Pacino, who played detective Vincent Hanna in Michael Mann’s 1995 crime film, recently took part in a panel discussion about Mann’s novelisation of Heat 2 and speculated on a potential film.

According to Entertainment Weekly, panel moderator Bilge Ebiri asked Pacino and his Heat co-star Robert De Niro (who played criminal Neil McCauley) who they would like to play the younger versions of their characters.

Then, Pacino then shouted, “Timothée Chalamet!” to which the audience cheered, adding, “He’s a wonderful actor.”

Heat 2, co-written by Meg Gardiner, is set to be released on August 9 and is billed as both a sequel and a prequel to the events of Heat.

Meanwhile, Timothée Chalamet is next set to play Willy Wonka in the forthcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel film.

The actor will play a young version of the chocolate factory owner in Wonka, which is set to be released in 2023.