Overview
- The full trailer, released Wednesday, confirms an August 28, 2026 opening and leans into the movie’s shelving with wry title cards and gags.
- The film follows Wile E. Coyote as he sues the Acme Corporation over faulty gadgets, with Will Forte as his lawyer and John Cena as Acme’s counsel, alongside Looney Tunes cameos like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.
- Meta jokes tie Acme to Warner Bros., including fine print that labels the WB banner a “wholly owned subsidiary of the Acme corporation” and a disclaimer that the film is being released “for accounting purposes only.”
- Warner Bros. scrapped the completed movie in November 2023 for a roughly $30 million tax write-off after pulling it from the 2023 schedule, drew backlash, then allowed shopping to buyers before Ketchup Entertainment acquired rights in March 2025 for about $50 million.
- Completed on a reported $70 million budget, the project’s rescue and theatrical rollout test whether finished, shelved films can find audiences under new caretakers, a path Ketchup pursued after handling a separate Looney Tunes release.