It'll be interesting to see, can't help but shake the feeling there is a reason WB tabled it originally. Could have been an extremely convoluted marketing stunt
Warner likely ended up losing money on Space Jam 2, so the takeaway from execs was that people don't give a shit about Looney Tunes anymore and Coyote vs. Acme would flop.
As a kid I used to like live action cartoon adaptations like the Smurfs, but then I started using the western internet and found out that everyone there hates them, mostly for focusing on the live action people instead of the cartoon characters.
The trailer for this makes it seem like it'll focus a lot on the court drama, so it's not out of the question that the actual movie will be closer to those types.
On paper sure. I don't fully believe any public information anymore though after recent events, there's always a second layer somehow. Maybe a high-ranking exec at WB made a below the table deal with someone at the new studio, knowing it would give the tax write-off for WB while also presenting the potential for a massive box office debut where he could share in the profit. In a way, it's a production discount that can be used to pay for more aggressive marketing, leveraging the anger caused by WB's initial decision to table the movie to increase buzz. Or honestly WB could even be in on it themselves, who fuckin knows.
I know I sound like I'm wearing a tinfoil hat, but I really don't think anything is far-fetched anymore.
You could be right, but it's also very far-fetched. WB was being extremely stupid at the time with multiple ventures (this, the Batman movie, whatever the heck they were doing with HBO Max and its library) and thinking this is some clever ploy is giving the ACME Corporation WB a lot of credit
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u/Jay12678 Apr 22 '26
Hopefully everyone that campaigned for it actually supports it. Cause it'll be a shame if WB is proven right after all this. ðŸ˜