As it turned out, the team's next target is the Federal Reserve branch in Los Angeles. As Flannagan deals with a myriad personal problems, he becomes determined to bring down Ray Merriman (Pablo Schreiber), the leader of a crew of daring professional criminals planning to rob the Federal Reserve Bank. Den of Thieves (2018) Pablo Schreiber: Ray Merrimen Showing all 13 items Jump to: Photos (12) Quotes (1) Photos Quotes Ray Merrimen : I ain't cuffin' up 'Big Nick' O'Brien : That's ok. The following weapons were used in the film Den of Thieves: LASD Detective "Big Nick" O'Brien (Gerard Butler) carries an FN FNX Tactical 45 with a C-MORE STS red-dot sight. Testosterone drips off Christian Gudegasts cops-and-robbers thriller that has all the phony authenticity of its Atlanta locations pretending to be Los Angeles. Let's break down everything and explain the wild ending of Den of Thieves. It seems like the police officer was trying to provoke and agitate them as much as possible by literally sleeping with the stripper who was this guys wife. His adversary is Ray Merriman (played by Pablo Schreiber of TV's American Gods), an ice-calm, methodical, bank-robbing maestro with an elite military background. | Because of this, a lot of the feedback and reviews of Den of Thieves tend to get lost in all the muscles and gunfire and lose sight of the message the film is actually trying to convey. But there are still criminals who are going to rob a bank, so Big Nick goes and has a pissing contest with them, just to let them know hes onto them. The first few acts of Den of Thieves will feel familiar to fans of heist movies. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $80 million worldwide. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Fleeing on foot with Nick in close pursuit, Enson is killed and Merrimen is severely wounded. As all this is going on, the robbers are planning to rob the federal reserve bank, while the cops are trying to figure out who they are, what theyre up to and how to stop them. 'Big Nick' O'Brien He is a registered Commodities Trading Adviser (CTA) with the National Futures Association. The first few acts of Den of Thieves will feel familiar to fans of heist movies. A key part of his character is his attire, you could put him in a biker bar and he would blend right in. But if theyre always torn to shreds because theyre not more female-focused, then the message will never get across and the desired change will never be achieved. The next day we're introduced to Detective Nick O'Brien (Gerard Butler) and he begins putting the pieces together. Despite the crooks military precision, there are fatalities on both sides. Donnie then dons his previous disguise of a food delivery guy and exits the building, while the rest of the team transports the stolen money in a garbage truck typically used for removing shredded bills. And it's at this point that we find out that neither Donnie nor the heist the planning of which we've spent the entire movie watching are quite as they seem. [1], In the United States and Canada, Den of Thieves was released on January 19, 2018 alongside 12 Strong and Forever My Girl, as well as the wide expansions of Phantom Thread, I, Tonya and Call Me by Your Name, and was projected to gross $710 million from 2,432 theaters in its opening weekend. Den of Thieves (released in some countries as Criminal Squad) is a 2018 American heist action film[3] written, directed, and produced by Christian Gudegast. Please consider turning it on! Aerial shots of Los Angeles included the Vincent Thomas Bridge, the Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island and the skyline of Downtown Los Angeles. Their target is a team of ex-soldiers and criminals lead by Ray Merriman (PABLO SCHREIBER) who has a bigger target in mind than just regular banks. The recently paroled, special forces-trained Ray Merriman is the leader of the Outlaws, a gang of ex-military men whose tactical skills have helped them evade capture. On top of this, despite him clearly being able to snap her like a twig, when she begins to lay into him, he just stands there and takes it without hitting back. Lobbin Bob is smaller, clean shaven with a nice haircut, and hes wearing a suit. 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Both these men are the epitome of Alpha males, they walk into a room and they own it regardless of whats going on. New & Used (8) from $7.75 + $3.99 shipping. Watch Den of Thieves, Pablo Schreiber - \"Ray Merrimen\" SoundbitesAn elite unit from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department squares off against a crew of successful thieves who plan a seemingly impossible heist -- the city's Federal Reserve Bank.Release date: January 19, 2018 (USA)Director: Christian GudegastMusic composed by: Cliff MartinezProducers: Gerard Butler, Christian Gudegast, Ryan Kavanaugh, Mark Canton, Tucker Tooley, Alan SiegelScreenplay: Christian Gudegast, Paul Scheuring__________________________________________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to Movie clips, trailers \u0026 interviews Here https://www.youtube.com/c/socialnewsxyz?sub_confirmation=1Subscribe to Photo slideshows