A spokesperson for Warner Bros. says reports of Coyote vs. Acme officially being shelved are “inaccurate.” When we think of the antics of the Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote, there is one iconic image that comes to mind: Wile E. Coyote running full-steam after his nemesis, only to be outsmarted and finding himself running past … Read more
It’s looking increasingly likely that we will never see Coyote vs. Acme, a completed Looney Tunes live-action/animated hybrid about Wile E. Coyote suing the Acme Corporation after years of unsuccessfully using their products to capture the Road Runner. Warner Bros. Discovery made the film and then shelved it entirely — reportedly they may delete the film … Read more
A new earnings report from WB Discovery cites a $115 million write-down in content, referring to abandoned films. WB recently held its annual earnings report, and according to THR, the news does not seem to be good for the long-beleaguered Coyote Vs Acme. According to their article, “As part of an earnings filing, Warner Bros. … Read more
When word first emerged late last year that Warner Bros. was considering permanently shelving their Coyote vs. Acme it seemed like another example of the company’s recent policy of taking tax write-downs on films they believed would be losers at the box office. In 2022, they performed a similar accounting trick with a live-action Batgirl film. It was permanently shelved, … Read more
Some of the company’s tactics post-merger were garden-variety ruthless, like eliminating 87 series from its streaming platform Max, so that they won’t have to pay union-mandated residuals to the talent that created already-existing programs or pony up funds to produce more seasons of existing ones (such as “Our Flag Means Death,” one of the company’s … Read more
Warner Bros. will allow the canceled Coyote vs. Acme movie to shop around for another distributor. On November 9, 2023, Warner Bros. officially pulled the plug on Coyote vs. Acme, a Wile E. Coyote-starring movie that the studio decided to shelve for a $30 million tax write-off despite the fact that principal photography was completed … Read more
It’s Batgirl all over again; Coyote vs. ACME has been permanently shelved by Warner Bros. as a tax write-off. It’s Batgirl all over again. THR reports that Warner Bros. has shelved Coyote vs. ACME for a tax write-off. “With the re-launch of Warner Bros. Pictures Animation in June, the studio has shifted its global strategy to … Read more