Editing L.A. Confidential (film) (section)

==Sequel==
In October 2020, [[Brian Helgeland]] confirmed a sequel to ''L.A. Confidential'' had been in development before the death of [[Chadwick Boseman]], who would have played a young cop working for L.A. Mayor [[Tom Bradley (mayor)|Tom Bradley]] named James Muncie. Crowe and Pearce would have reprised their roles, and the film was to have been set in 1974.<ref name="Empire">[[Empire (magazine)|''Empire'']] November 2020 – "Memories of [[Chadwick Boseman|Chadwick]]"</ref>

The planned sequel failed to attract interest from studios, with Ellroy and Helgeland revealing that executives from [[Netflix]] fell asleep during their pitch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2023-09-11 |title=Brian Helgeland On The 'L.A. Confidential' Sequel That Wasn't & The Netflix Exec Who Fell Asleep During The Pitch – TIFF Studio |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/la-confidential-2-brian-helgeland-netflix-tiff-1235543130/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>