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Ketchup Entertainment Buys Coyote vs. Acme Rights for $50M

8/28/2026

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Summary

Will Forte Opens

Will Forte stars as lawyer Kevin Avery in the nationwide release of Coyote vs. Acme.
Ketchup Entertainment bought the film’s distribution rights for $50 million in March 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery shelved the completed movie in November 2023 as a $30 million tax write-off.
The hybrid live-action/animation comedy opens Friday, August 28, 2026, with a 95% Rotten Tomatoes rating.

Summary

Coyote vs Acme

The film satirizes Acme’s monopoly to lampoon corporate greed.
Screenwriter Samy Burch frames the plot as a detective-thriller emphasizing perseverance.
The movie received a PG rating for cartoon violence and some language, running 101 minutes.
A congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., depicts Acme attempting to silence the coyote.
The coyote’s law firm Avery, Jones & Maltese honors Looney Tunes creators.

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Will Forte Opens

Will Forte stars as lawyer Kevin Avery in the nationwide release of Coyote vs. Acme.
Ketchup Entertainment bought the film’s distribution rights for $50 million in March 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery shelved the completed movie in November 2023 as a $30 million tax write-off.
The hybrid live-action/animation comedy opens Friday, August 28, 2026, with a 95% Rotten Tomatoes rating.

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