It has been almost two weeks since the action continuation of Criminal Squad 2 has found its way into German cinemas. After the film has recovered around $ 50 million against a budget of 40 million (via the Number), fans can now look forward to a happy customer: Criminal Squad 3 comes and Gerard Butler should return as Big Nick.
After the cinema success: Continuation of action Criminal Squad 3 with Gerard Butler in dry cloths
As Variety reports, there is Criminal Squad 3 already under development. Gerard Butler should not only return in front of the camera, but also act as a producer of the action strip with his company G-Base. Part 2 launched in the center of cinemas in the USA on January 10, 2025 and was able to secure the top position of the cinema charts at the start-a complete success from a guide.
Gerard Butler will again slip into the role of Detective Nicholas “Big Nick” O’Brien, the criminals With the hardest and greasy methods that doesn’t go out. After he followed Donnie Wilson (O’Shea Jackson Jr.) in Criminal Squad 2 to Europe and was drawn into the dangerous world of the diamond trade, we can be excited to see where Big Nick is going in this third crime thriller.
Look here a trailer for Criminal Squad 2:
Criminal Squad 2 – Trailer 2 (German) HD
Gerard Butler already has his own ideas for Criminal Squad 3
O’Shea Jackson is also expected for a return, while director and screenwriter Christian Gudegast is said to be in discussion for part 3. In the Moviepilot interview, Butler and Jackson expressed a few ideas for a possible sequel:
I hope, that we reinvent the wheel in part 3 And we can ask us: ‘Where are you going now?’ Now that it has become a big thing, we can continue in all possible directions. There are still so many options for burglaries, buddy-cop stories, all.
It is not yet known when Criminal Squad 3 should be released. However, the fact that the series takes another seven years to deliver the next film can be doubted. We still do not expect a theatrical release before 2027.