Coyote vs Acme, a live-action/animated Looney Tunes courtroom comedy starring Will Forte alongside Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and Foghorn Leghorn, finished filming in 2023 only to be shelved by Warner Bros three months later as a tax write-off, alongside Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt. Director Dave Green says the film had reportedly tested well with audiences the night before the cancellation call came.
Forte and Green describe a genuine grieving process, including an unauthorized 'funeral screening' and publicly aired frustration from Forte, whose interviews described 'white-hot anger.' Composer Steven Price posted a clip of his unused orchestral score online, which drew 6.8 million views and fed a broader wave of fan and industry pressure.
Last year, distributor Ketchup Entertainment bought the $70m film for roughly $50m, and it is now set for a global release, having gone from finished-and-buried to imminent theatrical release largely on the strength of public backlash.
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