Coyote vs. Acme, the second Looney Tunes feature film to be rescued from the Warner Bros. write-off dumpster by Ketchup Entertainment, will be pleading its case to global buyers at the Cannes Film Market next week. Ketchup has tapped Paris-based Kinology to handle international sales for the live-action/2D animation hybrid project.
After the movie was shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery in late 2023, Ketchup’s $50 million acquisition of Coyote vs. Acme was confirmed at the end of March. The studio plans to release the pic in U.S. theaters in 2026. Ketchup this year released the fully-animated The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, also produced and then unloaded by WB.
In the movie, Wile E. Coyote has finally had enough of every Acme Corporation contraption he purchases in his endless hunt for the Road Runner blowing up in his face (figuratively and literally). The put-upon predator hires down-and-out billboard attorney Kevin Avery (played by Will Forte) to represent him in a lawsuit against Acme, pitting them against Buddy Crane (John Cena), Kevin’s former law firm boss, arguing for the company. The cast also features P.J. Byrne, Tone Bell, Martha Kelly and Lana Condor, with longtime Looney Tunes voice star Eric Bauza performing as different classic characters.
Coyote vs. Acme is directed by Dave Green (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Earth to Echo) from a screenplay by Samy Burch (May December), story by James Gunn, Jeremy Slater and Burch. Producers are Chris DeFaria (The LEGO Movie) and James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy).
Gareth West, CEO of Ketchup Ent., told Variety: “We’re not just bringing a family film to Cannes — we’re bringing a global event. Coyote vs. Acme is a true four-quadrant crowd pleaser. The performances are sublime, the world-building is extraordinary, and Dave Green has delivered something visually inventive and emotionally satisfying that honors the Looney Tunes legacy while launching it into a whole new dimension.”
[Source: Variety]
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