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.

Will a gritty, globe-trotting police officer and an anthropomorphic chimpanzee pop star be able to kickstart the 2025 box office? The year’s first two new nationwide releases, Lionsgate’s “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera,

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

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.

Pantera, the pulse-pounding sequel to the 2018 action-heist blockbuster. Reuniting Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Detective Nick O’Brien and master thief Donnie Wilson, this highly anticipated follow-up dives into the daring world of high-stakes crime,

Pantera, the pulse-pounding sequel to the 2018 action-heist blockbuster. Reuniting Gerard Butler and OShea Jackson Jr. as Detective Nick O’Brien and master thief Donnie Wilson, this highly anticipated follow-up dives into the daring world of high-stakes crime,

Mufasa was the #1 movie last weekend, but can Den of Thieves 2 or Better Man beat it? Our box office preview for January 10-12 predicts the result.