By Director Michael Mann’s Heat 2 is seemingly assembling its star-studded ensemble, with Christian Bale allegedly negotiating to join the long-anticipated prequel/sequel alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, who is rumored to be joining the project in the part of Chris Shiherlis, originally portrayed by the late Val Kilmer in the first film (via Deadline).
The specific character Christian Bale will portray in Heat 2 remains uncertain. The 1995 classic features Al Pacino as a detective fixated on apprehending Robert De Niro’s band of lethal bank thieves, leading to an unusual bond of respect between them as formidable opponents. Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, and John Voight initially completed the cast.