The Dark Knight

Black Sails (2014–2017) starts as a pirate adventure and slowly turns into a full Shakespearean tragedy at sea, power, legacy, and characters tearing each other down on the way up.

Leonardo DiCaprio has a strict no-sequels rule. That's why he turned down a cameo in The Adventures of Cliff Booth even though he was going to be paid $3 million. But why did DiCaprio agree to do Heat 2, which is a sequel/prequel to Michael Mann's 1995 crime/thriller Heat? One of the reasons is that DiCaprio was not involved with the original. But it's not just that. DiCaprio and director Michael Mann have never collaborated. During the 90s, DiCaprio auditioned for Mann to play James Dean, but the project fell apart. Then in the 2000s, he tried to get Mann to do The Aviator. Mann, however, was unable to do so since he had already done a biopic (Ali). Collaboration between DiCaprio and Mann has been pending since then, and with Heat 2, it's the right time because not only does DiCaprio think that Heat is one of the best crime films of all time, but Heat 2 is also viewed as a high-quality, standalone crime noir expansion. Every project for DiCaprio has to carry a unique artistic potential and allow him to explore a complex, evolving character. Heat 2 is that project. Filming begins August 2026.

Leonardo DiCaprio has a strict no-sequels rule. That's why he turned down a cameo in The Adventures of Cliff Booth even though he was going to be paid $3 million. But why did DiCaprio agree to do Heat 2, which is a sequel/prequel to Michael Mann's 1995 crime/thriller Heat? One of the reasons is that DiCaprio was not involved with the original. But it's not just that. DiCaprio and director Michael Mann have never collaborated. During the 90s, DiCaprio auditioned for Mann to play James Dean, but the project fell apart. Then in the 2000s, he tried to get Mann to do The Aviator. Mann, however, was unable to do so since he had already done a biopic (Ali). Collaboration between DiCaprio and Mann has been pending since then, and with Heat 2, it's the right time because not only does DiCaprio think that Heat is one of the best crime films of all time, but Heat 2 is also viewed as a high-quality, standalone crime noir expansion. Every project for DiCaprio has to carry a unique artistic potential and allow him to explore a complex, evolving character. Heat 2 is that project. Filming begins August 2026.