Jon Watts Explains Demise Of George Clooney & Brad Pitt ‘Wolfs’ Sequel After Streaming Pivot: “Apple Didn’t Cancel…I Did, Because I No Longer Trusted Them As A Creative Partner”
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Jon Watts, the filmmaker who stepped out of the Spider-Man franchise with Tom Holland and Zendaya to script and direct George Clooney and Brad Pitt in the film Wolfs for Apple, created a press dustup yesterday when he let slip that he and they would not be doing a sequel, even though Wolfs became by far the most viewed feature film ever released on Apple TV+.
Deadline revealed plans for a sequel at the same time we divulged that Apple had moved off plans for a full theatrical release in favor of a limited one with a quick jump to the streaming site.
This followed Fly Me To The Moon ‘s inability to measure up in its extended box office run. Suffice to say that even though they showed up for the Venice premiere, all of the principals were very disappointed by the pivot.
This is at the root of the sequel going away. It is similar to when Doug Liman feuded with Amazon after his Road House remake went straight to streaming despite his deal for a theatrical release and huge test scores, and he is not returning for the inevitable sequel.
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