Al Pacino praises Timothée Chalamet and wants him to take over his role in ‘Heat’ sequel

Al Pacino is showing his admiration for Timothée Chalamet, revealing that he is a fan of his work and declaring that we would love to see him take over his role of detective Vincent Hanna in a potential prequel for the 1995 film ‘Heat.’

The 82-year-old Hollywood icon described the young star as a “wonderful actor” with “great looks” during a recent interview at the Tribeca Film Festival.

And while a prequel for the fan-favorite film is not in the works just yet, writer and director Michael Mann previously confirmed that he would publish ‘Heat 2,’ which is now set to be released August 9 and has been said to be a prequel/sequel novel.

The writer declared that the upcoming book will include events surrounding the characters before and after the events of the film. “It’s been my intention for a long time to do the further stories of Heat,” Deadline reported, “There was always a rich history or back-story about the events in these people’s lives before 1995 in Heat and projection of where their lives would take them after.”

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Following Pacino’s words about Chalamet, it was reported that the actor’s casting recommendation “was met with bursting applause,” as Timothée is definitely a talented actor and a rising star in the film industry.