Cancelled Coyote vs. Acme Might Make It to the Big Screen After All

According to Deadline, Warner Bros.' previously shelved film Coyote vs. Acme may finally make its way to audiences, thanks to ongoing sale negotiations with Ketchup Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based independent film production and distribution company. Although the deal is not yet finalized, a successful negotiation could lead to a theatrical release of the film in 2026.

Coyote vs. Acme, announced in 2022 and inspired by a 1990 Ian Frazier New Yorker article, features a script co-written by James Gunn and stars Will Forte and John Cena. Originally slated for a mid-2023 release on Max, the project was unexpectedly shelved despite being fully completed. Since then, a determined campaign to revive the film has been actively pursued.

Ketchup Entertainment has a history of rescuing films from oblivion, notably saving Warner Bros.' The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie from a similar fate. This intervention allowed the film to secure a theatrical release in the US, marking it as the first fully animated Looney Tunes movie to hit the big screen. IGN's review praised it as a "laugh-out-loud riot."

Ketchup Entertainment's portfolio also includes releases like Hellboy: The Crooked Man and the Robert Rodriguez thriller Hypnotic, starring Ben Affleck, as well as co-producing Michael Mann's 2023 Ferrari biopic.