Despite spending years in limbo, Coyote vs. Acme has been confirmed for a release in 2026, with film distributor Ketchup Entertainment taking over after Warner Bros. shelved the film. New stills from the movie were even released at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 on Saturday.
Filmed in 2022, with a theatrical rollout initially scheduled for 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) ultimately chose to effectively abandon the animated and live-action hybrid movie, a controversial decision that drew the ire of the filmmakers and Looney Tunes fans. This was not unlike how the company had handled other completed movies like Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt, which perplexed and frustrated their executives and audiences.
Garnering a slew of criticism from creators, animators, and fans of the cartoon series, WBD eventually decided to sell the rights to Coyote vs. Acme to other film studios, which included Sony Pictures and Netflix. While there were no takers initially, Ketchup Entertainment, the distributor that had handled the release of the animated film The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie earlier this year, eventually stepped up to the plate.
Directed by Dave Green (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows) and written by Samy Burch (May December), the legal comedy revolves around iconic Looney Tunes character Wile E. Coyote as he takes legal action against the Acme Corporation over its defective explosives, which he attributes to the failure of all his numerous plans to capture the Road Runner. Coyote is represented by lawyer Kevin Avery, played by Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth), while the Acme Corporation is represented by lawyer Buddy Crane, played by John Cena (Peacemaker). Lana Condor (To All the Boys film series) stars as the niece of Avery, while Wednesday star Luis Guzman portrays the judge overseeing the trial.
Though previously thought to be defused, Coyote vs. Acme will blow up big screens on 28 August 2026.
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