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Heat 2 Cast Taking Shape

Posted on 7/6/26 at 5:20 pm
Posted by NWHoustonTiger
Cypress, TX
Member since Sep 2010
792 posts
Posted on 7/6/26 at 5:20 pm
Starting to get some info on which actors are playing which characters....

Bale = Hanna
Leo = Shiherlis
Stephen Graham = McCauley
Adam Driver = Wardell (villain role)

The Wrap

For those unfamiliar with the book, Heat 2 is a sequel and prequel to the original movie.

IIRC from the book, there's a few other major roles left to drop: Charlene (Ashley Judd's character), Cerrito (Tom Sizemore), Nate (Jon Voight), and a handful of new characters.
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
38307 posts
Posted on 7/6/26 at 9:22 pm to
I have mixed feelings. I really wanted Austin Butler for Shiherlis. How is Leo’s fat arse going to play young Shiherlis? I don’t even like him as old Shiherlis.

And I did NOT have Adam Driver pictured for Wardell. I had him pegged for sure as Hanna.
This post was edited on 7/6/26 at 9:23 pm
Posted by TTB
LA to L.A.
Member since Nov 2006
3336 posts
Posted on 7/6/26 at 9:53 pm to
Works for me! I have blind faith to anything and everything Michael Mann
Posted by Shiftyplus1
Marathon, FL
Member since Oct 2005
14671 posts
Posted on 7/6/26 at 10:09 pm to
The book was so surprisingly good, I have been looking forward to this for a long time. And now this cast...and Michael Mann coming back....I usually try to temper my expectations for movies these days, but this is gonna be one badass flick.
Posted by Godzilla jr
Member since Sep 2025
367 posts
Posted on 7/7/26 at 12:37 am to
Rumor online that Michael Mann met with Inde Navarrette (Obsession) for a role
Posted by Pelicans15
Bossier
Member since Mar 2019
1022 posts
Posted on 7/7/26 at 7:11 am to
I was thinking of the Sandy B movie. The Heat.

I havent read the books I saw Heat a long time ago
Posted by Zchlsu
Twin Peaks, Washington
Member since Jan 2011
7524 posts
Posted on 7/7/26 at 7:13 am to
No scene in it will top this one.

Posted by roll to victory
Hoover, AL
Member since Aug 2018
1696 posts
Posted on 7/7/26 at 8:07 am to
quote:

Stephen Graham = McCauley


This one is surprising, and honestly thought this would be Leo's role since the book has a good chunk of McCauley.
This post was edited on 7/7/26 at 3:52 pm
Posted by Shotgun Willie
Member since Apr 2016
4301 posts
Posted on 7/7/26 at 9:32 am to
quote:

The book was so surprisingly good


I quit about half way through, thought it was boring and all over the place, maybe I need to try again
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
21262 posts
Posted on 7/7/26 at 11:42 am to
quote:

Leo = Shiherlis



Kilmer was 35 when he played this role in Heat, Leo is 51.

Am I missing something there? All the other roles are played by actors younger than the actors in the original, I think.
Posted by jp4lsu
Member since Sep 2016
6964 posts
Posted on 7/7/26 at 12:04 pm to
It's been so long since I've seen this. I remember so little. If this is a prequel and sequel, who is alive in the movie for a sequel. Now the prequel could be awesome.
Posted by JackDempsey
Lake Charles
Member since May 2023
893 posts
Posted on 7/7/26 at 2:03 pm to
Maybe he will play the Kilmer part post original Heat.
Posted by vengeanceofbrain
Member since Apr 2026
119 posts
Posted on 7/7/26 at 3:47 pm to
quote:

I quit about half way through, thought it was boring and all over the place, maybe I need to try again


I’m with you and I’m surprised how many people like it. I wanted to but I found it so boring as well. The idea of it being a prequel/sequel was interesting but I found the prequel parts really bland and derivative. I love Heat so I may give it another shot
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
43004 posts
Posted on 7/7/26 at 3:58 pm to
quote:

The book was so surprisingly good,


That's good to know. When I first heard this announced I figured it was an original script and be some trash like Gladiator 2. Actually excited for this now. I like the cast so far.
Posted by TheNameIsDalton
Huntsville
Member since Mar 2021
1597 posts
Posted on 7/7/26 at 5:03 pm to
The cast is going to rival the talent of Oppenheimer’s at this rate. Leo and Bale working on their first picture together, Graham is good, and Driver as the villain is going to be fun.
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
13383 posts
Posted on 7/7/26 at 5:35 pm to
quote:

That's good to know. When I first heard this announced I figured it was an original script and be some trash like Gladiator 2. Actually excited for this now. I like the cast so far.


I was very skeptical when I first heard about the movie on this board but posters noted the story is by Michael Mann and Edgar Award winner Meg Gardiner so I'm in unitl I find out Neil McCauley is played by Elliot Page.
Posted by HoboDickCheese
The overpass
Member since Sep 2020
14249 posts
Posted on 7/7/26 at 5:40 pm to
Shia LaBeouf needs a role in this movie somehow
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