Happy It’s Here: Bob Grimm Is Thrilled that ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Was Released—but It’s Not His Cup of Tea
Ketchup Entertainment acquired the nearly finished film after Warner Bros. Discovery canceled it for a tax writeoff, giving audiences a long-delayed release.
- After two years in limbo, Ketchup Entertainment acquired the film Coyote vs. Acme, which Warner Bros had shelved for a $30 million tax write-off, and it has finally reached theaters nationwide.
- Warner Bros Discovery's decision to scrap the finished film drew intense public backlash, with angry filmmakers and agents protesting the move and prompting the studio to allow the movie to be shopped to other distributors.
- Based on Ian Frazier's 1990 The New Yorker article, the film transforms Wile Coyote's trials into an actual lawsuit against the Acme corporation after defective products fail him in pursuit of the Road Runner.
- Ketchup Entertainment previously acquired "The Day the Earth Blew Up" from Warner Bros, and that 2025 release proved a solid success, earning a $15 million gross on a $15 million budget.
- While 2021's Space Jam: New Legacy made money, it remained a critical and cultural flop, and the studio had not released a new theatrical Looney Tunes film since 2003.
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Happy it’s here: Bob Grimm is thrilled that ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ was released—but it’s not his cup of tea
I am very happy this movie is seeing the light of day after some folks over at Warner Bros. shelved the film as a tax write-off a few years ago. That said, Coyote vs. Acme is not my bag. I’ve had it up to here with courtroom movies, and this one puts Coyote in court against Looney Tunes staple Acme for producing products that always failed him in his pursuit of the Road Runner. That concept just isn’t funny to me, nor does it play out as funny i…
Will Forte Talks Overdue Arrival of ‘Coyote vs. Acme’: Looney Tunes Has ‘Always Been Subversive’
The former Saturday Night Live star discusses the film being shelved and revived, acting with American icon Bugs Bunny, and the sketch show he's making with his mom
'Coyote vs. Acme' was on the verge of being forgotten after Warner Bros. decided not to release it, Mexico became the protagonist of his return.
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