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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jake Coyle

'Coyote vs. Acme' was canned by Warner Bros. But 3 years later, that's not all folks

"Coyote vs. Acme" Portrait Session - (2026 Invision)

Before it was dubbed “the funeral screening,” it was just when Will Forte was going to see the movie.

“Coyote vs. Acme” was finished. Director Dave Green, inspired by “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” had completed the editing on the Looney Tunes blend of cartoon and live action. The whole project, which takes an Ian Frazier “Shouts and Murmurs” column from The New Yorker as its source material, was an audacious comic gambit that seemed to be paying off.

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