George Clooney's prank resulted in a sleepless night for director Jon Watts who appeared exhausted in front of Brad Pitt just to find out the truth.
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Brad Pitt and George Clooney play two lone wolf fixers in the upcoming action thriller Wolfs. The film is written and directed by Jon Watts, who left the Marvel Cinematic Universe to continue this script. Watts revealed in a recent interview that he was pranked by George Clooney and Brad Pitt even before the two started shooting for the film.
Watts directed the three Spider-Man films for the MCU, including the nearly $2 billion-grossing No Way Home. He was the first choice to direct Pedro Pascal's The Fantastic Four but he left the project last year. The film was initially announced to be a wide theatrical release but Apple Studios changed its stance earlier this year.
When Jon Watts made the bold decision to step away from the superhero genre, he had a strong script in mind. However, he knew that even with a good script, he needed big names in the industry to get this big budget film approved. Watts pitched his story about the Wolfs to George Clooney, who heard the story with his producing partner Grant Heslov at Smokehouse Pictures.
