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Screen Rant recently sat down with Gudegast to discuss Den of Thieves and the development of its sequel for the original's home video release (on digital April 10, DVD/Blu-ray April 24), where we dug deep into what the plot of
Den of Thieves 2 will be, where it will take Butler and an also-returning O'Shea Jackson Jr., and who may be joining them.
Like the first movie, which was inspired by a real life attempt to rob the Federal Reserve in Los Angeles,
Den of Thieves 2 will be based on a true event - in this case the Antwerp diamond exchange heist of 2003 - with the two main surviving characters at the center of the story: original mastermind Donnie (Jackson) will be on the run with the former Pink Panther mafia after a diamond heist goes wrong, hunted by Interpol and Nick O'Brien (Butler), who's left his L.A. life and family troubles behind for Europe. The film will cover a bevy of European locales, from London (where the first film ended) to Belgium, Marseilles, the Cote d'Azur, and Montenegro, bringing with it an overall lighter tone to the gritty original.
The project is currently in the development, with the story fully mapped out and Gudegast ready to begin script work once the studio deal is sorted. Outside of the two returning stars, no other casting information is set, but the director wants to again gather a range of actors as well as potential fighters and footballers.
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