Warner Bros.' previously shelved movie, Coyote vs. Acme, may still hit the screens after all, as reported by Deadline. The Los Angeles-based independent film production and distribution company, Ketchup Entertainment, is reportedly "deep in sale negotiations" for the film, which had been thought to be entirely scrapped.
While the deal is not yet finalized, a theatrical release for Coyote vs. Acme could be on the horizon for 2026 if negotiations are successful.
Announced in 2022 and inspired by a 1990 Ian Frazier New Yorker article of the same name, Coyote vs. Acme is co-written by James Gunn and features stars Will Forte and John Cena. Originally slated for a mid-2023 release on Max, the film was unfortunately shelved despite having already completed filming. Efforts to save the movie have been ongoing ever since.
Ketchup Entertainment, which recently saved Warner Bros.' The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie from a similar fate, is behind these negotiations. They secured a theatrical release for The Day the Earth Blew Up in the US, marking it as the first fully animated Looney Tunes movie to grace cinemas. IGN's review praised it as a "laugh-out-loud riot."
Ketchup Entertainment's portfolio includes films such as Hellboy: The Crooked Man and the Robert Rodriguez thriller Hypnotic, starring Ben Affleck. The company also co-produced Michael Mann's 2023 Ferrari biopic.
