Michael Mann, from the cult film “Heat” to the novel

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At 80, this Hollywood giant, who staged the mythical duel between Pacino and De Niro in “Heat”, signs his first thriller, “Heat 2”.

Par Julie Malaure

Before and after. With “Heat” in 1995, Michael Mann offered cinema the greatest confrontation between Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. Having become a writer, the filmmaker is now publishing the prequel and sequel, in some 700 pages, “Heat 2”.

Published on 03/09/2023 at 12:00 p.m.

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Vtwenty-seven years after the first screening of Heatwhich featured the confrontation of Al Pacino in the role of Lieutenant Vincent Hanna and Robert De Niro in Neil McCauley, the leader of the robbers, Michael Mann chooses to return to his masterpiece in the form of a titled novel Heat 2.

An unexpected shape, but a consistent background. This novel immerses us again in the chaos of shootouts, ambushes and chases in armored vans with a masterful construction. By entangling prequel and sequel, Mann juggles eras and temporal consequences.

Prequel and sequel. The screenwriter and director of Last of the Mohicansof Miami Vice, Public Enemies, Sixth Sense and, most recently, the pilot of the Tokyo Vice series, co-wrote this novel…