"Wolfs" Sequel Not Moving Forward

A sequel to the Apple movie "Wolfs," starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney, is not moving forward.

Three months after the studio inked a deal with director Jon Watts to develop the follow-up to his crime caper feature, he told Collider in an interview the follow-up would not be happening.

Promoting his new Disney+ “Star Wars” series “Skeleton Crew,” the filmmaker was asked about his coming plans.

“I don’t know what I’m directing next, and I don’t think there’s going to be a Wolfs sequel,” Watts told the outlet.

Back in August it was reported that the original film would be moving from a full theatrical release to a limited one and an immediate premiere on Apple TV+. 

It was also announced at the time that a sequel was in development.

The abrupt new strategy, enacted just over a month ahead of release, raised some eyebrows, as Clooney had stated in 2023 that “Brad and I made the deal to do that movie where we gave money back to make sure that we had a theatrical release.” 

However, the shift to a limited run also came packaged with news that Apple had signed Jon Watts to direct, write and produce a “Wolfs” sequel, with Clooney and Pitt expected to return to play a pair of fixers operating in the criminal underworld.

“Wolfs” made a splashy premiere at the Venice Film Festival in early September, with both of its stars walking the red carpet. And following its debut on Apple TV+, the streamer boasted that the film had become the most viewed feature in the platform’s history. 

It was the type of superlative meant to affirm that “Wolfs” was a success. 

Apple won the project in a competitive bidding war, enticed by the prospect of reuniting “Ocean’s” trilogy stars Clooney and Pitt, as well as landing Watts’ latest feature after the filmmaker had finished helming all three Tom Holland “Spider-Man” entries for Sony.