Despite being reportedly a hit, Wolfs, which recently teamed up Brad Pitt and George Clooney on screen, has no plans for a sequel.
according to the deadline“Wolfs” was the most-watched feature film on Apple TV+, and the outlet previously confirmed that a sequel was in the works.
However, the film's director, Jon Watts, canceled production due to disagreements with the streaming service.
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A sequel to the crime film “Wolfs,'' starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney, will not be made, the film's director has announced. (Apple TV+)
“I showed Apple the final cut of 'Wolfs'” Watts told Deadline earlier this year. “They were so enthusiastic about the film that they immediately asked them to write a sequel. However, the last-minute change from the promised wide theatrical release to a streaming release came as a complete surprise and no surprise. It was done without any explanation or discussion. I wasn't even told about it until less than a week before they announced it to the world.”
Watts was “completely shocked” by the decision not to give the film a full theatrical release, and asked streaming services to “please refrain from posting news that I am writing a sequel.”
“They ignored my request and announced it in a press release anyway, which seemed to create a positive direction for the streaming axis. So I quietly returned the money they gave me for the sequel.” he continued. “I didn't want to talk about it because I'm proud of the film and didn't want to generate unnecessary negative press.”
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Jon Watts, director of “Wolfs,'' appears on set with Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Watts told Deadline that he canceled the film's sequel after disagreeing with Apple over its release strategy. (Apple TV+)
Watts added, “I loved working with Brad and George (and Amy).” [Ryan] and austin [Abrams] and Poorna [Jagannathan] And Zlatko [Buric]) and would be happy to do it again. ”
“But the truth is, Apple didn't cancel the Wolfs sequel. I canceled it because I no longer trusted Apple as a creative partner.”
Representatives for Watts, Pitt, Clooney and Apple TV+ did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
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Watts said that while he enjoyed working with Clooney and Pitt, he “no longer trusted” Apple as a “creative partner.” (Eric Charbonneau/Apple TV+ via Getty Images)
“But the truth is, Apple didn't cancel the Wolfs sequel. I canceled it because I no longer trusted Apple as a creative partner.”
“Wolfs'' premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September, and Clooney dispelled rumors about him and Pitt's pay and release plans at the film's press conference.
According to hollywood reporterClooney and Pitt returned part of their salaries after a deal to release “Wolfs'' in theaters fell through and the film was given a limited release.
“Yes, we wanted to release it.” [in theaters]. There were some bumps along the way, it happens. when i did [Clooney-directed biographical sports drama] “The Boys in the Boat” was produced for MGM, but ended up for Amazon and was never released internationally. This was a surprise. There are elements of this that we are figuring out,” he said, according to the outlet.
Wolfs premiered at this year's Venice Film Festival, and Clooney admitted that he and Pitt gave back a portion of their salaries so the film could be widely released in theaters before being streamed. (Daniele Venturelli/Wire Image)
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“You're all in this together,” he added. “There are some challenges along the way because we’re all in this industry and we’re all trying to find our way through COVID-19 and everything else. It’s disappointing, of course. On the other hand, there are a lot of people who are going to see this movie, and it's going to be released in hundreds of theaters, so I wish they could have released it. [were] For wide release. ”
In 2023, Clooney revealed to Deadline that he and Pitt gave back some of their paychecks to ensure a theatrical release, saying, “Brad and I signed a deal to make that movie and make sure it got a theatrical release.” I returned the money to do so.” At the time, that wasn't the prevailing opinion as it has been over the past year and a half. ”
In Venice, Clooney also new york times The stars of “Ocean's Eleven” were reportedly paid more than $35 million each to appear in the film.
Clooney also denied rumors that he and Pitt were paid more than $35 million to appear in Wolfs. (J.B. Lacroix/Film Magic)
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”[It was] Interesting article, whatever the source of her paycheck to us is millions and millions of dollars less than what is being reported. And I'm saying that because I think it's bad for our industry for people to think that's the standard for pay,” Clooney said. per person. “I think that would be terrible. It would make it impossible to make movies.”
