Austin Butler has a response for anyone hoping he may play a young Val Kilmer in ‘Heat 2.’
Austin Butler is responding to rumors that he could star as a young Val Kilmer in Heat 2.
Talking with ET’s Nischelle Turner lfrom the premiere of his new film, The Bikeriders, the 32-year-old actor said that he would be delighted to work with Michael Mann, the original film director, on the long-awaited sequel to the 1995 film.
“Well, I love Michael Mann,” Butler told ET, keeping tight-lipped on the rumors. “I have a canned answer that I’ve been saying for this, just, yeah I love Michael Mann, I love the first film, I love Val Kilmer. Yeah, it’s — he’s an incredible filmmaker.”
This comes after reports emerged in May that the Masters of the Air lead will star as Chris Shiherlis, the role originally played by Kilmer, 64, in the forthcoming sequel. Also rumored for the project is Mann’s Ferrari muse, Adam Driver, in the role of Neil McCauley, originally played by Robert De Niro.
On the ladder front, he recently spoke with ET and said that while he was unaware of online whispers about his potential involvement in the Jerry Bruckheimer production, he would absolutely be down to join the franchise.
