'Coyote vs. Acme' was canceled by Warner Bros. But three years later, that's not all folks
- Warner Bros. had finished the live-action and animated comedy "Coyote vs. Acme" and then canceled it shortly before a planned screening for the cast and crew.
- The film's cancellation drew a strong reaction, including an emotional farewell screening the cast and crew attended after learning the movie would not be released by the studio.
- Three years later, the movie is being released through independent distributor Ketchup Entertainment.
- The film stars Will Forte as Wile E. Coyote's attorney and is directed by Dave Green, with Eric Bauza voicing Wile E. Coyote.
- The project is based on an Ian Frazier "Shouts and Murmurs" piece from The New Yorker and had been described as a blend of Looney Tunes animation and live action.
Warner Bros. completed "Coyote vs. Acme" and then abruptly shelved it, canceling the film rather than delaying it or moving it to streaming. The decision came days before a screening that Will Forte expected to attend, and Forte said he initially assumed the movie must have turned out badly.
Instead, Forte said the cast and crew found themselves at what became a kind of farewell screening. He described the experience as emotionally difficult because the finished film felt special to those who made it, which made the studio's decision harder to understand.
The AP report says the cancellation sent shockwaves through Hollywood because a finished film had been removed so suddenly. Three years later, the movie is finally moving ahead with an independent release through Ketchup Entertainment.
《Coyote vs. Acme》曾被华纳兄弟取消，但三年后事情并未就此结束
华纳兄弟先是完成了《Coyote vs. Acme》，随后又突然将其搁置，并没有延期上映或转向流媒体，而是直接取消发行。取消决定发生在威尔·福特原本预期要去看片的几天前，福特说自己起初还以为影片质量一定出了问题。
但事实并非如此。福特说，演员和剧组后来参加的放映，实际上变成了一场告别式的观影。他表示，成片对参与制作的人来说很特别，因此片方的决定更让人难以理解。
这篇AP报道说，这种对一部已完成影片的突然撤下在好莱坞引发了震动。三年之后，这部电影终于将通过独立发行商 Ketchup Entertainment 重新推进上映。