‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Cast and Crew Held a ‘Funeral Screening’ After the Movie Was Shelved: ‘Was Emotional in So Many Ways’

What do you do when you think your movie will never see the light of day? Have a “funeral screening,” of course.

That’s exactly what the team behind “Coyote vs. Acme” did when they feared the live-action-animation hybrid comedy was locked in the Warner Bros. vault for good. Luckily, after WB. shelved the project, Ketchup Entertainment scooped up the title from the studio in March 2025 and slated it for theatrical release. Audiences will finally get to see the “Looney Tunes” movie on Aug. 28.

When asked what it was like walking into the “funeral screening,” star Lana Condor told Variety at the film’s L.A. premiere on Wednesday, “It’s so horrible. It’s like, really easy to blame yourself. You almost feel like, ‘Was I the problem?’ You’re devastated for the hundreds of people who have worked on this far longer than I have. It feels like a funeral.”

Director Dave Green said there were “many, many times” he thought “Coyote vs. Acme” would never come out. Despite his disappointment, he described the mood at the “funeral screening” as “celebratory.”

“You can have a New Orleans funeral, [with] a jazz band walking up the street, just having a celebration,” Green joked.

Original source: https://variety.com/