Here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxNQO2ycXh7LgnfLYlNKa3g/?sub_confirmation=1Subscribe to News Here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9yR49jAK6fZwTkiIXy60zg/?sub_confirmation=1Vist our Site https://www.socialnews.xyz/Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/socialnewsxyzFollow Us on Twitter https://twitter.com/socialnews_xyzSubscribe us on Apple News https://apple.news/Ta6gdANx9TgKXtRy7GKHTig_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The ensuing shootout with police leaves several dead, including one of Merrimen's crew, as the hijackers escape with the empty truck. Donnie, hidden inside a cart of cash, is wheeled inside a counting room as the thieves disrupt the room's power, making it seem like a common brownout. Was that all - was it just to get Big Nick's number? The film stars popular faces of the industry including Gerard Butler, 50 Cent, O'Shea Jackson Jr, Pablo Schreiber and Evan Jones. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. Or girlfriend. When was the term directory replaced by folder? Among his Kevlar-wearing outlaws . Ray Merrimen, and a few of his gang of bank robbers, are ex-military. Surveying the scene while taking a drag on a cigarette and helping himself to a doughnut from a box on the ground, Nick somberly intones, Were dealing with a different animal here, boys.. Screenwriters: Christian Gudegast, Paul Scheuring Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Merrimen and his crew prepare to rob the heavily guarded Federal Reserve: with approximately $30 million in old bills removed from circulation each day, they plan to steal the untraceable money before it is shredded. Detective O'Brien knows they have something big brewing, but hasn't been able to determine exactly what, even after interrogating Donnie (O'Shea Jackson Jr.), who he sees entering the Federal Reserve building under the pretense of delivering food. This is the first known appearance of the M&P 2.0 in popular media. How could one outsmart a tracking implant. Filming & Production Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. Costume designer: Terry Anderson Nothing those shows say is ever going to reach the ears of those their creators purport to want to change the opinions of, because theyre not designed for them. To the films credit, the inevitable scene set in a strip club doesnt take place until well past the one-hour mark. Big Nick ends up nabbing Donnie, who wakes up in a hotel room full of police officers and hookers. The alignment of his chest piece has now, and will forever, bug the shit out of me. After the Federal Reserve heist, O'Brien goes back to the bar where Donnie works, which we saw several times earlier in the movie. Den of Thieves was distributed by STXfilms and released in the United States on January 19, 2018. Men have the ability to fuck shit up when needed, we used to hunt and chase down wild game and fight off the warriors of enemy tribes. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. So Big Nick had sex with Merriman's girlfriend, apparently under instructions from Merriman. Not long after that, however, she turned up in a few features which were of a decidedly higher profile. He had his own plan going on the whole time, and despite being surrounded by guys twice his size with kill counts thatd make Rambo blush, he beat them all. If you proceed you have agreed that you are willing to see such content. Casting: John Papsidera, Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. They have the manager at the bank they pretended to rob call the Federal Reverse and schedule a cash drop off, and the team enters dressed as security guards with the cash from their previous robbery. When O'Brien goes back to his car, he finds that Donnie has escaped. Even more ludicrous are such plot machinations as Merrimans gang taking hostages at a bank, apparently meant to distract the cops, and the climactic heist that goes on so long and proves so convoluted it feels more like Topkapi. If youve spent your whole life making those closest to you feel intimidated and afraid, theyll breathe a sigh of relief once youre gone and never have a nice word to say about you if they ever speak of you at all. Donnie informs Nick but denies knowing the location. Production began in January 2017. Metro would be the right word to describe the two men on this double date. The project was also later supposed to be distributed by Relativity Media at one point as well. [2] It dropped 43% to $8.6 million in its second week[8] and another 47% to $4.6 million in its third. He's reassembling his guys and he's going after a big fish If he's going to go out, he wants to go out on his terms. Along with this, theres a scene with Big Nick standing alone on a beach at sun rise, or sun set. Den of Thieves Quote SubmissionPrison guard: See you soon, Ray.Ray Merrimen: No you won't.Quote for Moviemistakes.com - Den of Thieves https://www.moviemista. In Den of Thieves Nick went to a club and went to a hotel with a woman, who I think has a relationship with Merrimen. Marcus Rhodes (Marcus LaVoi), a member of Merrimen's crew uses a Saiga 12K shotgun in the opening heist. . 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