‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ Refuses To Stay Buried, Opens At No. 5 Worldwide With $23.9M Debut
Nearly three years after Warner Bros. shelved it, Dave Green’s Looney Tunes hybrid debuted at No. 2 domestically with $15.5 million in ticket sales.
Nearly three years after Warner Bros. shelved it, Dave Green’s Looney Tunes hybrid debuted at No. 2 domestically with $15.5 million in ticket sales.
With ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ hitting theaters, we examine the company’s long history of defective products, catastrophic malfunctions, and alleged consumer fraud.
Steven Price’s score channels the madcap musical legacy of Carl Stalling, complete with archival sound effects and four collectible vinyl editions.
After years in limbo, the rescued Looney Tunes feature is finally getting its day in theaters, with a solid opening weekend on the horizon.
Director Dave Green explains how story artists, a life-size puppet, and classic cartoon flashbacks turned a silent slapstick icon into the heart of the film.
New details reveal the financial and creative battles behind ‘Coyote vs. Acme,’ including its streaming origins and the organic campaign that saved it.
The new preview delivers bigger action, stronger character work, and a clearer look at the acclaimed Looney Tunes courtroom comedy.
Warner Bros. once shelved the finished film. Now the first footage reveals a faithful Looney Tunes hybrid finally headed to theaters.
After being shelved by Warner Bros., ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ is finally hitting theaters in 2026, thanks to fan support and a new distributor, Ketchup Entertainment.
The film will be presented to international buyers at the Cannes Film Market next week.
The film will be released worldwide in 2026.
If the deal is finalized, the film will be released theatrically in 2026.
Even though WBD has made two recent Looney Tunes features that it has chosen to not release itself, it is already planning a revival of the brand.
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In the parody video, faux Zaslav explains what the real Zaslav is doing.
This is a Looney Tunes film unlike any other.
Castro wrote: “The WBD tactic of scrapping fully made films for tax breaks is predatory and anti-competitive.”
Executives reversed course after their initial decision to shelve the film blew up in their faces like a pile of Acme dynamite.
The hybrid project had tested strongly with audiences.
The film is set to begin live-action photography in New Mexico at the end of March.
The project is currently seeking a writer.
“The Lego Batman Movie” director Chris McKay will produce the film.