George Clooney and Brad Pitt, who haven’t shared the screen in 16 years, rekindle their iconic partnership in Apple Original Movie Wolves. The pair play two professional mechanics who prefer to work alone, but find themselves forced to work together after being hired for the same job.
Clooney tells us close friends play rivals in the project hollywood reporter Speaking at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Wednesday, “It’s a lot of fun, the script is great, and we thought it would be fun to do it. We haven’t worked together in a long time, so it was really fun to get together.”
They had previously co-starred in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Burn after reading and ocean trilogy, and as Pitt interjects, this action comedy doesn’t feel like the other one ocean In the movie, “there’s no one else around, so you’re more focused,” Clooney joked. “I think actors are these guys.”
Wolves It was originally expected to have a wide release, but Apple announced in August that it would be in theaters for a week before streaming. A sequel was also announced.
“We’re excited about its release. Obviously, we hope it has a wider release and we’re working on those issues,” Clooney said of the streaming hub. “This is a revolutionary moment for our industry, so it’s going to take some time to get through this, but we will get through it.”
Richard Kind, a co-star in the film, also weighed in, saying: “I don’t know if Apple wants to hear me say this – I have a feeling this is a public film, and I watch it too Live some movies like this. Movies are movies and should be watched on a movie screen. These guys are larger than life – not a cell phone, not an iPad, not even a 60, 70 or 80 inch TV and should be viewed in feet.
Co-star Amy Ryan added: “Whatever audience we can get in any way, that would be great; the more people who see this movie, that’s great. I think we’re at the point where Amidst the growing pains – I still love going to the movies, I love being with a group of people, a group of strangers, in a safe space, experiencing something that at home you might get distracted and start washing dishes, so I do. Prefer to leave the bowl at home.
Austin Abrams, who spends much of the movie being chased by Clooney and Pitt’s characters – mostly in his underwear – also revealed at the premiere that he was the subject of one of Clooney’s famous pranks.
“The first day, they brought out chairs and someone was making them – give them two big chairs and give me a small chair, and we all laughed; I don’t know why, I think it was accidental,” he recalled. road. “Two weeks later we were in a ballroom and they had two huge plush chairs with ‘Brad’ and ‘George’ written on the side and a little chair for me in the middle, which was really fun. I Guess Brad has a picture of it somewhere.
Wolves It opens in limited theaters on Friday and begins streaming on Apple TV+ on September 27.
