Warner Bros. has completed the sale for its previously shelved Coyote Vs Acme movie, Deadline reports.
Ketchup Entertainment today confirmed its completed deal for worldwide rights to the live-action/animated hybrid film that brings Looney Tunes character Wile E. Coyote to the big screen. Deadline had the deal pegged in the $50M range and the film is expected to get a theatrical release in 2026.
Directed by David Green and written by May December scribe Samy Burch, the film is produced by Chris deFaria and DC Studios co-boss James Gunn. The film is based on the Looney Tunes character created by legendary animation director Chuck Jones and writer Michael Maltese, and the New Yorker humor article “Coyote v. Acme” by Ian Frazier.
Despite test-screening well, the project became a high-profile casualty of WB cost-cutting two years ago and it had been sitting on the shelf for more than a year. The studio reportedly screened the movie to a string of buyers in early 2024 with a price tag of around $70M, which is how much the film is said to have cost. Studio sources claim that they didn’t get any offers at the time.
via Deadline
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