Friday, June 5, 2026

Can Movie Stars Save the Box Office? Brad Pitt, George Clooney Will Try in “Wolfs,” A Buddy Romcom (Trailer)

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Can movie stars save the box office?

We rarely get two of them in the same movie, but this fall Sony and Apple are going for broke with “Wolfs.”

The comedy stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt, both celebrities and Oscar winners, in a film by Jon Watts. They play rival hit men who must work together. (See the current excellent movie, “Hit Man,” with Glenn Powell. Paid killers with a sense of humor is this year’s cinema occupation.)

This is big for Sony, which is struggling to have hits without Spider Man involved. Of course, Watts directed the last three Spider Man movies, so Sony is hoping for some of that magic to rub off on “Wolfs.”

“Wolfs” looks like it’s a buddy com, a la the Pitt-Clooney collabs on the “Oceans” movies. I’m excited because Amy Ryan is featured heavily in the trailer.

A Toronto premiere? Maybe, hopefully. It’s just what the doctor ordered.

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