Cast of Coyote vs Acme reveal moment they regained faith in the movie's future

The cast of Coyote vs. Acme regained faith in the movie after its "funeral screening".

The new Looney Tunes blockbuster, which was shelved by Warner Bros Discovery in 2023 before fans campaign for its release, is finally seeing the light of day, and stars Will Forte and Lana Condor have opened up about the moment they truly believed it would find a new home.

Forte told Discussing Film: "We still got to go in a week after [it was shelved] to go see the movie.

"Personally, I thought, ‘Oh, it probably sucks. Why would they be doing that?' And then, we go see this movie, and it’s magic. It’s freakin’ awesome.”

Condor admitted that the film being "so good" actually "made the feeling worse" after WBD decided not to release the project in a $30 million tax write-off.

She added: "But weirdly, Will, I gotta say; I was so devastated for the whole thing, but I held onto the funeral screening, where we watched it for the first time.

"Because I saw that movie, and I was like, ‘I just refuse to believe that a movie like this will never be seen. I f****** refuse it'…

"I had hope. Because it’s so good, I was like, ‘There will be a light.'”

Forte revealed that "a little piece" of him had the same shred of hope.

He recalled thinking: "This is so good. This just can’t be the end of the conversation with this."

The distribution rights were later purchased by Ketchup Entertainment, and the film is finally getting its moment on the big screen.

Coyote vs. Acme follows Wile E. Coyote after he spots an advert for attorney Kevin Avery (Forte), who takes legal action against the Acme Corporation for its range of faulty products.

After spending decades failing to capture Road Runner, Wile E. decides to take on the company in a fight for justice.

The cast also includes the likes of John Cena, Tone Bell, Martha Kelly, and many beloved Looney Tunes characters.

Forte previously admitted he was incandescent with rage when he first found out the film - which is based on Ian Frazier's 1990 New Yorker article, was being scrapped.

Asked how he felt about Warner Bros'. decision, Will told Entertainment Weekly earlier this year: "Extreme frustration, fiery frustration, a lot of anger, white hot anger.

"But then ultimately, that's mixed in with pride in this movie we've done. And also, who knows?

"Everything happens for a reason, and it's certainly possible that the crazy journey that this movie is taking will help get more eyes on it, because it's a story people know about a little bit.

"But I don't think we needed this crazy journey."