Will Forte Speaks Out About WB's Scrapped COYOTE VS. ACME, Calls it "Incredible"
We have heard a lot of news over the last several months about the scrapped Warner Bros. movie, Coyote Vs. Acme. The film, just like WB’s Batgirl, was shot in its entirety, and had a great response from those who were lucky enough to see it. Both films had solid stories, and great casts that made them both seem like they’d be profitable, but WB opted to use both of these films as tax write-offs instead of allowing them to be viewed. It’s a bummer of a situation, and it’s made even worse by stars of the films who were able to see the movies and can attest to how good they are!
In a recent social media post, Coyote Vs. Acme actor Will Forte (Saturday Night Live, Nebraska) explained:
“I know that a lot of you haven’t gotten a chance to see our movie. And sadly, it’s a looking like you never will. When I first heard that our movie was getting ‘deleted,’ I hadn’t seen it yet. So I was thinking what everyone else must have been thinking: this thing must be a hunk of junk. But then I saw it. And it’s Incredible.”
Forte continued to beam about the movie in which he stars with John Cena and Lana Condor:
“Super funny throughout, visually stunning, sweet, sincere, and emotionally resonant in a very earned way. As the credits rolled, I just sat there thinking how lucky I was to be a part of something so special. That quickly turned to confusion and frustration. This was the movie they’re not going to release?
“Look, when it comes to Hollywood business stuff, I don’t know shit about shit. Even when a movie tests very well (like ours), there’s no guarantee that it’s gonna be a hit. And at the end of the day, the people who paid for this movie can obviously do whatever they want with it. It doesn’t mean I have to like it (I fu**king hate it). Or agree with it. And it doesn’t mean that this movie is anything less than magnificent.”
Forte ends his note:
“You would be so proud of it — a movie that should be seen, but won’t. Please know that all the years and years of hard work, dedication and love that you put into this movie shows in every frame. That’s all folks, Will Forte”
The axing of Coyote vs. Acme has drawn ire across Hollywood, particularly from the animation community (Phil Lord and Chris Miller) to the pic’s Oscar winning composer Steven Price (who collected a trophy for another Warner Bros’ movie, Gravity.
Soon after news hit that Warners was killing the movie, its third during the Zaslav run era of the studio after Batgirl and Scoob Holiday Haunt, the studio received a slew of phones calls from agents and filmmakers such as Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro. Warners quickly decided to hold an auction for the movie with Netflix and Paramount putting forth bids between $30M-$50M, however, that was below Warners’ asking price of $70M.
via: Deadline