Gerard Butler Explains Why Filming His New Movie 'Den of Thieves 2' was a 'Nightmare'

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Gerard Butler struggled through filming his new movie Den of Thieves 2: Pantera. The 55-year-old actor stars in the movie, which premieres on Friday (January 10) and picks up where the 2018 original movie left off.

In a recent interview, Gerard explained that he had sustained a significant injury before filming, which made the experience difficult for him. Keep reading to find out more… “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,” he recalled during an interview with EW. Gerard continued, saying, “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.” He joked that he wanted to find a positive from the situation but said it wasn’t possible. “It was a nightmare,” he joked, saying, “and I was a whiny little b-tch!” If you missed it, Gerard recently revealed another unique challenge that he faced while filming another project.