Christian Gudegast's sequel ups the stupidity of the cat-and-mouse thriller that preceded it en route to becoming far more entertaining than it had any right to be.

Christian Gudegast’s juiced-up “Heat” homage “Den of Thieves” has become a bit of a cult hit in the seven years since it was released, due in large part to co-star Gerard Butler’s boisterously haggard performance as “Big Nick” O’Brien,

Den of Thieves 2 is not streaming on Netflix, and likely will not be on Netflix any time soon, due to the fact that the film is a Lionsgate release in the U.K., and will likely stream on Starz, the streaming platform owned by Lionsgate, instead.

While a solid heist movie, the sequel is missing the crime element that made the original compelling but is still entertaining thanks to Gerard Butler's perform

Pantera’ premieres, continuing the crime saga with Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. Directed by Christian Gudegast, the sequel

Pantera opens in the US on January 10, almost exactly seven years after Den Of Thieves collected $80.5 million worldwide against a relatively modest budget. Butler’s 2023 picture Plane also grossed $74.

Pantera” is a welcome return to gritty, high-stakes heist action as we follow the hard-living cop Big Nick (Gerard Butler) and the crafty thief Donnie (O’Shea Jackson Jr.).

Pantera has a post-credits or end-credits scene. This action crime-thriller is a direct sequel to 2018’s Den of Thieves and brings back Gerard Butler’s Nicholas “Big Nick” O’Brien. Here are all the details.

Anthony Angeles, general manager of Galaxy Theatres Carson City, spoke with KOLO 8 Morning Break’s Katey Roshetko about this week’s movie lineup, featuring “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” and Robbie Williams biopic,