The franchise is back after a laborious seven years that included COVID and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but filmmaker Christian Gudegast believes a third installment will come much sooner.

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera picks up after the first movie ... No other Den of Thieves cast members such as Pablo Schreiber, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, or Evan Jones as Bo “Bosco” Ostroman ...

Merrimen (Pablo Schreiber). If “Den of Thieves,” was a kind of “Dumb Heat,” then the sequel, “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” pays tribute to another Robert De Niro thriller, “Ronin ...

Warning: The following review contains spoilers for the Den of Thieves franchise ... especially when compared with Pablo Schreiber's Merrimen. The first two acts are unfocused and scattered.

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera opened in theaters nationwide on Jan. 10. The movie is the sequel to the 2018 hit Den of Thieves, starring Butler, Jackson, Pablo Schreiber and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.

But even the guys, outside of Pablo Schreiber’s canny criminal and ... Slick and solid in moments, Den Of Thieves disappoints with its reliance on easy plotting and gruff, overcooked acting.

O’Shea Jackson Jr. is also likely to return for the new movie, and Lionsgate is in talks with writer-director Christian Gudegast to oversee it once more.

2018’s Den of Thieves, starring Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Pablo Schreiber, took 15 years ... Development on Den of Thieves 2 began in February 2018, as Gudegast, much like ...

2018’s Den of Thieves, starring Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Pablo Schreiber, took 15 years to reach the big ... More from The Hollywood Reporter Box Office: 'Den of Thieves 2' Opens to ...