Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Christian Gudegast ’s 2018 action crime movieDen of Thievespaved the way for the 2025 sequelDen of Thieves 2 : Pantera , which served up a reminder about just how brilliant Donnie ’s original heist was . Den of Thieves 2 : Panterasees O’Shea Jackson , Jr. ’s Donnie Wilson ascend to the next level as a stealer , as he manages to take out off a stickup at the World Diamond Center , one of the most inviolable facility in Europe . In the course of that feat , which wasinspired by a tangible - world diamond armed robbery , Donnie showcases himself once again as a master of manipulation and scheme .
The subsequence also picks up the story ofGerard Butler ’s Detective Nick " Big Nick " O’Brien , who was outsmarted by Donnie in the original movie but chance himself align with the former marine andthe chemical group of looting medical specialist be intimate as The Panthers . Big Nick is a sea captain operator and strategist himself , and he and Donnie work well together as thieves after find they have a common background . The LASD detective refers back to the original rip-off early on in the movie , and in doing so confirms just how perfectly carry through and bright Donnie ’s heist inDen of Thievesactually was .
Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson , Jr. bring back with more gamey - stake heist action , crossing borders and kick upstairs the legal community for difficulty on their thieving .
Den Of Thieves 2 Confirms The Federal Reserve Doesn’t Believe They Were Robbed
Donnie Stole Money That Was Not Accounted For
Donnie ’s planned robbery of the Los Angeles branch of the Federal Reserve inDen of Thieveswas dependent on one key element : they would n’t even know that they had been fleece . While there were a dyad of little hiccups along the way , Donnie , Merrimen and the other thieves managed to make away with $ 30 million in " unfit " currency , mean cash without in series numbers that was due to be shredded and taken out of circulation . After being bewitch by Nick and his gang , Donnie superintend to escape custody and take flight the scene of the shootout between Merrimen ’s thief and Nick ’s officers .
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Sheriff “Big Nick” O’Brien tracks Donnie Wilson to Europe after his daring escape. As Donnie becomes deeply involved with diamond thieves and the Panther mafia, the stakes rise with a plan to rob the world’s largest diamond exchange. The film promises intense action and suspense across international borders.
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Den of Thieves
January 19th , 2018
$ 30 million
$ 80.5 million
41 %
63 %
January 10th , 2024
$ 40 million
$ 24.6 million *
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79 %
Nick finally realizes that it was Donnie who was the hidden conceiver behind the armed robbery all along , but when he and his team pop Merrimen and bust their escape vehicle , they find bag of sliced report , while the Federal Reserve reports all currency accounted for . InDen of Thieves 2 : Pantera , Nick reveals that not only did Donnie and his ally make off with the $ 30 million at the expense of Merrimen and his crew , the Federal Reserve was lawfully incognizant they had been robbed , meaning nobody would be hunt them .
Den Of Thieves' Federal Reserve Heist Hid Another Great Reason For Donnie’s Brilliance
He Robbed A Place That Would Never Reveal A Robbery
Donnie ’s heist inDen of Thievescarries a feature that also implement to his heist inDen of Thieves 2 : Pantera . Given both the Federal Reserve and the World Diamond Center ’s reputations as totally inviolable facilities , neither would ever acknowledge to being robbed in the first place , no matter what is taken . The reputation for both buildings is connote on how ripe their surety measures are , so even if they are robbed , they ’d never account that to the world at bombastic and risk ruining their reputation .
Director Christian Gudegast consulted real bank looting experts to craft the heist inDen of thief , and based the heist in Den of Thieves 2 : Pantera on the real 2003 Antwerp infield heist .
Knowing that would be the case for both situation serves Donnie in the long run as a stealer who intends to continue working , because as he observe inPantera , for him , it ’s about the quiver of the holdup , not the money . By soak position that would never report theft to anyone except perhaps a pocket-size roach of police detective , it hold launch the number of center on Donnie limited at all times . AsDen of Thieves 2 : Panterademonstrates , Big Nick was the only one still on Donnie ’s trail specifically , although the Panthers themselves had a chore force play dedicated to their capture .
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Sheriff " Big Nick " O’Brien tracks Donnie Wilson to Europe after his daring escape . As Donnie becomes deeply involved with diamond thieves and the Panther mafia , the stake get up with a plan to pluck the world ’s large diamond exchange . The picture show promises acute activeness and suspense across international borders .
