George Clooney is disputing a report about his salary for his new film with longtime pal Brad Pitt. The New York Times reported last week that the 'Ocean’s 11' stars had been paid over $35 million each to star in the film. During a press conference for the film on Sunday at the Venice Film Festival, Clooney mentioned the report to the gathered press.
Yes, we wanted it to be released . We’ve had some bumps along the way, that happens. When I did ‘The Boys in the Boat,’ we did it for MGM, and then it ended up being for Amazon, and we didn’t get a foreign release at all, which was a surprise. There are elements of this that we are figuring out.' 'You guys are all in this, too,' he added. 'We’re all in this industry, and we’re trying to find our way post-COVID and everything else, and so there’s some bumps along the way.
Wolfs' marks Clooney and Pitt’s first time on screen together in 16 years, since 2008’s 'Burn After Reading.' The movie star duo play fixers hired to cover up crimes, reluctantly brought together when they are called to the same assignment. Wolfs' will be in theaters Sept. 20 and available to stream a week later on Sept. 27 on AppleTV+.