Coyote vs Acme: $70m Looney Tunes film to be released after being canned by Warner Bros

A still from the Looney Tunes film Coyote vs Acme, which will finally receive a theatrical release after it was controversially shelved by Warner Bros in 2023, despite being finished, as part of a tax write-off that angered some in the film industry. Photograph: Warner Bros.

For once, things are working out for Wile E Coyote.

The film Coyote vs Acme, which stars John Cena and Will Forte acting alongside beloved Looney Tunes cartoon characters, will finally be released to the public, almost two years after the completed film was shelved by Warner Bros as part of a tax write-off.