Gerard Butler switched sides in the trailer for “Criminal Squad 2”

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s toughest dog is back to settle an old score, but (apparently) switched sides: Seven years after the surprisingly successful heat-Cutting Criminal Unit returns Gerard Butler He returns in the sequel to remind audiences that he is one of the last of the dying breed of stoic, taciturn and very testosterone-charged action heroes still holding the fort in the cinema. The sequel to Criminal Unit Already hinted at at the end of the first film and officially announced shortly after its release. However, its realization took longer than expected and the sequel will not be in cinemas until January 2025.

In Criminal Unit 2whose original title Den of Thieves 2: Pantera Referring to the Pink Panthers jewel mafia, Butler’s Big Nick finds the escaped Donnie in Europe. But instead of tracking down the mastermind from the first film, the disillusioned ex-cop joins him to take part in a diamond robbery in Antwerp. Or is it just a trick and Big Nick is working undercover? The first trailer for the film, which you can see together with the film poster, leaves this question open, but promises plenty of action across Europe, from Belgium to Marseille and the Côte d’Azur to Montenegro:

German Trailer

Original trailer

Christian Gudegast, who returned as director and screenwriter of the sequel, was inspired by the infamous Antwerp diamond robbery, in which gems worth more than 100 million euros were stolen in February 2003. As four concrete cinematic models of Criminal Unit 2 he calls Ronin, Sexy Beast and the Italian mafia thriller Suburb and Gomorrah – Journey into the Realm of the Camorra. In addition to Butler, the sequel also features O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Donnie and Michael Bisping as Connor. New to the cast include Evin Ahmed (“Who is Erin Carter?”) and the kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven (Black Lotus). The German cinemas will Criminal Unit 2 am 09.01.2025 come.

Does the preview make you want to see the film?

Sources: Lionsgate, Constantin Film