Despite being reported as 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.
“I showed the final cut of 'Wolfs' to Apple earlier this year,” Watts told Deadline. “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 not post the news that I'm writing a sequel.”
“They ignored my request and announced it in a press release anyway, creating 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 this film and didn't want to generate unnecessary negative press.”
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 could no longer trust 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.
“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 the theatrical release deal for “Wolfs'' 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.
“You're all in this together,” he added. “We're all in this industry trying to find our way through coronavirus and everything else, so there are some challenges along the way. It's disappointing, of course, but on the other hand… So, a lot of people are going to see this movie, and it's going to be released in hundreds of theaters, so it's been released. But yeah, I wish we could have done that. [were] For wide release. ”
In 2023, Clooney revealed to Deadline that he and Pitt gave back a portion of their paychecks to ensure a theatrical release, saying, “Brad and I signed a deal to make that movie and we didn't want it to be released in theaters. I returned the money to make sure.” . At the time, it wasn't as popular a view as it has become 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.
“[It was] That's an interesting article. Whatever the source of her paycheck to us, it's millions of dollars less than 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.”
