Two years ago, the animated/live-action hybrid film Coyote vs. Acme was shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery despite being fully completed. It was reportedly going to be a $30 million tax write off for the corporation despite backlash from industry creators and animation fans. Will Forte, who has a starring role in the film as Wile E. Coyote’s lawyer, openly spoke out about WBD’s decision to bury it. Now that the film has been saved by Ketchup Entertainment, Forte can’t quite believe that Coyote vs. Acme will finally see the light of day.
“I never thought it would happen so it just came out of nowhere and I’m so thrilled,” Forte told The Hollywood Reporter. “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.”
As recently as an interview with MovieWeb earlier this year, Forte was still vocal about his anger regarding the way Warner Bros. executives treated the film.
“My thoughts [about the film’s fate] were that it’s a f***ing bulls***,” said Forte at the time. “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.”
Coyote vs. Acme was directed by Dave Green from a story by DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn, Jeremy Slater, and Samy Burch, with Burch getting sole credit on the screenplay. It was inspired by the long-running gag in the Road Runner Looney Tunes cartoons that the Acme Corporation devices always failed during the Coyote’s attempts to catch the bird. That’s why the Coyote finally sues Acme Corporation with the help of Forte’s character. John Cena co-stars as Acme’s primary lawyer and the personal nemesis of Forte’s character. Lana Condor, P. J. Byrne, Tone Bell, and Martha Kelly also have roles in the film.
Ketchup Entertainment hasn’t set a release date for Coyote vs. Acme yet, but it’s expected to arrive in theaters in 2026.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.