Койот против «Акме» (Coyote vs. Acme)

21 июля 2023

Written by James Gunn, Jeremy Slater, Samy Burch, Jon Silberman and Josh Silberman

В фильме сыграет Джон Сина

The film follows Wile E. Coyote, who after ACME products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, decides to hires a billboard lawyer to sue the ACME Corporation. The case pits Wile E. and his lawyer against the latter’s intimidating former boss (Cena), but a growing friendship between man and cartoon stokes their determination to win.

Съемки в Нью-Мексико стартуют в марте

Адвоката сыграет Уилл Форте

Также в съемках примет участие Лана Кондор

Отменили уже готовый фильм

A little over a year after the shelving of Batgirl sent shockwaves throughout Hollywood, Warner Bros. is putting another of its films in the studio vault.

 

Warners no longer plans to release Coyote Vs. Acme, a live-action, CG animation hybrid that completed principal photography last year in New Mexico. The move follows veteran animation executive Bill Damaschke taking over Warner Animation Group earlier this year.

 

“With the re-launch of Warner Bros. Pictures Animation in June, the studio has shifted its global strategy to focus on theatrical releases,” a WB Motion Picture Group spokesperson said in a statement. “With this new direction, we have made the difficult decision not to move forward with Coyote vs Acme. We have tremendous respect for the filmmakers, casts, and crew, and are grateful for their contributions to the film.”

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In another maneuver by the David Zaslav-run Warner Bros Discovery to kill movies, we hear on very good authority that Warner Bros will not be releasing the live-action/animated hybrid Coyote vs. Acme with the conglom taking an estimated $30M write-down on the $70M production. We understand the write-down for the pic was applied to the recently reported Q3.

 

This reps the third time that Zaslav’s Warner Bros has pulled the plug on a movie greenlit by the previous Warner Media administration; the other two being the Max destined Bat Girl and the animated Scoob Holiday Haunt!.

 

The difference here is that Coyote vs. Acme is a completed movie with very good test scores, 14 points above the family norm. We’re told that the cash-strapped Warners finds that it’s not worth the cost to release theatrically, or to sell to other buyers (and there are parties who are interested for their own streaming services; we hear Amazon kicked the tires). After reporting a mixed third quarter, the best means for Warners money is a tax write-off.

ViewerAnon

 

Come make movies for David Zaslav’s Warner Bros, where they can test really well and have major interest from other buyers but still get shelved for a tax write-off anyway!

 

I honestly feel shell-shocked by this COYOTE V ACME news. As you can read from creatives who've seen it (I did not , I had consistently heard it's fantastic. After all the backlash with BATGIRL and SCOOB! last year Zaslav does it *again*? The man hates movies.

This is INSANE. First of all, fuck a business model that incentivizes this. Secondly, this movie is GREAT. I was lucky to get to see some and it's hilarious, with incredible animation. What a disgusting turn of events, especially with a huge gaping hole in the release calendar.

 

I had a friend go to a test screening of this and they said the movie was a lot of fun... shame.

 

I have seen this movie and it is excellent. It also tested in the high 90s repeatedly. It also had interested buyers. The people working at Warner Bros are anti-art and I hope multiple anvils drop on their heads.

 

COYOTE V ACME is a great movie. The best of its kind since ROGER RABBIT. It's commercial. It tested well. The leads are super likable. It's beautifully shot. The animation is great. The ending makes everyone fucking cry. I thought the goal of this business was to make hit movies?

This makes me feel insane. It’s a great fucking movie. It’s based on a huge IP. It’s a crowd pleaser. What are we even doing anymore?

Тоже не верю восторгам

Флешкм тоже восторгались, чем все закончилось? Вб хоть не стесняется говорить миру, что они ****и

Отменили уже готовый фильм

Ого. Заслав наносит двойной удар...

Отрывок записи саундтрека

Had a lot of fun scoring Coyote Vs Acme. As no-one will be able to hear it now, due to bizarre anti-art studio financial shenanigans I will never understand, here is a bit of behind the scenes footage of our “Meep Meep” Roadrunner choir, with apologies to Tchaikovsky…

Засрав снова доказал, что является самым убогим управленцем халивуда. Главное, чтоб это гениальное оптимизаторство не затянулось и дед побыстрее сбежал с чемоданом сэкономленных бабок.

Да это какое-то small dick energy. Вложились в кал, так будьте добры, верьте в него до конца.

А потом про это снимут фильм

Серун с Ворнер Стрит.

Если им собирались списать 30 млн налогов за счет помещения фильма на перманентную полку, то действительно почему бы не продать за эту сумму или за больше

Чтоб жаба не давила, если другая студия обогатится за счет успеха в случае, если кино выстрелит и руководство WB не нарекли идиотами?)