The live-action/2D hybrid Looney Tunes movie Coyote vs. Acme is looking forward to a brighter future in the new year. Rescued from the brink of Warner Bros. Discovery’s tax write-off cliff which has claimed several animated victims, the highly lauded project is shopping for a new distribution outlet — but seems to have been confirmed for release this year in a first-look photo posted by Eric Bauza with the caption “See ya in 2024!!” The Looney Tunes regular stars as the voice of Wile E. Coyote.
Based on the humorous New Yorker article by Ian Frazier (1990), Coyote vs. Acme finds Wile E. Coyote (Bauza) at the end of his tether when one too many ACME products ruins his plans to catch the elusive Roadrunner. Taking the company to court, Wile E. and his lawyer (Will Forte) go up against the lawyer’s intimidating boss (John Cena) — but their growing, unlikely friendship across species and cartoon lines spurs them on.
The film is directed by Dave Green (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Earth to Echo) from a screenplay by Samy Burch (May December), who worked out the story with Jeremy Slater and producer James Gunn.
See ya in 2024!! 🦊🪧🧲🧨💣💥 #CoyoteVsACME pic.twitter.com/5jaGQyLdiJ
— Eric Bauza (@bauzilla) December 31, 2023
