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 short theatrical run. Directed by Jon Watts (Marvel’s Spider-Man trilogy), it noticed Clooney and Pitt enjoying 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 no longer be going forward.
Watts gave an interview to Collider this week by which he promoted his new Disney+ Star Wars sequence Skeleton Crew. Requested about his upcoming tasks, he mentioned: “I don’t know what I’m directing subsequent, and I don’t assume there’s going to be a Wolfs sequel.”
This contradicts studies 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 occurring.
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 at the moment sits on a Rotten Tomatoes ranking of 66%. The positioning’s consensus concludes that the 2 actors give the movie “zip, even when it cycles by means of cliches of the fixer style, making for a satisfying and slick throwback”.
In a three-star assessment of Wolfs, NME wrote: “Regardless of its superficially darkish materials, Wolfs isn’t meant to be tough or difficult, it’s simply an pleasurable time hanging out with some chilled, reassuringly good-looking gents as they unravel their not-a-murder thriller.”
“After they finally do and all of the strands are defined, it’s fairly onerous to comply with how issues all join up however it doesn’t actually matter. By that time viewers may have gladly accepted the state of issues – typically a comfy evening in watching a straightforward movie is the very best treatment for coping with the world’s woes, as it’s on this case.”
Clooney and Pitt are set to reunite quickly, nevertheless, 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.
