It may be hard to remember, but George Clooney and Brad Pitt co-starred in a movie, “Wolfs,” that Apple released just two months ago. On Friday, the film’s writer and director Jon Watts said Friday that a sequel is no longer happening; in a follow-up interview with Deadline, he explained that he “no longer trusted […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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‘Wolfs’ sequel canceled because director ‘no longer trusted’ Apple

After confirming that Wolfs 2 is no longer happening at Apple TV+, director Jon Watts says that stems from his decision to cut ties with the company.

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After three lucrative and well-received Spider-Man movies, director Jon Watts took a detour to more original territory with Wolfs, which he also wrote. It was intended to kick off a franchise, going so far as to end on a cliffhanger, and a franchise is exactly what was announced. However, Watts himself has confirmed that is not to be, and now he’s shed some light on the why of it all. According to Deadline, it was Watts himself who nixed the seq…

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Spider-Man Director Reveals Why His Apple TV+ Sequel Was Cancelled (and the Reason Might Surprise You)

While the action comedy film "Wolfs" recently became the most-viewed movie in Apple TV+ history, plans for a sequel have been canceled.   In...

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'Wolfs 2' Nixed at Apple TV+ Because Director 'No Longer Trusted' Apple

EXCLUSIVE: 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…

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Earlier this week, we wrote about the slightly surprising news that Apple wouldn't be going forward with a sequel to its George Clooney and Brad Pitt action-comedy Wolfs. (Surprising because, despite getting slightly mixed reviews that noted that there's only so much even Clooney and Pitt's charisma can do with a series of somewhat tired crime movie tropes, the service had previously touted the movie as a massive hit that it had already green-li…

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Wolfs director says he canceled sequel because Apple stabbed him in the back

It may be hard to remember, but George Clooney and Brad Pitt co-starred in a movie, “Wolfs,” that Apple released just two months ago. On Friday, the film’s writer and director Jon Watts said Friday that a sequel is no longer happening; in a follow-up interview with Deadlinehe explained that he “no longer trusted (Apple) as a creative partner.” The company is reportedly scaling back its movie strategy. “Wolfs,” for example, was supposed to get a …

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Jon Watts created some headlines yesterday when he let slip that the “Wolfs” sequel was canceled, even though the film became the most viewed feature film ever released on Apple TV+. Watts has now decided to clarify the whole story, telling Deadline that it wasn’t the streamer that canceled the sequel to “Wolfs,” but rather himself, and this decision came right after Apple stripped the film of its theatrical release. Watts sounds really angry:I …

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Jon Watts Says That He Cancelled ‘Wolfs’ Sequel Because Apple Can “No Longer Be Trusted" — World of Reel

Deadline contacted director John Watts to clarify the situation regarding the canceled sequel to this year's action thriller Lone Wolves, starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney.
Yesterday, the chief director said that he did not believe that a sequel would appear. And now it's crystal clear why he canceled the sequel himself:
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Издание Deadline связалось с режиссёром Джоном Уоттсом, чтобы прояснить ситуацию с отменённым сиквелом экшен-триллера этого года "Одинокие волки" с Брэдом Питтом и Джорджем Клуни.
Вчера главный постановщик рассказал, что не верит в появление продолжения. И теперь кристально понятно по каким причинам — он сам отменил сиквел:
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Сиквел «Одиноких волков» с Брэдом Питтом и Джорджем Клуни отменил сам режиссёр, а не Apple

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The sequel to “Lone Wolves” with Brad Pitt and George Clooney was canceled by the director himself, not Apple

While the action comedy film "Wolfs" recently became the most-viewed movie in Apple TV+ history, plans for a sequel have been canceled. In an interview shared by Deadline today, Wolfs director Jon Watts said he canceled the sequel because he "no longer trusted" Apple as a creative partner. He told the publication that Apple made a last-minute decision to pivot away from widely releasing the movie in theaters without discussing that decision with…

‘Wolfs’ sequel canceled because director ‘no longer trusted’ Apple

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