Warner Bros. could now be trying to promote your entire Looney Tunes model.
Earlier this week, it was introduced that Warner Bros. Discovery could lastly be promoting the distribution rights for Coyote vs. Acme to Ketchup Leisure. The transfer comes after Warner Bros. determined to shelve the finished film for a $30 million tax write-off reasonably than launch it to the general public.
The Coyote vs. Acme deal isn’t finalized right now, however the movie is eying a 2026 theatrical launch ought to it come to fruition.
What’s the newest replace about Warner Bros. and Looney Tunes?
In response to Jeff Sneider’s The InSneider, Warner Bros. could also be trying to rid themselves of Looney Tunes totally.
Sneider mentioned, “I’m instructed that a part of the explanation WB determined to promote Coyote vs. Acme to Ketchup reasonably than take a tax credit score a month earlier than Tax Day (April 15) is as a result of the studio is making an attempt to unload the Looney Tunes altogether.”
There’s been no official touch upon the matter from Warner Bros. right now; nevertheless, it’s price noting that the unique Looney Tunes animated shorts, which ran from 1930 by means of 1969, had been lately taken off Max. Deadline reported that the present is “now not considered as a precedence” as “the streamer will prioritize grownup and household programming.”
Different spin-off exhibits, such because the 2020’s Looney Tunes Cartoons, are nonetheless obtainable to observe on the streaming platform right now.
Along with Coyote vs. Acme, Warner Bros. bought The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Film to Ketchup Leisure following some inner restructuring in 2022. That film was launched in United States theaters on March 14, 2025. It has obtained usually constructive opinions from critics however has to date solely grossed round $6 million on the worldwide field workplace.
