
The film had been set up at Warner Bros but when the two sides couldn’t come to terms on a budget, the studio allowed Mann to take the proposed package out to the other studios. After several weeks of going back and forth, Amazon agreed to Mann’s terms and the plan is to shoot the film sometime next year.
Mann, Jerry Bruckheimer, Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbit will produce with Shane Salerno and Eric Roth exec producing.
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