Will Forte can’t help but hype the long-awaited theatrical release of “Coyote vs. Acme.” Forte has pushed for years for “Coyote vs. Acme” to be distributed after Warner Bros. removed the film from its 2023 release schedule and opted to take a $30 million tax write-off instead. As of 2025, though, Ketchup Entertainment acquired “Coyote vs. Acme” and is planning a theatrical release for the Looney Tunes property, much like the critically acclaimed “The Day the Earth Blew Up” which was also originally commissioned for Warner Bros.’ Max.
Forte told THR that “words cannot describe” how grateful he is that “Coyote vs. Acme” will get any release at all. “I never thought it would happen so it just came out of nowhere and I’m so thrilled,” Forte said while promoting his “The Four Seasons” series. “Thank you Ketchup Entertainment, I’m so excited for people to see this movie. I’m going to promote the crap out of it, just tell me what you want me to do and I’ll go, I’ll do whatever — go to the top of Mount Everest, I’m there.”
“Coyote vs. Acme” is directed by David Green and written by Oscar-nominated “May December” scribe Samy Burch; James Gunn produced the film and also received a story credit. John Cena and Lana Condor co-star with Forte in the live-action/animation hybrid movie.
Forte previously told MovieWeb that he didn’t “want people to forget what [Warner Bros.] did” to the release of “Coyote vs. Acme.”
“My thoughts were that it’s fucking bullshit,” Forte said about the studio decision to shelve the feature. “It is such a delightful movie. It deserves so much better than it got. I can’t tell you possibly why the decision was made to not release it. But it makes my blood boil.”
Forte also took to Instagram in early 2024 to say that he “fucking hate[d]” that the film was scrapped. “Super funny throughout, visually stunning, sweet, sincere, and emotionally resonant in a very earned way. As the credits rolled, I just sat there thinking how lucky I was to be part of something so special,” Forte wrote at the time. “That quickly turned to confusion and frustration. This was the movie they’re not going to release?”
He added, “Look, when it comes to Hollywood business stuff, I don’t know shit about shit. Even when a movie tests very well (like ours), there’s no guarantee that it’s going to be a hit. And at the end of the day, the people who paid for this movie can obviously do whatever they want with it. It doesn’t mean I have to like it (I fucking hate it). Or agree with it. And it doesn’t mean that this movie is anything less than magnificent.”
