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Coyote vs. Acme Sold for $50 Million, Set for 2026 Release

8/21/2026

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Ketchup Entertainment Acquires

U.S. Ketchup Entertainment bought Coyote vs. Acme for $50 million, enabling its 2026 theatrical release.
Warner Bros. shelved the completed film in November 2023 to claim a $30 million tax write-off.
The movie opened in UAE on 27 August and worldwide on 28 August 2026.
Critics gave it a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score and IGN’s Clint Gage rated it 9/10.

Summary

Coyote Sues Acme

Wile E. Coyote hires TV lawyer Kevin Avery to sue Acme for decades of pain and suffering.
Acme is portrayed as a sprawling conglomerate producing smartphones, energy, toiletries, makeup, food, and rocket skates.
Buddy Crane, played by John Cena, offers a $50,000 settlement, which Coyote angrily rejects.
Screenwriter Samy Burch frames the lawsuit as a satire of corporate monopolization and everyday consumer risk.

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Ketchup Entertainment Acquires

U.S. Ketchup Entertainment bought Coyote vs. Acme for $50 million, enabling its 2026 theatrical release.
Warner Bros. shelved the completed film in November 2023 to claim a $30 million tax write-off.
The movie opened in UAE on 27 August and worldwide on 28 August 2026.
Critics gave it a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score and IGN’s Clint Gage rated it 9/10.

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