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It's here, Looney Tunes fans, the headline we were hoping for. Coyote vs. Acme, the Will Forte and John Cena-starring live-action/animation combo that sees eternal loser Wile E. Coyote suing the Acme Corporation for decades of defective products, is very likely headed to theaters, despite Warner Bros. shelving the project years ago.

The story comes from Deadline, who report that studio Ketchup Entertainment is making a $50M bid on the film's distribution rights. As you'll recall from Popverse's very recent reporting on a similar subject, Ketchup are the folks responsible for getting The Day the Earth Blew Up into theaters across the United States. Already, the Daffy Duck/Porky Pig scifi spoof was considered a victory for fans of 2D animation (and for critics of Warner Bros. Discovery's recent cost-cutting decisions), but this nigh-immediate follow-up is perhaps an even bigger win.

(A win not at all hurt by the report that Ketchup is looking to get the movie into theaters in 2026.)

In case you're just catching up, Coyote vs. Acme was one of three nearly-completed films that Warner Bros. Discovery chose not to release, holding the products from public consumption, in an effort to cut costs after a controversial restructuring. Also in the mix were the animated Scoob! Holiday Haunt and, to many people's continued surprise, the Michael Keaton-starring, $60M budget Batgirl, featuring Leslie Grace in the titular role.

Although an official release has not come from Ketchup confirming this fact, it's hard to not imagine that their scooping up of Coyote vs. Acme has something to do with the positive reception that The Day the Earth Blew Up is receiving during its limited release. Hopefully, something very similar to this film's success will show up on WB's radar for the other two films, giving the public (and more importantly, the folks that worked hard on them) a chance to see them in cinemas.

Though to be perfectly honest (and to, with apologies, end this piece on a dour note), if Warner Bros. Discovery doesn't want to take a chance on a Batgirl movie in this current moment, I simply don't know what will change their minds.

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