This morning a poster for George Clooney/Brad Pitt’s “Wolfs” was released, and the only date stamped on it was September 27 on Apple TV. Did Sony just pull “Wolfs” from its release schedule?
The film is also no longer available for advance ticket sales on Fandango. Despite Apple nixing its originally intended wide release, “Wolfs” was still supposed to play in theaters for one week, beginning September 20th, before going to Apple TV the following Friday.
Wouldn’t it be something if a movie starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney goes straight to streaming? Welcome to 2024! Apparently, both stars were paid $45M each to be in “Wolfs,” and its director, Jon Watts, was rewarded the handsome sum of $15M. That’s $105M of the budget on just three people.
Watts recently told Vanity Fair that the “theatrical experience” is “valuable” and “important” and “I always thought of [Wolfs] as a theatrical movie.” Watts added, “we made [Wolfs] to be seen in theaters, and I think that’s the best way to see it.”
According to the New York Times, Apple recently reviewed their overspending on movie projects and will be capping most of their future releases at $80M. They’re also going to be limiting “event-worthy theatrical runs” to just 1 to 2 films per year. This news comes after Apple’s recent commercial failures, some of which cost $200M+ to produce (“Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Napoleon”).
“Wolfs” is supposed to have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Monday, and that’ll be the only time it’s shown theatrically in Europe.
