Gerard Butler reveals why filming upcoming sequel Den Of Thieves 2 was a 'nightmare'
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Gerard Butler revealed the reason why shooting the upcoming action thriller, Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera, was a 'nightmare.'. The Scottish actor, 55 - who looks unrecognizable in the anticipated live-action remake of How To Train Your Dragon - opened up about an injury he suffered shortly before filming began for the sequel.
![[While recently talking to Entertainment Weekly, 'This was a weird time for me at the beginning of this movie because I'd been through a pretty intense surgery']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/23/93936753-14268773-While_recently_talking_to_Entertainment_Weekly_This_was_a_weird_-m-4_1736466291998.jpg)
The movie - which also stars O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Evin Ahmad - is slated to hit theaters later this week on Friday, January 10. While recently talking to Entertainment Weekly, 'This was a weird time for me at the beginning of this movie because I'd been through a pretty intense surgery.'.
'And then I tore my ACL fully about a month later and then started this movie,' Butler continued. 'So I was not in the best shape, and it was a pretty physical movie, and I didn't have a chance to get the surgery on my ACL, so I made this movie with a freshly torn ACL, and it was pretty rough.'.
![['You could not breathe…my heart was racing…it was as if we were really doing the heist,' Butler revealed to the outlet]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/00/93936755-14268773-image-a-12_1736468619100.jpg)
Gerard Butler, 55, revealed the reason why shooting the upcoming action thriller, Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera, was a 'nightmare'; seen in December 2024 in Florida. 'I wanted to put a "but" in to make it sound positive, but it wasn't positive. It was a nightmare!' Gerard expressed, before humorously adding, 'And I was a whiny little b***h!'.
![[Butler has a busy year ahead of him, and also took on a big role in the live-action remake of How To Train Your Dragon]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/00/93939211-14268773-image-a-15_1736469101998.jpg)
His fellow castmate, O'Shea Jackson Jr., also joined in on the interview and shared, 'Oh my God, there were so many stairs in that movie too!'. Butler agreed and stated, 'There were 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.'.
![[During his interview with Extra, Gerard briefly talked about the movie and shared, 'There's something about that story…I'm very excited to be able to play Stoick on the big screen'; seen in July 2024 in England]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/00/93936873-14268773-During_his_interview_with_Extra_Gerard_briefly_talked_about_the_-a-40_1736470756915.jpg)
