If you like South Korean action movies, this remake from the director of Heat will blow your mind!

If you like South Korean action movies, this remake from the director of Heat will blow your mind!

Michael Mann, 81, is not going to put his camera in the closet and retire! After giving us the Ferrari biopic that was released last March on Prime Video, the filmmaker plans to soon make a sequel to his greatest classic: Heat.

This is my mania!

Basically, Heat 2 is a novel published in March 2023 that expands the story of Michael Mann’s iconic feature film. The director wrote this book in collaboration with Meg Gardiner. The story begins after the events of the first film.

We follow Chris Shiherlis, the character played by Val Kilmer in Heat. The robber is trying to escape from the USA. The sole survivor of a gang led by Neil McCall (De Niro) is tracked down by criminal Vincent Hanna (Pacino) in a tense manhunt.

Note that Adam Driver is expected to play a younger version of Neil McCall, the novel is set in two eras.

Korean inspiration

This project is currently in pre-production before filming begins. However, Michael Mann is also set to direct another gangster thriller. According to varietyThe Chicago native is currently developing the script for a remake of Veteran, the South Korean police action comedy that was released in 2015.

Directed by Seung-wan Ryo, the film follows Seo Do-cheol, an old-school inspector who shows no mercy when it comes to tracking down criminals. One day he finds himself investigating a young millionaire, Jo Tae-oh, whose wealth and high-ranking connections have so far allowed him to escape justice.

Veteran shares similarities with Heat, especially in the action scenes and the intense confrontation between its two protagonists. However, the tone is deliberately lighthearted and comical. According to Variety , Michael Mann is set to bring the story to the US with a darker tone than the South Korean piece.

Additionally, according to IMDb, the director is preparing another feature film, this time inspired by the true story of gangsters Tony Accardo and Sam Giancana. Obviously, the 81-year-old artist is not finished with his uncompromising portraits of the criminal world.

Source: Allocine

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