Den of Thieves 2
Gerard Butleris no stranger to action movies.
Though his first movie was a period piece, playing Archie Brown inMrs.
Brown(1997), his career has often included high-octane genre movies.
He would return to them time again throughout his career.
Fast-forward over 20 years, andButler is still regularly involved in action movies.
Though he has been in many one-off movies, Butler has also made his way into franchises.
This includes the DreamWorks animated franchiseHow to Train Your Dragonand theHas Fallenseries.
There is also asequel in development forGreenland.
It was released on January 10 as one of the first major premieres of 2025.
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.
Speaking withEntertainment Weekly, Butler revealed that an unforeseen injury made his time working onPanterafar more difficult.
As a result, he “made this movie with a freshly torn ACL.”
And I was a whiny little bitch!
Jackson Jr.: Oh my God, there were so many stairs in that movie too!
Butler:There were so many stairs.
I’m like, ‘Really, we have to set this whole movie on a hill?’
So it was intense, but it definitely made the action scenes…
I had to do less acting.
Despite the problems that it posed forPantera, it was not Butler’s first time facing major physical issues.
The actor eventually recovered, but he did suffer from further surgery and resulting injuries.
After the experience, Butler returned to riding his motorcycle and returned to acting.
Grappling with the production on a torn ACL was certainly an unwelcome new territory for him.
Still,Butler nearly quit actingin the aftermath.
He and Jackson Jr were joking about the injury and the number of steps and hills in the movie.
That proves that he is not dwelling too heavily on the pain of it all.
The film promises intense action and suspense across international borders.
