This is no April Fool's joke! Last week, Deadline reported that Warner Bros were in talks for selling the shelved movie, Coyote Vs Acme to Ketchup Entertainment. The same distributors who saved and released the 2025 animated Looney Tunes movie The Day The Earth Blew Up which is doing moderately well at the box office. Now we can happily report that the deal is finalized and Coyote Vs Acme is rescued, ready for a release sometime in 2026, with a trailer that is hopefully coming very soon.
Previously, US film distributors Cineverse shared public interest in purchasing Coyote Vs Acme, after saving 2023's shelved Toxic Avengers movie, but they didn't put any serious offers on the table.
The positive response to Pete Browngardt's The Day The Earth Blew Up may have triggered this decision, as it is currently performing well at the box office. It was said that if The Day The Earth Blew Up does well, we may have a chance for Coyote Vs Acme to be released. Now it is that time.
Coyote Vs Acme, a comedy live action and animated Looney Tunes hybrid movie stars John Cena, Will Forte and Lana Condor amongst Looney Tunes characters such as Wile E. Coyote as he plans to sue the ACME corporation over the bad products he has purchased from them all the time that failed to capture the Road Runner. The movie is based off a 1990 New Yorker article by author Ian Fraizer.
The film is expected to feature traditional style animation, similar to films like Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Looney Tunes Back In Action.
After public backlash from the film's first shelving, thanks to the movie, TV, and online community, Warner Bros decided to shop the movie around to other studios. They screened the film to streaming sites like Netflix, Amazon, and Paramount, who were reportedly interested in giving it a theatrical release, but there were no serious offers to buy the film despite months of positive test screenings.
Personally, I am thrilled that Ketchup Entertainment had saved the movie. I've seen The Day The Earth Blew Up (Check out my review of it) and I think the Looney Tunes movies are in safe hands with Ketchup Entertainment. Bless this film company for existing.
Coyote Vs Acme is expected to be released sometime in theaters in 2026! Like The Day The Earth Blew Up, I'll be seeing it on day 1!
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