What a looney twist! Coyote vs. Acme, the ill-fated live-action/3DCG hybrid film that was shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery in 2023 for a tax write-off, may soon be bought and distributed by Ketchup Entertainment. While negotiations are still in progress, the deal is reportedly near $50 million.

Coyote vs. Acme is directed by Dave Green, with a screenplay by Samy Burch, James Gunn, and Jeremy Slater. Based on Ian Frazier’s 1990 humor article “Coyote v. Acme,” the flick was adapted for the big screen by Burch. Mixing courtroom procedural and zany comedic elements, the story centers on a down-and-out billboard lawyer who decides to represent Wile. E. Coyote in his lawsuit against ACME Corporation over its defective products.

John Cena (Peacemaker) stars alongside Lana Condor (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before), Will Forte (Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken), P.J. Byrne (Gen V), and others.

The VFX were created by BUF, DNEG, Double Negative, Firebrand VFX, Framestore, Jellyfish Pictures, and Warner Brothers, with George Murphy acting as visual effects supervisor.

Ketchup recently distributed Warner Bros. Discovery’s The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, which opened in theaters March 14.