Will Forte Celebrates ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Rescue: “I Never Thought It Would Happen”
A few weeks after was officially saved by Ketchup Entertainment and is headed to theaters, star is still in shock.
The Looney Tunes film, featuring Forte and John Cena opposite an animated Wile E. Coyote, became the most talked about movie in Hollywood in late 2023 when The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Warner Bros. intended to scrap the movie as part of a $115 million writedown. It appeared it would never be released, but a social media campaign to save the project helped lead to an acquisition deal between Ketchup and Warners for the worldwide rights.
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At the Los Angeles premiere of his new show on Thursday, Forte told THR that “words cannot describe” how he’s feeling about the movie’s changed fate.
“I never thought it would happen so it just came out of nowhere and I’m so thrilled,” he said. “Thank you Ketchup Entertainment, I’m so excited for people to see this movie. I’m gonna promote the crap out of it, just tell me what you want me to do and I’ll go, I’ll do whatever — go to the top of Mount Everest, I’m there.”
Forte had previously been vocal about the shelving, telling MovieWeb earlier this year, “My thoughts were that it’s a fucking bullshit,” before adding, “It is such a delightful movie. It deserves so much better … I can’t tell you possibly why the decision was made to not release it, but it makes my blood boil.”
The film — directed by Dave Green and produced by Chris deFaria and James Gunn — does not yet have a release date.
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