Jason Clarke Considering a Role in ‘Heat 2’

(Left) Jason Clarke stars in ‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’. (Right) Robert De Niro in 1995’s ‘Heat.’ Photo: Warner Bros.

Preview:

Jason Clarke may join ‘Heat 2.’
It would mark a reunion for the actor with director Michael Mann.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale are also circling the movie.

While we still don’t know who exactly will end up in front of the camera for Michael Mann’s long-anticipated action crime thriller sequel ‘Heat 2’ for Amazon MGM Studios, there is fresh movement on potential casting.

Jason Clarke, who worked with the filmmaker on ‘Public Enemies’ is, per Deadline, circling a mystery role in the movie.

If Clarke does end up in the movie, he may well be starring alongside Christian Bale (who, like Clarke, appeared in ‘Public Enemies’) and Leonardo DiCaprio, though no deals have bee made yet.

Still, it appears Mann is committed to building a quality ensemble, a trademark of the first ‘Heat’.

Related Article: Christian Bale is Reportedly Considering Taking a Lead Role in ‘Heat 2’

What’s the story of ‘Heat’?

Robert De Niro on the set of ‘Heat’. Photo: Warner Bros.

Mann’s original film follows Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro), who leads a group of professional bank robbers, taking down major scores around Los Angeles. But after their latest heist goes terribly wrong and ends up in homicide, detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) finds a clue and becomes obsessed with the case, determined to stop McCauley’s crew.

How does ‘Heat 2’ tie in?

(L to R) Director Michael Mann, Al Pacino, and Robert De Niro on the set of ‘Heat’. Photo: Warner Bros.

‘Heat 2’ (written by Mann alongside Meg Gardiner) in book form tells the story of everything that happens before and after to the principal characters. The book jumps between two time periods, the first following Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer in the original film) as he tries to evade the LAPD and Hanna following the bank robbery gone bad and moves forward into new territory in the tri-border zone and Southeast Asia.

The second storyline takes readers back to Chicago in 1988 when McCauley, Shiherlis and their crew are taking scores on the West Coast, the U.S.–Mexico border, and in Chicago. At the same time, Hanna is cutting his teeth as a rising star in the Chicago police department chasing an ultraviolent gang of home invaders.