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Like the bad boy Who Killed Roger Rabbitreal life cartoon villain David Zaslav has revealed his nefarious plot: based on a damning investigative report by the envelopeIt seems that the head of Warner Bros. was planning to eliminate Coyote vs. Acme all the time. Apparently, she didn’t even see the movie.
At first there were hopes that Coyote vs. Acme I could have found an alternative distribution. But as the investigation revealed, “throughout the process, Warner Bros. refused to share specific details with the filmmakers about the proposed deals (and Warner Bros.’s rejection of those deals). It was all captured through a haze of second-hand conversations and phone calls. Surely there were defenders of the project, but they could not force Warner Bros. to communicate properly with the filmmakers.” It seems that the idea was to prolong the sale but ultimately reject any counteroffer for the film directed by Dave Green (Earth to the echo) and written by Academy Award nominee Samy Burch (May December).
As commerce discovers, while finances were a factor, “the reason for Coyote vs. Acme“The cancellation remains damn unknowable, even to those who made the film.” The film’s final fate, Wrap suggests, will likely be decided before the end of February; Warner Bros. Discovery has a fourth-quarter earnings call in two weeks, and “many on the film’s team feel the studio will use the end of the quarter to take the movie off the books for good.” io9 has reached out to Warner Bros. Discovery for comment and will update this post when we receive a response.
Several filmmakers, pop culture commentators, and producers were able to see a version of the film and have publicly supported its viability for release, including Eric Bauza, who voices several Looney Tunes. characters for the studio’s legacy franchise. Actor Paul Scheer is another; Speaking to Wrap, he explained: “What was so exciting was that the movie seemed to capture the voice of the Looney Tunes we love in a way that none of the other versions had.”
Filmmaker Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse) took to that they will have a chance to be seen by the world and the idea that all that work could just disappear feels innately like an injustice.”
Read more social media reactions from Miller, Bauza and others, including Scott Pilgrim takes off Showrunner BenDavid Grabinski, everyone pushing to #ReleaseCoyoteVsAcme.
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