The anticipated sequel to the George Clooney and Brad Pitt motion comedy Wolfs has been cancelled.
The unique movie was launched on Apple TV+ in September after a quick theatrical run. Directed by Jon Watts (Marvel’s Spider-Man trilogy), it noticed Clooney and Pitt taking part in two skilled fixers who’re compelled to work collectively on a job, regardless of each preferring to work as lone wolves.
The movie had been extensively anticipated to be granted a sequel, with Clooney, Pitt and Watts all returning, however Selection have confirmed that the second movie will not be going forward.
Watts gave an interview to Collider this week through which he promoted his new Disney+ Star Wars collection Skeleton Crew. Requested about his upcoming initiatives, he mentioned: “I don’t know what I’m directing subsequent, and I don’t suppose there’s going to be a Wolfs sequel.”
This contradicts stories from the summer time that Apple had signed Watts on to direct, write and produce a second Wolfs movie, however that would seem to not be taking place.
Wolfs premiered on the Venice Movie Competition in September and in addition stars Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, Richard Type and the voice of Frances McDormand, and presently sits on a Rotten Tomatoes score of 66%. The location’s consensus concludes that the 2 actors give the movie “zip, even when it cycles by way of cliches of the fixer style, making for a delightful and slick throwback”.
In a three-star evaluation of Wolfs, NME wrote: “Regardless of its superficially darkish materials, Wolfs isn’t meant to be tough or difficult, it’s simply an pleasant time hanging out with some chilled, reassuringly good-looking gents as they resolve their not-a-murder thriller.”
“Once they ultimately do and all of the strands are defined, it’s fairly onerous to comply with how issues all join up nevertheless it doesn’t actually matter. By that time viewers may have gladly accepted the state of issues – typically a comfortable night time in watching a straightforward movie is one of the best treatment for coping with the world’s woes, as it’s on this case.”
Clooney and Pitt are set to reunite quickly, nonetheless, in Ocean’s 14, which is reportedly within the works with All Quiet On The Western Entrance director Edward Berger mentioned to be in talks to take over the franchise from Steven Soderbergh.
