Coyote vs. Acme

Coyote vs. Acme is an upcoming American comedy film directed by Dave Green, from a screenplay written by Samy Burch, and a story by Burch, James Gunn (who also serves as a producer), and Jeremy Slater.[3] Combining live-action and animation, the film is based on the character Wile E. Coyote and the ACME Corporation from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, and the 1990 magazine article of the same name originally published in The New Yorker by Ian Frazier. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, the film stars John Cena, Will Forte and Lana Condor.

Coyote vs. Acme
Directed byDave Green
Screenplay bySamy Burch
Story by
Based onCoyote v. Acme
by Ian Frazier[1]
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBrandon Trost
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Coyote vs. Acme is scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Premise

After all of the products made by ACME Corporation backfire on Wile E. Coyote, in his pursuit of the Road Runner, he hires an equally-unlucky human attorney to sue the company. When Wile E.'s lawyer finds out that his former law firm's intimidating boss is ACME's CEO, he teams up with Wile E. to win the court case against him.[4]

Cast

Production

Development

In August 2018, Warner Bros. Pictures announced the development of a Wile E. Coyote project, titled Coyote vs. Acme, with The Lego Batman Movie director Chris McKay as producer and Jon and Josh Silberman writing the screenplay.[5] In mid-December 2019, Dave Green signed on to direct the live-action animated hybrid film, while Jon and Josh Silberman were replaced as screenwriters, though they remained as producers.[6] In December 2020, McKay left the project, while Jon and Josh Silberman left their producing roles and returned to screenwriting duties alongside Samy Burch, Jeremy Slater, and James Gunn.[2] Along with the departure of McKay, it was reported that the film would draw inspiration from the fictional 1990 New Yorker article of the same name by Ian Frazier.[2] Ultimately, Burch received screenplay credit, with Burch, Slater and Gunn having "story by" billing.[3]

Casting

In February 2022, John Cena was cast as the film's main antagonist, described as the lawyer in defense of ACME and the former boss to Wile E.'s lawyer; he previously collaborated with Gunn on the DC Extended Universe projects The Suicide Squad (2021) and Peacemaker (2022).[7] The following month, Will Forte and Lana Condor were added to the cast, with Forte starring as Coyote's lawyer.[8]

Filming

Principal photography commenced on April 1, 2022, with Brandon Trost serving as the film's cinematographer.[9] Filming took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico,[10] as it is an iconic setting referenced in numerous Looney Tunes cartoons.[11] Filming wrapped on May 28, 2022.[12]

Visual effects and animation

Visual effects and animation services were provided by DNEG.[13]

Release

Coyote vs. Acme was originally scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on July 21, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures.[2] On April 26, 2022, it was taken off the release schedule with Barbie taking over its original release date.[14]

References
  1. "Coyote v. Acme By Ian Frazier". The New Yorker. February 19, 1990.
  2. Rubin, Rebecca (December 23, 2020). "Warner Bros. to Release 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Prequel and 'The Color Purple' Musical in Theaters in 2023". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. "Coyote vs. Acme". Writers Guild of America West. March 21, 2023. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  4. Kit, Borys (March 9, 2022). "Will Forte Joins John Cena in Coyote vs. Acme for Warner Bros". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  5. D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 28, 2018). "Warner Bros' Wile E. Coyote Movie Finds Its Scribes In The Silberman Brothers". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  6. Donnelly, Matt (December 17, 2019). "Warner Bros.' Wile E. Coyote Movie Sets Dave Green to Direct (Exclusive)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  7. Kit, Borys (February 16, 2022). "John Cena to Star in 'Coyote vs. Acme' for Warner Bros". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  8. Kroll, Justin (March 9, 2022). "Will Forte And Lana Condor To Co-Star With John Cena In Looney Tunes Live-Action/Animated Hybrid Pic Coyote Vs. Acme". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  9. @@B_TRO (March 21, 2022). "I can confirm that this is true" (Tweet). Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. Kasule, Melissa (February 22, 2022). "Warner Bros.' Coyote vs. Acme set to shoot in New Mexico". Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  11. The Observer (June 9, 2022). "Live-action movie Coyote vs. ACME filmed in ABQ area". Rio Rancho Observer. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  12. mikedfernandez (May 28, 2022). "We wrapped Coyote vs. Acme Sat morning! 📸". Instagram. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  13. "Coyote vs. Acme - DNEG". Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  14. D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 26, 2022). "Barbie Heads To Summer 2023 – CinemaCon". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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