It once seemed like I’d never get to write these words, but Coyote Vs Acme IS coming out. Threatened with permanent vaulting by David Zaslav, it was destined to become a Hollywood legend as a finished movie everybody demanded but never got. Fortunately Ketchup Entertainment was eventually able to sway WB to let their paws off the reel, and an actual theatrical premiere is in the planning stages.

This has led to a long overdue SDCC panel for Coyote Vs Acme, which was held over the weekend. Attending were Will Forte, Eric Bauza and Martha Kelly, with Paul Sheer moderating.

Ketchup came up with a clever framework for the panel, which we hope carries over to the marketing campaign (we also hope there IS a marketing campaign). Billed as “THE MOVIE ACME DOESN’T WANT YOU TO SEE,” the presentation was briefly interrupted by actor P.J. Byrne playing a lawyer representing the Acme corporation, who served the attendees with a Cease and Desist letter — but nothing desisted.

Sheer then showed several never-before-seen clips from the movie, none of which have been released online. From eyewitness descriptions, though, they involve the following:

• Wile E. looking over blueprints of his failed attempts at catching the Roadrunner, intercut with clips from classic shorts while Johnny Cash’s “HURT” cover plays over them
• Wile E’s first day in court, which doesn’t go well. The Acme defense lawyer (played by John Cena) argues that the malfunctioning products are Coyote’s fault, not theirs. The jury is mostly human except for Miss Prissy, who seems to swoon over Cena’s speech
• Kevin Avery, the attorney representing Coyote, gets a mysterious phone call from an anonymous tipster who claims to have valuable information. The caller tries to disguise his voice but it’s very obviously Bugs Bunny

Sheer opened up the floor to questions. Forte revealed he first rehearsed his scenes with a Coyote puppet operated by David Barclay (The Dark Crystal). After a few takes of that, the puppet was substituted with a dangling tennis ball where the Coyote would be superimposed. Bauza, who performs most of the Looney Tunes voices these days, was asked how many parts he played here: “More than 10.” One wisecracker asked Bauza how Coyote Vs Acme was different from Space Jam. Bauza was ready with a reply: “Because it was made without the use of AI and basketball players.”

At this point, the lawyer came back, and said he’d called the head of Acme and they were shutting the panel down. Acme interns flooded the panel area to shoo everyone out, but not before a reveal of when we’re getting it: August 28, 2026. Exactly one year from now, but some things are worth the wait.

 

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