Even though Apple TV+’s action comedy buddy flick “Wolfs” has scored as the most viewed movie in Apple TV+ history, there are no longer any plans for an expected sequel.
In an interview with Deadline, Wolfs director Jon Watts said he canceled the sequel because he “no longer trusted” Apple as a creative partner.
“I showed Apple my final cut of Wolfs early this year,” Watts told Deadline. “They were extremely enthusiastic about it and immediately commissioned me to start writing a sequel. But their last minute shift from a promised wide theatrical release to a streaming release was a total surprise and made without any explanation or discussion. I wasn’t even told about it until less than a week before they announced it to the world. I was completely shocked and asked them to please not include the news that I was writing a sequel. They ignored my request and announced it in their press release anyway, seemingly to create a positive spin to their streaming pivot. And so I quietly returned the money they gave me for the sequel. I didn’t want to talk about it because I was proud of the film and didn’t want to generate any unnecessary negative press. I loved working with Brad and George (and Amy and Austin and Poorna and Zlatko) and would happily do it again. But the truth is that Apple didn’t cancel the Wolfs sequel, I did, because I no longer trusted them as a creative partner.”
Apple announced in an August press release that a “Wolfs” sequel was planned. Apple’s head of feature films Matt Dentler said the company was “excited to see fans embrace the movie as we start working with Jon on the sequel.”
The film, directed by Watts, best-known for directing the recent Spider-Man trilogy, “Wolfs” follows two professional fixers played by Pitt and Clooney who must team up to cover up a high-profile crime. The cast also includes Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, and Richard Kind.
The movie debuted in a few theaters on September 20, and on Apple TV+ a week later.