Warner Bros.’ Almost Binned 'Coyote vs Acme' Becomes Their Highest-Rated Looney Tunes Film
The shelved live-action animated comedy returns after Ketchup Entertainment acquired distribution rights in 2025, following Warner Bros.’ 2023 tax write-off.
- On Friday, August 28, 2026, the live-action-animated hybrid film Coyote vs. Acme debuts in theaters after Ketchup Entertainment rescued it from Warner Bros.' vault.
- Warner Bros. shelved the $70 million production in 2023 for "tax purposes," but Ketchup Entertainment acquired distribution rights in March 2025 to release it theatrically.
- Actor Will Forte plays a personal injury attorney representing Wile E. Coyote, who sues the Acme Corporation after defective gadgets repeatedly failed during his hunts for the Road Runner.
- At the film's "funeral screening," actor Lana Condor told Variety she felt "devastated" for the crew; Director Dave Green later described the mood as "celebratory."
- Set in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the film blends live-action with animation, featuring classic Looney Tunes characters including Porky Pig and Tweety in real-world settings.
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Will Forte Says Glowing Reviews for ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ “Make It Feel Like You’re Not Crazy,” Admits “I Felt Gaslit For a While”
After being shelved at Warner Bros. three years ago, the Looney Tunes legal comedy co-starring John Cena and Lana Condor is finally coming to theaters.
Wile E. Coyote celebrated 'Coyote vs. Acme' with a marching band entrance
After a long wait, Coyote vs. Acme is finally hitting movie theaters. Completed in 2022, the Looney Tunes-based movie was shelved -- seemingly forever -- until Ketchup Entertainment came through to give it new life. Now the John Cena and Will Forte comedy is back on, and early reviews are fantastic.
Coyote vs. Acme finally gets its big break : The Indicator from Planet Money
Coyote vs. Acme will finally get its theatrical release on Friday after a years-long saga involving supposed tax write-downs, negotiations and multibillion-dollar studio deals. It's a drama almost straight out of a Hollywood screenplay. Today we have the story from the inside. This episode is an update of an episode from December 2023.Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.Your Next Listen — Why Paramount went looney tunes for Warner Bros.Connect with T…
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