George Clooney and Brad Pitt Were 'Totally Fine' Making Fun of Their Age inWolfs, Says Director

Mar. 15, 2025

George Clooney and Brad Pitt at aWolfsphotocall during the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 1, 2024.Photo:JB Lacroix/FilmMagic

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Brad PittandGeorge Clooneywere good sports about a little age-related humor inWolfs.

“That was one where you put it in the script and you cross your fingers and you hope that they don’t get mad,” said Watts, 43. “But no, they liked it. It was just the right amount and it was things that I think they were totally fine having some fun with.”

Wolfsfollows the friends and frequentcostars as two rival fixershired for the same job. As a synopsis teases, the two “lone wolves” have to “cover up a high-profile crime.”

But when they are “forced to work together, they find their night spiraling out of control in ways that neither one of them expected,” the synopsis adds.

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While attending the premiere ofWolfsat theVenice Film Festivalearlier this month, Clooney reflected on his manyyears of friendship with Pitt— but not without getting in a few playful jabs.

“There’snothing good about it,” the two-timeOscarwinner joked to PEOPLE with a shake of his head, while signing some autographs on the carpet. “It’s all a disaster.”

Getting serious, he added, “It’s fun to work with people you know really well.”

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George Clooney and Brad Pitt filmingWolfsin New York City on Feb. 14, 2023.James Devaney/GC Images

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“Because they’re suchgood friends in real life, it creates this sort of need in the audience where you just want them to be friends,” he continued, adding with a laugh, “You’re like, ‘Can’t you see they’re perfect for each other?’ "

“It makes people frustrated in a good way. It’s the opposite of an odd-couple pairing because they’re the same guy; it’s not two different characters. And it takes half the movie to realize that,” Watts said.

source: people.com