Yes, he's the son of a hip-hop legend, but the 33-year-old actor is really just one of the guys. Now, with 'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera,' he's a thrill-ride headliner, too.

In the upcoming movie Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, Detective Nicholas “Big Nick” O'Brien (Gerard Butler) and Donnie Wilson (O'Shea Jackson Jr.) continue their feud from Den of Thieves. It could set them up for a third matchup, a rubber match, as they say in wrestling.

After seven years making the sequel to filmmaker Christian Gudegast’s cult thriller, Butler and Jackson spoke to The Globe about why the comeback took so long and why it was worth it