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Is Coyote vs. Acme really great or do people just hate David Zaslav?

The drama surrounding the film’s fraught path to theaters is part of what makes it an enjoyable watch. The drama surrounding the film’s fraught path to theaters is part of what makes it an enjoyable watch. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. There’s an argument to be made that people wouldn’t be all that interested in Coyote vs. Acme if it weren’t for the way David Zaslav tried to kill it. By trying to shelve the project, Warner Bros. Discovery only drew attention to its habit of disappearing nearly completed movies in order to cash in on tax write-offs. Coyote vs. Acme’s generally positive reviews are on the money; it really is one of the best Looney Tunes movies in years. In theory, this suggests that the movie might do well at the box office and become a case study in WBD making terr

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Open Channel: Tell Us What You Thought of 'Coyote vs. Acme'

There’ve been a lot of big movies this year, but Coyote vs. Acme is one of the more interesting. The live-action/animation hybrid movie was announced years ago as part of a Looney Tunes resurgence Warner Bros. was interested in. But then…

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Open Channel: Tell Us What You Thought of 'Coyote vs. Acme'

There’ve been a lot of big movies this year, but Coyote vs. Acme is one of the more interesting. The live-action/animation hybrid movie was announced years ago as part of a Looney Tunes resurgence Warner Bros. was…

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Is Coyote vs. Acme really great or do people just hate David Zaslav?

The drama surrounding the film’s fraught path to theaters is part of what makes it an enjoyable watch. The drama surrounding the film’s fraught path to theaters is part of what makes it an enjoyable watch. Posts from…

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There’ve been a lot of big movies this year, but Coyote vs. Acme is one of the more interesting. The live-action/animation hybrid movie was announced years ago as part of a Looney Tunes resurgence Warner Bros. was interested in. But then…

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The drama surrounding the film’s fraught path to theaters is part of what makes it an enjoyable watch. The drama surrounding the film’s fraught path to theaters is part of what makes it an enjoyable watch. Posts from this author will be

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