Wolfs ending explained: Who was behind final plot twist in Brad Pitt & George Clooney comedy crime film on Apple TV+
GEORGE George Clooney and Brad Pitt are reunited in Apple TV’s movie Wolfs for the first time since the Coen brothers’ black comedy Burn After Reading (2008).
Here’s everything you need to know about the film, including what the hell happened at the end.
What is the plot of Wolfs?
George Clooney and and Brad Pitt play two “fixers” — people hired to solve problems you can’t take to anyone else — not unlike the legendary Winston Wolfe from Quentin Tarantino‘s Pulp Fiction (1994).
Despite insisting on only working alone, both men are hired to move the body of ‘the Kid’ — a love interest of Manhattan District Attorney Margaret.
Margaret says the Kid is “definitely not a prostitute” after he seems to die in a freak accident in her hotel room.
The pair are forced to work together, despite having different employers, and must overcome their personal dislike of each other in order to get the job done.
However, all is not as it seems when it is revealed that the Kid is still alive and has ties to the Albanian Mafia.
Who is in the cast of Wolfs?
George Clooney
Clooney is the first fixer to arrive on the scene to clear up the DA’s mess in Wolfs.
While the long-time Hollywood A-lister needs no introduction to most viewers, his most famous roles include Danny Ocean in the Oceans Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen trilogy (2001-07).
He’s also taken on some of the most famous space roles in modern cinema, playing Dr Chris Kelvin in Solaris and Matt Kowalski in Gravity.
Brad Pitt
Pitt is the second Wolf hired to clean up after Margaret, which is where the dilemma in the movie stems from.
Another member of Hollywood royalty, Pitt is best known for parts including Tyler Durden in Fight Club (1999) and Jeffrey Goines in Twelve Monkeys (1995).
His more recent movies include Babylon, Bullet Train and The Lost City, all released in 2022.
Austin Abrams
Austin Abrams takes on the role of the Kid in Wolfs — DA Margaret’s ‘lover’ who is definitely not a prostitute.
Although it may initially seem that he doesn’t have much in the way of acting to do as he spends much of the first act seemingly dead, his character certainly comes to life as the film progresses.
Fans may recognise him TV shows including Euphoria (2019) and The Walking Dead (2015-16).
Amy Ryan
Amy Ryan features as Manhattan District Attorney Margaret, whose mess the two Wolfs go about cleaning up as they are drawn into ever more complicated scenario.
She is known for blockbuster movies including Birdman (2014), Gone Baby Gone (2007) and Escape Plan (2013).
Amy has also had roles in some of the best-loved TV shows of all time, including playing Holly Flax in The Office (2008-11) and Beadie Russell in The Wire (2003-08)
How does Wolfs end?
By the end of the film, Clooney and Pitt’s characters have survived several deadly ordeals and realise they didn’t hate working together as much as they’d made out throughout the job’s duration.
However, in one final shock twist, the two characters realise that they have been working for the same person all along.
Brad, who was hired by hotel owner Pam, and Clooney, who was hired by DA Margaret, realise they’ve been set up.
Clooney’s fixer asks Pitt’s: “So what did [Pam] say to you to get you to work with me? What did she say? Did she have a whole leverage?”
“She said I didn’t have a choice,” Clooney replies.
Pitt then adds: “You take a job, you give your word, and that word’s the measure of the man.”
Recognising the phrase as one he heard Margaret say at the start of the caper, Clooney stops in his tracks as he’s about to leave the diner as realisation dawns on him.
He says: “In the car to June’s, who called you? It was your guy. The guy that Pam got your number from. Your guy.”
“So she must have called him,” Pitt replies, prompting Clooney to enquire: “But then why call me?”
“But who called…” Pitt trails off as the penny drops. “You’re saying the D.A. got your number… No!”
“Yeah,” Clooney confirms, as Pitt says it out loud: “We have the same guy.”
“But why does he care?” Clooney asks. “It’s just a clean-up job.”
They come to the conclusion that, unless he knew about the drugs, their ‘guy’ wouldn’t care.
“Kid’s dead, he can’t make the drop, so he calls us,” Pitt theorises, as Clooney puts two and two together: “One at a time, but nobody answers.”
“So he sent someone else,” Pitt says, as the pair work out that once the mastermind realised the kid was still alive, he planned for the two wolfs to go into the drug deal themselves instead, so they would be held responsible for the drugs’ disappearance.
“We were getting cleaned,” they say in unison, realising they were supposed to take the wrap and be killed — and are about to be involved in another shoot-out.
The movie ends with the fixers about to take on their would-be assassins, and they promise to finally exchange names if they make it out alive.
How to watch Wolfs
You can catch Wolfs on Apple TV+.
It dropped on the platform on Friday, September 27, 2024.
A monthly subscription costs $6.99 per month, but there is a seven-day free trial.
Will there be a sequel to Wolfs?
The film’s writer and director Johnathan “Jon” Watts has confirmed that a sequel is being considered.
He said: “Apple’s been talking to me about a sequel since I turned in my cut in December [2023].
“That’s always been an ongoing discussion. I absolutely did not write the movie with a sequel in mind.
“But it was very fun to make, so I don’t know, I think you let the audience decide if they want to see more.”