Coyote Vs. Acme finally has its first proper trailer, and Warner Bros. clearly comes off the worst for it. The live-action/animation hybrid stars John Cena and Will Forte alongside Wile. E. Coyote and Daffy Duck, and it’s set to reach theaters on August 28. For anyone who watched the movie get buried in the first place, this trailer matters because it turns that whole mess into the joke, and it does it with real bite.
Warner Bros. had vaulted the film in November 2023, and the source says the studio did so instead of releasing it as part of its “disgraceful run of turning creations into tax write-offs.” Two years later, Ketchup Entertainment stepped in, acquired the rights, and planned a 2026 theatrical release after what the source describes as industry backlash around Warner’s handling of the project. That makes this trailer more than a marketing beat; it’s a public victory lap for a film that was nearly erased.
About Coyote Vs. Acme
Warner Bros. originally held Coyote Vs. Acme before the movie was vaulted, then Ketchup Entertainment picked it up and aimed it at theaters in 2026. The film brings together John Cena, Will Forte, Wile. E. Coyote, and Daffy Duck in a live-action/animation hybrid. That mix matters because the trailer leans hard on the contrast between cartoon chaos and real-world stakes, which is exactly where Looney Tunes material tends to work best.
The source also places the film inside a very specific release story. It links Warner’s decision to a rumored $30 million tax write-off and compares the situation to Batgirl, while noting that other distributors were interested and early screenings scored well. That context gives the trailer extra weight, because every gag about the movie’s release feels like a direct answer to the studio that tried to shelve it.
The Trailer’s Biggest Jabs
The trailer opens with a spoof of the WB logo and an asterisk, then zooms into the small print: “A wholly owned subsidiary of the Acme corporation.” That’s a neat little insult, and it lands because it frames Acme as the stand-in for Warner Bros. before the film has even settled into its first scene. From there, the trailer keeps pushing the same idea, treating the movie like a corporate exposé rather than a standard studio comedy.