So the Den of Thieves wasn’t quite as crowded the second time around. Christian Gudegast’s heist sequel starring O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Gerard Butler has made roughly half of its 2018 predecessor with $47M worldwide. However, Lionsgate is still quite happy with the franchise, and are ready to move forward with a third caper.
Lionsgate, Tucker Tooley Entertainment, and Butler’s G-BASE are moving ahead with Den of Thieves 3. Will this one have a cool location attached to its name, similar to Den of Thieves 2: Pantera? Perhaps Den of Thieves 3: Djibouti?
Jackson and Butler are expected to reprise their roles as Donnie Wilson and Detective Big Nick O’Brien, who began on opposite sides of the law but ended up working together to pull off a diamond heist in the sequel. You can read my review of the film here.
None of this should come as a surprise. Lionsgate, which had a dismal 2024, has been excited over Den of Thieves which has been one of the studio’s few homegrown hits and Gudegast a rising star. The filmmaker was ready to go on a third movie before the second one debuted, telling THR in January…
“It’s already pitched. It’s already done. We’re ready to go.”
