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Movie Name: Coyote vs. ACME
Directed by: Dave Green
Starring: Will Forte, Lana Condor, Tone Bell, John Cena
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Release Date: August 21, 2026
Rating: –
Languages: English
Production House: Warner Animation Group, Troll Court Entertainment, Keylight Pictures
Budget: $70–72 million
After every product made by the Acme Corporation has backfired on Wile E. Coyote in his pursuit of the Road Runner, down-and-out human billboard attorney Kevin Avery represents Coyote in a lawsuit against Acme. A growing friendship between Coyote and Kevin motivates their determination to win the court case, as it pits them against Buddy Crane, the intimidating boss of Kevin’s former law firm, who now represents Acme.
Coyote vs. ACME:
Coyote vs. Acme is an upcoming American live-action animated legal comedy film directed by Dave Green, written by Samy Burch from a story by Burch, James Gunn, and Jeremy Slater, and starring Will Forte, Lana Condor, Tone Bell, and John Cena. The film is based on the 1990 The New Yorker magazine article “Coyote v. Acme” by Ian Frazier (itself using elements from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies franchise), and follows Wile E. Coyote as he enlists a billboard attorney to sue the Acme Corporation for repeatedly selling him alleged faulty products.
A story set in the ACME warehouse, the manufacturer of anything and everything used by the Looney Tunes characters.
Development began in August 2018 with Chris McKay as producer and Jon and Josh Silberman writing the screenplay. Green was hired to direct in December 2019, and Burch, Slater, and Gunn joined the following year. Cena, Forte and Condor were cast in early 2022. Live-action filming took place in New Mexico from March to May 2022. The film was produced by Warner Animation Group, Keylight Pictures, and Gunn’s production company Troll Court Entertainment.
Warner Bros. Discovery initially shelved Coyote vs. Acme in November 2023 to obtain a tax write-off, but later reversed its decision and allowed the filmmakers to seek other distributors following public backlash. After several unsuccessful negotiations with various distributors, Ketchup Entertainment acquired the rights for $50 million in March 2025, after previously doing so with the North American distribution rights to Warner Bros. Animation’s The Day the Earth Blew Up (2024). The film is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on August 28, 2026, and will be released one week earlier in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Altitude Film Distribution on August 21, 2026.
