Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
Coyote vs. Acme was almost lost forever. In 2023, Warner Bros. canceled the completed $70 million Looney Tunes movie starring John Cena, Will Forte, and Lana Condor, leaving fans wondering if they would ever get to see Wile E. Coyote take on ACME Corporation. But the story didn't end there.
In this video, we trace the full history of Coyote vs. Acme, from the classic Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons and the original 1990 New Yorker story that inspired the movie, to Warner Bros. making, canceling, and eventually uncanceling the film. We'll cover the massive fan backlash, the failed attempts to sell the movie to Netflix, Amazon, Paramount and other distributors, and how Ketchup Entertainment ultimately rescued Coyote vs. Acme and brought it back to theaters.
With the movie finally arriving on August 28, 2026, this is the complete story of how Coyote vs. Acme went from a finished Warner Bros. movie to one of the most talked-about canceled movies in Hollywood history—and somehow made it back to the big screen.
Keep the movie talk going with more episodes of The Movie Knights Roundtable: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6KwGRYXIE095sQICQyyDJBjlRB18wMU8&si=2BMMDqPrXKpgc2Vp
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 How Coyote vs. Acme Was Almost Lost Forever
01:26 The Origins of Coyote vs. Acme
02:38 Warner Bros. Makes the Movie
03:44 Warner Bros. Cancels Coyote vs. Acme
05:08 The Movie Gets Un-Canceled
05:35 Nobody Wants to Pay Warner Bros.
06:23 Ketchup Entertainment Rescues the Movie
07:35 Coyote vs. Acme Gets a Release Date
08:10 The Movie Finally Comes to Theaters
09:04 Was Coyote vs. Acme Worth Saving?
#coyotevsacme #looneytunes #warnerbros
Coyote vs. Acme was almost lost forever. In 2023, Warner Bros. canceled the completed $70 million Looney Tunes movie starring John Cena, Will Forte, and Lana Condor, leaving fans wondering if they would ever get to see Wile E. Coyote take on ACME Corporation. But the story didn't end there.
In this video, we trace the full history of Coyote vs. Acme, from the classic Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons and the original 1990 New Yorker story that inspired the movie, to Warner Bros. making, canceling, and eventually uncanceling the film. We'll cover the massive fan backlash, the failed attempts to sell the movie to Netflix, Amazon, Paramount and other distributors, and how Ketchup Entertainment ultimately rescued Coyote vs. Acme and brought it back to theaters.
With the movie finally arriving on August 28, 2026, this is the complete story of how Coyote vs. Acme went from a finished Warner Bros. movie to one of the most talked-about canceled movies in Hollywood history—and somehow made it back to the big screen.
Keep the movie talk going with more episodes of The Movie Knights Roundtable: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6KwGRYXIE095sQICQyyDJBjlRB18wMU8&si=2BMMDqPrXKpgc2Vp
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 How Coyote vs. Acme Was Almost Lost Forever
01:26 The Origins of Coyote vs. Acme
02:38 Warner Bros. Makes the Movie
03:44 Warner Bros. Cancels Coyote vs. Acme
05:08 The Movie Gets Un-Canceled
05:35 Nobody Wants to Pay Warner Bros.
06:23 Ketchup Entertainment Rescues the Movie
07:35 Coyote vs. Acme Gets a Release Date
08:10 The Movie Finally Comes to Theaters
09:04 Was Coyote vs. Acme Worth Saving?
#coyotevsacme #looneytunes #warnerbros
