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.

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

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.

ComingSoon Senior Editor Brandon Schreur spoke to Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. about Den of Thieves 2: Pantera. Butler and Jackson Jr. discussed reuniting for the new Den of Thieves sequel, how they got into character for certain scenes,

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.

Christian Gudegast's action sequel occasionally works, but gets too caught up in cliche criminal caper tropes.

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

Gerard Butler is back with Big Nick Energy in Den of Thieves 2: Pantera. This sequel to the 2018 film Den of Thieves once again stars Butler as Nick O’Brien, a sheriff who tracks down mastermind thief Donnie Wilson (O’Shea Jackson Jr.