Brad Pitt, George Clooneys Wolfs director cancels sequel after streaming service pulls theatrical release: No longer trusted

Despite being a reported hit, Brad Pitt and George Clooney’s recent onscreen teamup, “Wolfs,” will not be getting a sequel.According to Deadline, “Wolfs” was the most viewed feature film on Apple TV+, and the outlet had previously confirmed a sequel was on the horizon.However, the film’s director, Jon Watts, pulled the plug after a disagreement with the streaming service.“I showed Apple my final cut of ‘Wolfs’ early this year,” Watts told Deadline.“They were extremely enthusiastic about it and immediately commissioned me to start writing a sequel.

But their last-minute shift from a promised wide theatrical release to a streaming release was a total surprise and made without any explanation or discussion.I wasn’t even told about it until less than a week before they announced it to the world.”The decision not to do a full theatrical release left Watts “completely shocked” and he asked the streaming service to “please not include the news that I was writing a sequel.”“They ignored my request and announced it in their press release anyway, seemingly to create a positive spin to their streaming pivot.

And so I quietly returned the money they gave me for the sequel,” he continued.” I didn’t want to talk about it because I was proud of the film and didn’t want to generate any 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 happily do it again.”“But the truth is that Apple didn’t cancel the ‘Wolfs’ sequel, I did, because I no longer trusted them as a creative partner.” Morning Report and Evening Update: Your source for today's top stories Please provide a valid email address.

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