While Paramount, Netflix and others consider buying Coyote Vs. Acme from Warner Bros., Wile E. Coyote himself (voice actor Eric Bauza) has shared the first image from the much-discussed film on social media with the caption, “See ya in 2024!!”Whether that’s a promise or a prediction is unclear, but Bauza certainly did his best to give the project a boost going into the new year.The photo itself reveals a concerned-looking Coyote in a courtroom setting with Will Forte.Coyote Vs. Acme did have a 2023 release date – July 21 – before Warner Bros. Discovery decided to shelve the pic. That was a good call, at least in part, because another IP adaptation called Barbie was also set for that date.But the David Zaslav-run Warner Bros. Discovery decided not to release the film at all, with the conglom taking an estimated $30M write-down on the $70M production. That led to a hew and cry in the creative community and, now, a potential pickup by another studio.
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