Brad Pitt and George Clooney are reuniting outside of the “Ocean’s” cinematic universe.
The duo co-star in action comedy “Wolfs,” written and directed by Jon Watts. Clooney plays a professional fixer hired to cover up a high-profile crime. But when a second fixer (Pitt) shows up and the two “lone wolves” are forced to work together, they find their night spiraling out of control in ways that neither one of them expected.
Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, and Poorna Jagannathan co-star.
Both Clooney and Pitt produce “Wolfs,” along with Watts, Grant Heslov, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Dianne McGunigle. Michael Beugg executive produces.
Watts is also making a Steven Spielberg-inspired Disney+ “Star Wars” series starring Jude Law. Watts was supposed to direct the “Fantastic Four” reboot, but he pulled out of that one.
Clooney has returned to directing with “The Boys in the Boat,” and has also confirmed a fourth “Ocean’s” film is in the works. Pitt is expected to return to that one as well. Clooney told Uproxx that there is a script in the works an “Ocean’s” film set after the events of 2007 movie “Ocean’s 13.” The film concluded Steven Soderbergh’s crime-comedy trilogy at the time, and later led to 2018 spinoff “Ocean’s 8” starring Sandra Bullock as the sister of Clooney’s (presumed dead) character. A prequel film is separately in the works starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. The Jay Roach-directed movie is set in 1960s Europe, and is expected to center around the birth of Clooney’s character.
Clooney teased that the upcoming film will not be titled “Ocean’s 14,” saying, “Well … I don’t want to call it that … I mean, the idea is kind of like ‘Going in Style.’”
Soderbergh has stated that he will not be back to direct more “Ocean’s” franchise installments.
“Wolfs” premieres September 20 in theaters. Check out the trailer below.
