Well, well, well—looks like Coyote Vs Acme pulled the ultimate cartoon comeback! Just when we thought Warner Bros. Discovery had ACME-dynamited it into oblivion, this wild Looney Tunes adventure has risen from the ashes like a feathered phoenix (or, more accurately, like a coyote who refuses to accept defeat).
Let’s rewind. This movie was all wrapped up and chilling in post-production, gearing up for a grand release when WBD decided to throw it off a cliff, classic Wile E. Coyote-style, in November 2023. But—plot twist!—instead of vanishing into a puff of smoke, the film found an online army of fans who were NOT having it. After a massive backlash, Warner Bros. Discovery sheepishly backpedaled and started hunting for a new home, presumably while dodging anvils of public outrage.
Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the film is about to be rescued by none other than Ketchup Entertainment (yes, that’s a real thing, not a rejected McDonald’s Happy Meal toy). These sauce-covered heroes are in talks to acquire the film for a theatrical release, though nothing is set in stone just yet.
And get this—Ketchup Entertainment isn’t new to the Looney Tunes rodeo. Just last week, they released The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, which has already raked in a cool $5.5 million worldwide. Not bad for a film that probably features at least one explosion caused by ACME-brand rocket skates.
Ketchup’s résumé also includes movies like Hellboy: The Crooked Man, Ben Affleck’s Hypnotic, and Ferrari (which, sadly, is not a crossover where Speedy Gonzales races an actual Ferrari, but we can dream).
Originally, Coyote Vs Acme was supposed to land on HBO Max (which has since dropped the “HBO” because short names are in), then got upgraded to a theatrical release before WBD decided to yeet it into nonexistence. But now, it looks like this film is doing what Wile E. Coyote has been trying to do for decades—defying gravity and refusing to stay down.
Stay tuned, because if this film actually hits theaters, we might finally witness the greatest underdog (or undercoyote?) story in cinema history.
