Wolfs ending explained: What happens to George Clooney and Brad Pitt's fixers? Details explored

Wolfs brought Brad Pitt and George Clooney together to screen. It gave the Ocean's movie series fans a chance to see their dynamic duo together. This time, they play unnamed fixers who are forced to work together to cover up a high-profile crime.

The action comedy film had its world premiere at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival. Later, on September 27, 2024, it started streaming on Apple TV+.

Here's the official IMDb synopsis for the film:

Two rival fixers cross paths when they're both called in to help cover up a prominent New York official's misstep. Over one explosive night, they'll have to set aside their petty grievances and their egos to finish the job.

Brad Pitt and George Clooney lead the film. They are joined by Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone), Austin Abrams (Euphoria), Poorna Jagannathan (Never Have I Ever), and Zlatko Buric (Triangle of Sadness).

At the end of the film, the two fixers realize that they are employed by the same person, which means they are meant to be executed. They are surrounded by hitmen waiting to kill them. Whether they survive or not is left for the audience to interpret.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for Wolfs. Reader discretion is advised.

What is the story behind Wolfs?

Wolfs begins with District Attorney Margaret (Amy Ryan) recovering from a shock after she finds a dead man in her hotel room. The young man was her company for the night, and his death was an accident.

Regardless, Margaret does not want this incident to ruin her reputation. So, she calls a professional fixer (George Clooney), who "takes care" of similar crimes. He arrives to put her worries to rest. Moments later, they have a visitor.

The guest happens to be another professional fixer (Brad Pitt), hired by the hotel's owner, Pam - who sees the incident through a hidden camera in Margaret's room. The two fixers are forced to do this job together. They reluctantly agree.

What happens to the kid from Margaret's room?

A still from the Wolfs trailer (Image via YouTube/@AppleTV)

After Margaret leaves the room, the fixers find a stash of drugs in the young man's bag. Pam expects the fixers to return the drugs to their proprietor. So, the fixers take the 'kid' to their car - only to realize that he is alive and has just overdosed on drugs.

The kid (Austin Abrams) tries to run away, but the fixers catch him. Upon interrogation, they learn Kid was delivering the package as a favor for his friend, Diego. He tried those drugs in the hotel room, which led to his accident.

Soon, the fixers realize that Kid was set up by Diego and his employer, Lagrange, who presumably stole the Albanians' drug shipment. The kid enters Langrage's location but leaves unscathed as Langrage's men and the Albanians kill each other.

By then, the fixers fight the men sent by Croatian gangster Dimitri (Zlatko Burić). Then, they find Kid to kill him as ordered. However, at the last minute, they decide to send Kid back home alive.

Do George Clooney and Brad Pitt's fixers die in the end? Answer explored

After leaving Kid, George Clooney and Brad Pitt's fixers enter a diner and have a heart-to-heart over a meal. Upon discussion, they realize that they have the same motto - "You take a job, you give your word, and that word is the measure of a man."

So, the same person employed them both for the same task. It means that their mutual employer pulled the strings to get them both executed. As it dawns upon the fixers, they notice a group of hitmen outside. They decide to reveal each other's names before entering the shootout.

The ending of Wolfs does not reveal whether George Clooney and Brad Pitt's fixers make it out alive or die in the gunfire. It was open for interpretation and left room for a potential sequel. However, it might not see the light of day, according to a recent interview with director Jon Watts.

Watts was reportedly displeased with Apple's decision not to let Wolfs have a wider theatrical release. While Apple was interested in a sequel, Watts had written the Wolfs sequel in mind. Eventually, the filmmaker decided not to return to make a sequel due to the change in Apple's release plans. During an interview in November 2024, Watts said: