The Looney Tunes film Coyote vs. Acme has been rescued from a potential 50-year storage in David Zaslav’s basement. Warner Bros. Discovery has sold the rights to the movie to Ketchup Entertainment, the same company that recently released The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie.

Ketchup Entertainment paid approximately $50 million for the film and plans to release it in theaters in 2026, . Although Warner Bros. initially funded the creation of the movie, it was later . This move is consistent with the company’s previous decisions, such as those made with the and Scoob! Holiday Haunt. It appears that Warner Bros. has a history of scrapping completed projects.

Fortunately, Coyote vs. Acme has found a new lease on life. The film’s concept, which features Wile E. Coyote suing the notorious manufacturer Acme after his repeated failed attempts to catch the roadrunner, seemed promising from the start. The movie boasts a talented cast, including Will Forte and John Cena, and is directed by Dave Green, who previously worked on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. The film was produced by Chris deFaria and James Gunn, with a screenplay by May December writer Samy Burch.

Meanwhile, Warner Bros. Discovery has made the decision to remove all original Looney Tunes shorts from the streaming platform Max, . This move coincided with the release of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie in theaters, which received mixed reviews. According to box office results,