Overview

• Amazon MGM’s United Artists is in final negotiations to acquire the sequel, with a theatrical release planned.
• Warner Bros. let the project be shopped after budget clashes, with reported figures ranging from about $135 million to $230 million.
• Michael Mann will direct from his script adapted from his 2022 novel co-written with Meg Gardiner.
• Producers include Mann, Jerry Bruckheimer, Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt, with Eric Roth and Shane Salerno serving as executive producers.
• Leonardo DiCaprio is reported to be circling, but the studio says no cast deals are in place as Mann works toward a potential 2026 shoot.