It’s Sunday on the Lido with George Clooney and Brad Pitt cruising into town for the world premiere of Apple Original Film’s Wolfs. The movie premieres out of competition at the Venice Film Festival this evening after screening for the press this morning.
In between their trademark banter at the packed press conference, the pair also addressed weightier matters such as the upcoming U.S. elections and the contemporary film industry chestnut of streaming versus theatrical.
In December last year, Sony won the global theatrical distribution deal for the crime thriller with comedic elements. Then in August, Apple pivoted on its plan for Wolfs to have a wide theatrical release before it lands on Apple TV+. It instead will receive a limited theatrical release September 20, and then debut globally on Apple TV+ on September 27.
At the same time, Apple also made a deal with Watts to write, direct and produce a sequel vehicle for Clooney and Pitt. It is unclear if Clooney and Pitt have also already signed on for the follow-up.
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• x050 September 01 – Wolfs (Premiere) – Venice, Italy.