After a long delay, John Cena's Looney Tunes comedy Acme vs. Coyote starts to hit movie theaters this afternoon with a national release tomorrow.
In some markets, the film will be released in 4DX, which could prove to be very fun given the animated nature of the film.
The film tells the tale of "a down-on-his-luck (human) attorney (Will Forte) who takes on Wile E Coyote. as a client in his suit against Acme over its defective products, only to discover that his boss at his former law firm is representing Acme."
Cena plays Forte's former college friend, now the lead lawyer at Acme.
In November 2023, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the film had been canceled by Warner Bros Discovery and would not be released despite filming having been completed on the live action-CGI film. WBD, which shelved the film after it was completed, eventually sold Coyote vs. Acme to Ketchup Entertainment for $50 million in March 2025, rescuing the film from oblivion.
I saw an advance screening of the film and Cena is the lead villain and does a very entertaining job in that role, specifically during a scene with Tweety Bird.
The film has received lots of positive reviews and is absolutely a lovely love letter to the mayhem and greatness of The Looney Tunes characters.
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