At least one person is still fighting for Warner Bros. Discover to release “Coyote vs. Acme.”
A fan – dressed as Wile E. Coyote no less – braved the rainy Los Angeles weather on Tuesday to protest for the release of the shelved film outside the Warner Bros. lot. The fan was trudging about carrying a sign that read, “Release Me!!”
WBD did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
The film was set to be a live-action/animation hybrid starring Will Forte, John Cena, Lana Condor and a slew of iconic Looney Tunes characters. It was shelved in 2023 when WBD CEO David Zaslav decided to cancel it – along with a number of other films and shows – in order to receive a tax write-down. The choice to do so sent waves of outrage from industry members and fans of the property alike.
Forte was asked by MovieWeb about the shelving of the film in February and it was clear the actor remained passionate about both the film and Zaslav’s decision.
“My thoughts were that it’s f–king bulls–t. It is such a delightful movie. It deserves so much better than it got,” he said. “I can not tell you possibly why the decision was made to not release it. But it makes my blood boil.”
Forte continued, “Thank you for asking me about it because I like talking about the movie because I do not want people to forget what [Warner Bros. Discovery] did to this. I appreciate them letting us make it, but do not let us make this thing that we fall in love with and then not show it. I would understand if the thing sucked, but it’s really good. Maybe somehow we get to see it at some point. I hope people do. I was really proud of it.”
You can watch the full clip above.
