Austin Abrams interview | On charming Brad Pitt and George Clooney in ‘Wolfs’ and Season 3 of ‘Euphoria’

Austin Abrams, the star of titles like ‘Chemical Hearts’ and ‘Dash & Lily’ talks to us about co-starring with Brad Pitt and George Clooney in Apple’s streaming hit ‘Wolfs’ and the lessons he took away from the experience

Run across Manhattan for an entire night dressed only in his underwear and socks… but get chased around relentlessly by Brad Pitt and George Clooney. 

It was the easiest career decision Austin Abrams ever had to make.

“It was crazy,” gushes Abrams, on a Zoom call from his home in Los Angeles, with a 2001: A Space Odyssey poster on the wall behind him. “It is still crazy to me. I was thinking about this whole experience last night and I’m amazed I did something like this. Brad and George are kind of everything you would want them to be; they are amazing guys and try to make you feel at home as much as possible. It’s a massive privilege that I was able to work with them.. acting with even one of them would have been crazy, but both of them?”

The 28-year-old, previously known for starring in successful coming-of-age and romantic dramas such as Paper Towns, Chemical Hearts, Dash & Lily and Brad’s Status, and of course, for playing Ethan in Euphoria, landed his first major big-budget film role as, well, ‘The Kid’ — as he’s known throughout the duration of Wolfs — in the Apple project from MCU’s Spider-Man trilogy director Jon Watts.

Not only has the action-comedy emerged as the most-viewed movie in Apple TV+ history within days of its streaming premiere, but Abrams is an absolute delight in the film, stealing several scenes from under the noses of his legendary co-stars; a particularly funny breathless rant wherein The Kid explains how he landed up flat-faced (and presumed dead) in a hotel room after a one-night stand with a district attorney — along with a bag full of drugs — is one for the ages.

Describing his character, Abrams says, “He’s called ‘The Kid’ in the movie, and that’s part of the inspiration towards playing him this way… he still felt like an actual kid to me. In one of the scenes, you also get a quick glimpse at his dad and his house which I feel gives you some sorts of clues about him too.”

He adds, “I wanted to tap into that part of yourself that you may be shut down as you get older, that is a bit more innocent, that you build up to protect yourself from the world or from getting hurt.”