Will Forte Says Warner Bros. Shelving ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ for $30 Million Tax Write-Off Is ‘F—ing Bulls—‘ and ‘Makes My Blood Boil,’ Tells Fans Not to Forget What the Studio Did

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/will-forte-warner-bros-shelving-coyote-vs-acme-bullshit-1236298828/

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  1. > “My thoughts were that it’s fucking bullshit,” cast member Forte told MovieWeb in a new interview. “It is such a delightful movie. It deserves so much better than it got. I can’t tell you possibly why the decision was made to not release it. But it makes my blood boil.”

    > “Thank you for asking me about it because I like talking about the movie because I don’t want people to forget what [Warner Bros.] did to this,” he continued. “I appreciate them letting us make it, but don’t let us make this thing that we fall in love with and then not show it. I would understand if the thing sucked, but it’s really good. Maybe somehow we get to see it at some point. I hope people do. I was really proud of it.”

  2. I would’ve gone just to see Forte. He’s hilarious. Love his work.

  3. I wish I understood how this is beneficial to the studios. I presume it cost more than 30m to make the movie, doesn’t that outweigh the tax write offs? Plus they miss the chance to attempt to make a profit at all?

  4. Warner bros has every right to watch the prerelease work and make a decision on its viability. It’s their money. I would imagine they thought it was stupid, not funny, and expensive, just like everything he’s “captained”since 1975. Last Man on Earth was a brilliant concept, but he ruined it by making it overly silly and about him. The beard stunt was so dumb. He always has to go to ridiculous extremes, you can do that in small doses, but if WB determines they couldn’t sell it, it’s theirs to take the loss instead of putting more money into it.

  7. Seeing that ‘Valiant One’ is disappearing soon from U.S. cinemas, this film would’ve gotten my money. Both share the appearance of actress Lana Condor.

  8. I was so excited to see this movie. Warner Bros. really pissed me off with this one.

  9. Oh no, it would be a terrible shame if the movie was leaked somehow, on an anonymous platform… I’m sure there’d be a torrent of protests from WB

  10. With it being a tax write off, with the tax payers essentially footing the bill for the film, the movie should become public domain.

  11. Will is a stand up guy. He’s one of those actors that does a project with 110% passion and maximum effort. He’s sincere and that’s where a lot of his humor stems from.

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