Michael Mann's Heat remains one of the seminal films of the 1990s, and the director took an interesting direction for the sequel, Heat 2. Rather than making it a feature film, Mann published the story as a novel with co-author Meg Gardiner in August 2022. With the publication of Heat 2 came inevitable conversations about whether it would eventually be made into a movie. While promoting his latest film, Ferrari, in 2023, the director teased that he plans to adapt his story into a full-blown movie.

Besides some brief conversations about casting and structure, there have been no significant updates on the long-awaited sequel to Heat. However, in an interview with Collider's Steve Weintraub, Mann finally gave fans a promising update. In his conversation with Weuntraub, Mann divulged his screenwriting process, specifically about how Heat 2 has him burning the midnight oil:

"I’m finishing the screenplay, and at 2:30 this morning,...