This week, we dive into Wolfs, the 2024 Jon Watts-directed action comedy that finally reunites George Clooney and Brad Pitt after 16 years. Set in a single chaotic night, it follows two lone-wolf fixers who are hired separately—by a DA and a hotel owner—to clean up what seems like a dead man, hidden cameras, shady drug deals, and inevitable betrayal. Does their star power save the film, or did we give this film a full moon?
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Release Details
• Title: Wolfs
• Year: 2024
• Director: Jon Watts
• Writer(s): Jon Watts
• Top Billed Stars:
○ George Clooney
○ Brad Pitt
○ Amy Ryan
○ Austin Abrams
○ Poorna Jagannathan
• Running Time: 108 minutes
• Country of Origin: United States
• Official Release Date(s):
○ Premiered at Venice International Film Festival: September 1, 2024
○ Limited theatrical release in the U.S.: September 20, 2024
○ Streaming release on Apple TV+: September 27, 2024
Background & Interesting Details
• Wolfs marks the reunion of George Clooney and Brad Pitt on-screen; they’d last appeared together in Burn After Reading (2008).
• Produced by Apple Original Films, Smokehouse Pictures (Clooney), Plan B Entertainment (Pitt), and others.
• There was a bidding war for the rights early on. Apple won out among many studios/streamers.
• Filming took place in New York City (including Harlem, Chinatown) starting in January 2023.
• Initially planned for a wide theatrical release, but Apple changed strategy: it released Wolfs in a limited number of theaters, then on its streaming platform. This change was controversial.
• There had been talk of a sequel, with Clooney, Pitt, and Watts involved. But the sequel was later cancelled by the director (Watts), citing loss of trust with Apple over the theatrical / streaming release decisions.
Other Projects (Writer / Director / Main Leads)
• Jon Watts (Director / Writer): Before Wolfs, Watts is best known for directing the Spider-Man trilogy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: No Way Home).
• George Clooney: Long career; some recent / notable films include The Midnight Sky (2020), The Tender Bar (2021), among many others. And historically, the Ocean’s trilogy, Gravity, Up in the Air, etc.
• Brad Pitt: Also extensive, recent/highlighted work: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), Bullet Train (2022), Babylon (2022), etc.
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