The Looney Tunes' mega-corporation is getting its own movie. (http://www.cartoonbrew.com/warner-bros/warner-bros-moves-forward-with-acme-feature-103121.html)
QuoteWarner Bros. is moving forward with Acme (working title), a new Looney Tunes spin-off centered around the Acme Corporation, the fictional weapons supplier whose name was often seen in the original shorts. The film, which has been in development (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/warner-bros-buys-pitch-set-32440) since 2010, will not star any of the recognized Looney Tunes characters.
Scriptwriters Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz (X-Men: First Class, Thor, Top Gun 2) will write the script, and directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Crazy Stupid Love, Focus) are "in early negotiations to direct," according to the Hollywood Reporter. (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/acme-looney-tunes-movie-finds-728298)
Initially planned as a live-action film, (http://collider.com/acme-movie-suicide-squad-movie-news-dan-lin) Hollywood Reporter now says that Acme will be a live-action/animation hybrid, in the style of earlier films like Space Jam and Looney Tunes: Back in Action, though the animation would obviously be CGI. Steve Carrell is attached as the lead, a "Steve Jobs kind of character." LEGO Movie producers Roy Lee and Dan Lin will produce the film. Lin, who has in the past exhibited a tenuous grasp on classic animation, (http://www.cartoonbrew.com/bad-ideas/meet-dan-lin-clueless-producer-of-cgi-tom-jerry-pic-19462.html) unsuccessfully attempted a Tom & Jerry relaunch back in 2009.
Eh. If it won't have any Looney Tunes characters, then it might as well not be Looney Tunes-related at all. Rename the company, and the same basic story would have no connection to the franchise whatsoever. The people working on it don't give me too much hope for the finished product turning out great, either.
Quote from: Cartoon X on September 02, 2014, 03:39:34 PM
Eh. If it won't have any Looney Tunes characters, then it might as well not be Looney Tunes-related at all. Rename the company, and the same basic story would have no connection to the franchise whatsoever.
Hit the nail on the head.
I'm left confused by where they are going with this.
But really I'm just at a loss for words.
:??:
It is a very weird idea for a movie, yes. But considering Warner's previous track record for getting products like these on the ground, I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't see the light of day.
It's an odd idea for a movie, but I'm willing to give the writer of Thor and X-men: First Class a chance.
Hmm, I also did think that First Class would be bad...
It sounds to me like something that could work, maybe in the Roger Rabbit universe. (Wasn't there some Disney/Warner agreement that they both had shared rights to the whole Toontown scenario?) It would probably have to have cameo appearances by at least Wile E.
But my hopes aren't high.
Quote from: Inkwolf on September 04, 2014, 07:47:05 AMIt sounds to me like something that could work, maybe in the Roger Rabbit universe.
I don't see why not.
Looney Tunes: Back in Action explored a live-action Acme Corporation.
Why not have the Looney Tunes characters? :??:
Giving this Acme movie project a Blanc stare..
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News about this movie is back on. (https://deadline.com/2018/08/warner-bros-wile-e-coyote-movie-finds-its-scribes-in-the-silberman-brothers-1202453704)
The new title is Coyote Vs. Acme. Chris McKay (The Lego Batman Movie) will be directing and the Silberman Brothers (Living Biblically) are writing.
John Cena has been cast in the movie. (https://deadline.com/2022/02/john-cena-warner-bros-coyote-vs-acme-1234935112)
Ketchup Entertainment might rescue this movie. (https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/coyote-vs-acme-ketchup-entertainment-1235110079)
And now there are crazy people who think WB will sell Looney Tunes. (https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1941502-looney-tunes-warner-brothers-sell-brand-coyote-vs-acme) Suuuure...
SAVED! (https://deadline.com/2025/03/coyote-vs-acme-warner-bros-sale-complete-ketchup-1236354552)
Somehow seen people bitch about it despite being unambiguously good news. Guess some LT fans are just unpleasable.
People just want to be mad at something. Still, this is nice that Ketchup was able to save the movie after WB decided to let it rot.
I feel bad that I still haven't watched the other one yet. I'll get to it eventually.
Well, we've patiently waited a decade through turbulent corporate hell, and now it's finally out in theaters.
I saw the movie today and it was absolutely worth the wait!
Ever since Who Framed Roger Rabbit was a flash in the pan in 1988, many films have attempted the live-action/animation hybrid since then and have all been pale imitations (Cool World) or soulless commercials (Space Jam). I would argue that Coyote Vs. Acme is the second genuinely GOOD example of this type of hybrid film.
(https://i.imgur.com/E88udxA.jpeg)
Good to see the movie doing well. While it likely won't have any affect on big corporations making stupid bone-headed moves that lead to this movie being in purgatory in the first place, I genuinely hope it has a really strong run. It would just be really satisfying to see WB and Zaslav get some kind of humiliation from this movie's success.
The movie releases digitally on September 29. (https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/coyote-vs-acme-explodes-at-home-later-this-month.html)