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

While the enactment drama movie "Wolfs" precocious became the most-viewed movie successful Apple TV+ history, plans for a sequel person been canceled.


In an interrogation shared by Deadline today, Wolfs manager Jon Watts said helium canceled the sequel due to the fact that helium "no longer trusted" Apple arsenic a originative partner.

Watts told the work that Apple made a last-minute determination to pivot distant from wide releasing the movie successful theaters, without discussing that determination with him successful advance. He besides said that Apple ignored his petition to not notation the planned "Wolfs" sequel successful its property merchandise regarding the movie switching to a limited, one-week theatrical merchandise earlier becoming disposable to watercourse connected Apple TV+.

Apple announced that a "Wolfs" sequel was planned in an August property release. Apple's caput of diagnostic films Matt Dentler said the institution was "excited to spot fans clasp the movie arsenic we commencement moving with Jon connected the sequel."

Here is the afloat punctuation from Watts explaining wherefore the sequel is disconnected the table:"I showed Apple my last chopped of Wolfs aboriginal this year," Watts told Deadline. "They were highly enthusiastic astir it and instantly commissioned maine to commencement penning a sequel. But their past infinitesimal displacement from a promised wide theatrical merchandise to a streaming merchandise was a full astonishment and made without immoderate mentation oregon discussion. I wasn't adjacent told astir it until little than a week earlier they announced it to the world. I was wholly shocked and asked them to delight not see the quality that I was penning a sequel. They ignored my petition and announced it successful their property merchandise anyway, seemingly to make a affirmative rotation to their streaming pivot. And truthful I softly returned the wealth they gave maine for the sequel. I didn't privation to speech astir it due to the fact that I was arrogant of the movie and didn't privation to make immoderate unnecessary antagonistic press. I loved moving with Brad and George (and Amy and Austin and Poorna and Zlatko) and would happily bash it again. But the information is that Apple didn’t cancel the Wolfs sequel, I did, due to the fact that I nary longer trusted them arsenic a originative partner."This play mightiness beryllium capable for an Apple TV+ movie of its own!

"Wolfs" stars Brad Pitt and George Clooney arsenic 2 nonrecreational "fixers" who are assigned to screen up a high-profile crime. The 2 "lone wolves" are forced to enactment together, contempt not wanting to, and drama ensues. The movie besides stars Amy Ryan.

The movie debuted successful prime theaters connected September 20, and connected Apple TV+ a week later.

Watts is champion known for directing the "Spider-Man" films wrong the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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