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.

I wasn’t actively writing about movies when Den of Thieves came out in 2018, so it was one I opted to skip at the time. However, I became aware that a bit of a cult following started to grow around the Gerard Butler heist movie,

Honor must be respected,” intones Jovanna (Evin Ahmad) at the start of Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, which hits theaters Jan. 10. But as the old saying goes, there’s no such thing among thieves, and that proves all too true in this stellar sequel to 2018’s cult hit.