Al Pacino wants Timmothée Chalamet in a sequel to “Fire Against Fire”

Al Pacino recommended Timmothée Chalamet to star in a possible sequel to “Fire Against Fire” (“Heart”, original title), the successful film that starred alongside Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer and that had the participation of Natalie Portman.The Oscar winner for “Perfume de Mujer” (“Scent of a Woman”, in its original English, ) attended with De Niro (who by the way will premiere the series “Nada” in Argentina) at the Tribeca festival, United States, where he presented the 4K version of Michael Mann’s legendary film that was first released in 1995.

De Niro and Al Pacino at the Tribeca Festival

The director and screenwriter is working alongside writer Meg Gardiner (“Unsub: A Novel”) on a novel that would be both a sequel and prequel to “Fire Against Fire.” Context for which Pacino was asked who would like him to play his legendary character Lieutenant Vincent Hanna.

“Fire against Fire”, 1995

“Timothée Chalamet!” he shouted to a standing ovation. The multi-award-winning actor chose one of the prominent talents of his generation. Nominated for an Oscar for “Call Me by Your Name” (2017), he traces a successful career in Hollywood where he starred in renowned films such as “Dune” (2021), “Little Women” (2019), “The French Dispatch” (2021) and will soon play Willy Wonka in the prequel to “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”.

Timmothée Chalamet

“I always wanted to do something that would continue the story of ‘Heat.’ There was always a rich background in these people’s lives before 1995, and where their lives would take them afterwards,” said Michael Mann, who plans to release his novel on Aug. 9 of this year.

However, the director tested positive for coronavirus so he could not attend the festival, where Pacino and De Niro in turn celebrated the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather.”
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