Summary
George Clooney and Brad Pitt’s upcoming movieWolfsis their first onscreen collaboration in sixteen years.Wolfsis an upcoming psychological thriller starringOcean’s ElevenalumniGeorge Clooney and Brad Pittthat releases in select theaters on August 11, 2025.Produced by Apple Original Films,Wolfswill also premiere globally in 100+ countries exclusively on Apple TV+on September 27.
WolfsfollowsClooney’s Jack and Pitt’s Nickas two lone wolf fixers who are assigned to the same job. The film also stars Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone,Bridge of Spies,Birdman), Poorna Jagannathan (Big Little Lies,The Night Of,Ramy), Austin Abrams (Euphoria,Paper Towns,This Is Us), and Richard Kind (Argo,Inside Out,A Serious Man).Wolfsis written and directed byJon Watts, the celebrated director of Tom Halland’sSpider-Mantrilogyand Jeff Bridges' latest seriesThe Old Man.
Apple has already confirmed a Wolfs sequel with Clooney, Pitt, and director Jon Watts set to return, perDeadline.
Burn After Reading was directed by the Coen Brothers
The last feature film collaboration between Pitt and Clooney was the 2008 satirical dark comedyBurn After Reading, which was written and directed by the iconic filmmaking duo the Coen Brothers (No Country For Old Men,True Grit).Burn After Readingfollows two gym employees who try to sell a mysterious disk with confidential CIA intel. Pitt and Clooney’s last collaboration was technically the 2012 television broadcast of8, a Broadway play that chronicles the closing arguments of Perry v. Schwarzenegger which led to the overturn of Proposition 8.
Clooney starred in several films together during the 2000s, including all three installments of the Steven SoderberghOcean’strilogy.They both appeared in 2002’sConfession of a Dangerous Mind, written by Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), although Clooney had a leading role while Pitt, and Matt Damon for that matter, played unnamed bartenders. Additionally, both Clooney and Pitt were voice actors in John Krasinski’s IF, butWolfsis set to offer a much more proper onscreen reunion for the two Hollywood legends.
Burn After Reading is currently available to stream on Netflix.
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There is sure to be plenty of witty banter in the action-comedy
Watts has already proven he can deliver highly entertaining and profitable films, which likely played a part in attracting Clooney and Pitt for their first onscreen reunion in sixteen years. Based on the trailer, the fierce rivalry between Clooney and Pitt’s fixers looks to offer plenty of sharp and witty banter. The action comedy also appears to have plenty of intense shootouts and car chases, making it a worthy film to see the long-awaited reunion of Pitt and Clooney.Wolfs, as opposed to Wolves, highlights the fact that Pitt and Clooney’s characters are not partners and are forced to work together to stay alive.
Wolfs
Cast
Wolfs is an action-thriller film written and directed by Jon Watts, and sees the on-screen reunion of Brad Pitt and George Clooney after nearly fifteen years. The film centers on two fixers who are brought together when they’re both hired for the same job.
