In case you’ve not seen, the former Ocean’s Eleven costars have teamed up for a brand-new action comedy called Wolfs, in which they star as two professional “lone-wolf” fixers forced to work together to cover up a high-profile crime.
The upcoming film was shown for the first time at Venice Film Festival on Sunday, and during a press conference ahead of the worldwide premiere, George commented on a recent report about how much he and Brad were paid for their work.
For context, the New York Times published a story on Aug. 25 claiming that Brad and George earned “more than $35 million each” for Wolfs, while the film’s director, Jon Watts, received “more than $15 million.”
The reports about Brad and George’s apparent salaries caused a lot of discussion online, with fans questioning if that kind of pay is sustainable for the movie industry — particularly in light of the film’s limited theatrical release.
But now, George has claimed that the figures in the “interesting” New York Times story were inaccurate — saying instead that what he and Brad actually received was “millions and millions and millions of dollars less than what was reported.”
Elsewhere in the press conference, George also expressed disappointment that Wolfs will not receive a wide theatrical release, describing Apple’s revised strategy as a “bummer.”
