It could be laborious to recollect, however George Clooney and Brad Pitt co-starred in a film, “Wolfs,” that Apple launched simply two months in the past.
On Friday, the movie’s author and director Jon Watts stated Friday {that a} sequel is not occurring; in a follow-up interview with Deadline, he defined that he “not trusted [Apple] as a artistic associate.”
The corporate is reportedly scaling again its film technique. “Wolfs,” for instance, was speculated to get an enormous theatrical launch, however as a substitute, it performed in a restricted variety of theaters for only one week earlier than launching on Apple TV+.
Watts, who additionally created the brand new Star Wars present “Skeleton Crew,” stated Apple’s shift “was a complete shock and made with none clarification or dialogue.”
“I used to be utterly shocked and requested them to please not embody the information that I used to be writing a sequel,” Watts stated. “They ignored my request and introduced it of their press launch anyway, seemingly to create a constructive spin to their streaming pivot.”
In consequence, Watts stated he “quietly returned the cash they gave me for the sequel” and canceled the undertaking.