Brad Pitt, George Clooney’s ‘Wolfs’ director cancels sequel after streaming service pulls theatrical release: ‘No longer trusted’

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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.”Representatives for Watts, Pitt, Clooney, and Apple TV+ did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.“Wolfs” had a premiere in September at the Venice Film Festival, where Clooney cleared up rumors about his and Pitt’s paychecks for the.