PanteraDen of Thieves 2: Pantera dives back into the morally gray space between the worlds of criminals and law enforcement and changes the franchise’s core character dynamics in novel ways. Written and directed by Den of Thieves creator Christian Gudegast,

Pantera”—starring Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr.—is looking to bounce “Mufasa: The Lion King" from the top of the weekend office.

Now, Butler and Jackson are back in “ Den of Thieves 2: Pantera ,” and Petzold and other fans of the original will be happy to hear that the sequel is even better than the original: faster, funnier, and jammed with spectacular action set pieces that Gudegast shot on a swift schedule.

EXCLUSIVE: Den of Thieves 2 stars Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. discuss the ending to the movie, and how well it fits with the franchise.

The dogged cop and wily thief butt heads again in Christian Gudegast's follow-up to his 2018 heist thriller. Imagine the iconic diner sit-down scene between Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in Michael Mann’s Heat stretched out to feature length and you’ll get some idea of Den of Thieves 2: Pantera.

In the upcoming movie Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, Detective Nicholas “Big Nick” O'Brien (Gerard Butler) and Donnie Wilson (O'Shea Jackson Jr.) continue their feud from Den of Thieves. It could set them up for a third matchup, a rubber match, as they say in wrestling.

After seven years making the sequel to filmmaker Christian Gudegast’s cult thriller, Butler and Jackson spoke to The Globe about why the comeback took so long and why it was worth it

A bromance blossoms amidst the chaos of "Den of Thieves 2"! Gerard Butler dishes about his friendship with co-star O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Pantera. We spoke to Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. about returning for another heist in the action sequel.