‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Released After WB Tax Write-Off
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- Ketchup Entertainment will release 'Coyote vs. Acme' in theaters on August 28, after rescuing the film from being shelved permanently by Warner Bros.
- Warner Bros. previously canceled 'Coyote vs. Acme' despite its connection to current WB executive James Gunn, opting instead for a tax write-off before the film was revived.
- Dave Green's film blends live-action and animation, using on-set puppetry for Wile E. Coyote and mixed 2D/3D techniques for other Looney Tunes characters to create a shared world.
- Samy Burch wrote the screenplay for 'Coyote vs. Acme,' based partially on a 1990 satirical New Yorker article, with story credits also going to James Gunn and Jeremy Slater.
- Will Forte, Lana Condor, and John Cena star in key roles, with Forte playing a down-on-his-luck lawyer who takes on Coyote’s case against the Acme Corporation.
- The film’s plot centers on Wile E. Coyote suing Acme for defective products after decades of failed attempts to catch the Road Runner, blending classic gags with modern legal satire.
Why it matters: The release of 'Coyote vs. Acme' marks a rare reversal of a studio’s decision to destroy completed work for financial gain, giving audiences access to a creatively viable project that critiques the very corporate logic used to bury it—making its survival a small victory for artistic integrity over accounting-driven cancellations.
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