Coyote vs. Acme

Wile E. Coyote Takes Acme to Court

Coyote vs. Acme turns decades of explosive mail-order failures into evidence. Instead of plotting another elaborate attack on the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote hires struggling attorney Kevin Avery, played by Will Forte, and sues Acme over the defective products that have flattened, launched, and detonated him for years.

Cartoon Physics Meet Corporate Law

John Cena plays Acme lawyer Buddy Crane, who offers a settlement while Coyote insists on taking his mountain of grievances before a judge. The live-action and animation hybrid imagines Looney Tunes characters holding ordinary jobs inside a world where impossible slapstick is simply part of daily life, giving the whole thing a playful Muppets-like energy.

“At its core, Coyote vs. Acme is a classic Looney Tunes project, meaning that it spends much of its runtime focusing on ridiculous gags.”

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The Movie That Escaped the Vault

Its corporate satire lands with extra force because Warner Bros. Discovery once planned to shelve the nearly completed film for a tax write-off. Ketchup Entertainment eventually bought the distribution rights, turning the movie’s survival into an irresistible parallel with Coyote’s own refusal to stay down.

The story may be straightforward, but the absurd gags, traditional animation, and affectionate use of legacy characters make its August 28 release feel like a small Hollywood victory all by itself.