The director initially brought his tale to the screen with 1989’sL.A.

Six years later, Mann revisited the same creative well forHeat.

“But if we do it, we’re going to do itbig.”

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Michael Mann turns up the temperature in novel ‘Heat 2’.Everett Collection

Yet anyone concerned that the result might besmirch their memory ofHeatcan rest easy.

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‘Heat 2’ authors Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner.William Morrow (2)