Looney Tunes fans, put down the TNT. Drop the anvil. There is hope. Coyote Vs. Acme may well get a release after all. Back in 2023, the Looney Tunes live-action-animation hybrid movie – starring Will Forte as lawyer to the hapless Wile E. Coyote, seeking legal compensation for years of disastrous Acme Corporation products – was shelved by Warner Bros for a tax write-off. Similarly to Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt, the conditions of its scrapping were intended to make sure it never saw release, despite early word on the film (co-penned by James Gunn, no less) being exceedingly positive. But according to Deadline, a deal may be in the works.
The report states that negotiations are underway for the sale of Coyote Vs. Acme to Ketchup Entertainment – the US distributor who rescued and recently released fellow Looney Tunes film The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tuned Movie on big screens across the pond. Apparently the deal is not yet done, and could still fall through, but should it succeed, Coyote Vs. Acme would finally be released in 2026. Here’s hoping none of those faulty Acme products blow up the deal before it can be finished.
Stay tuned, then, to see if Coyote Vs. Acme does indeed see the light of day – hopefully British audiences will get to see it, and The Day The Earth Blew Up, as filmmakers intended. You know, as actual films available to view.