Eric Braeden and Dale Russel Gudegast's son Christian Gudegast is also heavily involved in the entertainment industry.

Written and directed once more by Christian Gudegast, the movie continues the stories of detective “Big Nick” O’Brien (Gerard Butler) and heist mastermind Donnie Wilson (O’Shea Jackson Jr ...

In 2018, Christian Gudegast exploded onto the crime movie scene with his high octane crime thriller Den Of Thieves. Led by Gerard Butler, the film was devoured by action movie fans all over the world.

Yet writer and director Christian Gudegast was determined to shoot a sequel. Like Donnie, Gudegast embraces the challenge, knowing he has more stories to tell within the Den of Thieves universe.

Director Christian Gudegast’s juiced-up 2018 “Heat” homage “Den of Thieves” has become a bit of a cult hit in the years since it was released, due in large part to co-star Gerard Butler ...

If you’ve yet to watch the buddy heist film, please proceed with caution. I recently sat down with Christian Gudegast, the writer and director of the Den of Thieves movies to talk about ...

Matt Schimkowitz of AV Club gives Den of Thieves 2 a B-, saying this is lighter than the first movie, as Christian Gudegast has toned down moral ambiguities and cranked up the personalities and ...

Pete Volk (he/they) is Polygon’s Curation Editor, with a particular love for action and martial arts movies. Creating a brand-new franchise in a world of IP adaptations is hard work. Just ask ...

Pete Volk (he/they) is Polygon’s Curation Editor, with a particular love for action and martial arts movies. In 2018, the heist thriller Den of Thieves shot into the all-time-great January ...

“It all tracks with Nick’s persona,” Gudegast adds. “That’s what both films explore: the line between cop and criminal is sometimes almost invisible. One exists only with the other.

When asked by ComicBook how developing the sequel compared to the original, Gudegast explained, “It was just much easier because you know who was playing the roles, so it’s a different dynamic ...

Filmmaker Christian Gudegast’s sequel to Den of Thieves seeks to add more emotional depth to the master thief, Donnie Wilson played by O’Shea Jackson Jr. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera is speedy ...