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Apple’s movie theater beef with Hollywood is getting worse

Picture of director Jon Watts (left) standing with actors Brad Pitt (middle) and George Clooney (right) on the set of Wolfs.
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Wolfs director Jon Watts told Collider on Friday that he didn’t think a sequel to the George Clooney and Brad Pitt movie, which Apple had already greenlit, would be happening. Yesterday, he revealed to Deadline that he had backed out of the project because he “no longer trusted [Apple] as a creative partner” after the company made a u-turn on its wide theatrical release.

The New York Times reported in August that Apple pulled the theatrical run for Wolfs because it was concerned it was spending too much on films after suffering multiple high-profile box office disappointments. At the same time, its limited-run approach worked out for Doug Liman’s The Instigators, which analysts cited by the Times said was the most-watched streaming movie...

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https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/24/24304621/wolfs-sequel-cancelled-apple-tv-plus-theatrical-release-jon-watts-george-clooney-brad-pitt
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