Pantera" features the world's first electric car chase. When writer and director Christian Gudegast was thinking about the film's sequel, he knew he needed to raise the stakes, and what better way to do that than with an all-action,

It’s an odd choice to do a sequel to the 2018 heist movie “Den of Thieves” in 2025. The first film made less than $50 million at the domestic box

In this franchise, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Gerard Butler band together and blur the lines between the actions of an anti-hero and a real villain.

Writer/director Christian Gudegast’s Den Of Thieves is not a film that particularly appealed to my personal sensibilities, but it did allow me to go into the sequel with an open mind and reasonable hopes.

Pantera debuts in the US theaters today. Review scores for the sequel have now started to come in and have surpassed those of the original, with the movie getting strong ratings on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic.

Start your engines! Our Jamie Yuccas takes us on a ride with actors Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. The stars of "Den of Thieves 2: Pantera" pressed the accelerator and opened up about their bro-mance and even shared what it was like being neighbors during the filming of the movie.

Owen Gleiberman of Variety calls Den of Thieves 2: Pantera a satisfying impersonation of a high-end crime film, saying that Gerard Butler is good enough to lift “a piece of pulp so it almost seems like a real movie.” The critic continues:

Pantera performed better than expected at the box office this weekend, taking the top spot and giving Lionsgate a rare win.

The Lionsgate movie has made $1.35 million in Thursday previews so far at the box office. It’s projected to make $11 million to $13 million in its opening weekend and will battle Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” for the box office crown.

Gerard Butler loved performing high-risk stunts during the making of the heist sequel 'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera'.