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Ketchup Entertainment Buys “Coyote vs. Acme” for $50M, Releases Aug 2026

7/24/2026

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Ketchup Entertainment will release Coyote vs. Acme in theaters on August 28, 2026.
Ketchup Entertainment bought the film for about $50 million after Warner Bros. Discovery shelved it in November 2023, taking a $30 million tax write-off.
Dave Green directs a script by Samy Burch from a story by James Gunn and Jeremy Slater.
The final trailer debuted Thursday, showing Will Forte as lawyer Kevin Avery, John Cena as Acme’s boss and Lana Condor.

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Story summary

Ketchup Entertainment will release Coyote vs. Acme in theaters on August 28, 2026.
Ketchup Entertainment bought the film for about $50 million after Warner Bros. Discovery shelved it in November 2023, taking a $30 million tax write-off.
Dave Green directs a script by Samy Burch from a story by James Gunn and Jeremy Slater.
The final trailer debuted Thursday, showing Will Forte as lawyer Kevin Avery, John Cena as Acme’s boss and Lana Condor.