Coyote vs. Acme star Will Forte was left seething when he found that the movie – which is finally set for release this summer – had been shelved by Warner Bros. in 2023.
Will Forte was fuming when he discovered that Warner Bros. had shelved Coyote vs. Acme.
The 55-year-old star plays Wile E. Coyote’s lawyer Kevin Avery in the live-action/animated hybrid movie – which will finally be released this summer, nearly three years after it was initially cancelled – and was incandescent with rage when he first found out it was being scrapped.
Asked how he felt about Warner Bros’. decision, Will told Entertainment Weekly: “Extreme frustration, fiery frustration, a lot of anger, white hot anger.
“But then ultimately, that’s mixed in with pride in this movie we’ve done. And also, who knows? Everything happens for a reason, and it’s certainly possible that the crazy journey that this movie is taking will help get more eyes on it, because it’s a story people know about a little bit. But I don’t think we needed this crazy journey.”
The former Saturday Night Live star felt satisfied with Coyote vs. Acme, but feared that the movie was a disaster when Warner Bros. decided to shelve it.
Forte recalled: “I remember when I first heard that Warner Bros. was shelving it, I had not yet seen the movie.
“I had been talking to people before and hearing about the test scores being really good, and then I was like, ‘Oh, maybe it’s not as good as they were telling me’, when it got shelved.”
However, the MacGruber actor soon realised that Warner Bros. had made a mistake when he watched the final film.
Will said: “I got to see it. I love it. I was so proud of it. It was so maddening because it was this beautiful, special little movie that was something I would’ve been able to share with my kids.”
He added: “What have I done that I could share with my kids?
“MacGruber and all these dirty little movies. So this was finally something I could share with my kids.”
Forte is grateful to Ketchup Entertainment for stepping in to distribute Coyote vs. Acme, as he feared the movie would never see the light of day when Warner Bros. cancelled it.
He said: “For a long time, it looked like it was not gonna come to be.
“And then when Ketchup Entertainment came in and saved us, it was so exciting to hear that news. I’m so excited for people to get to see it.”
Will is now eagerly awaiting the film’s release date in August.
The Last Man on Earth star said: “I can’t believe we still have to wait till August.
“What’s it been, four years? But you know, better late than never. And I thought it was never gonna happen, so I’m so excited for people to see it.”
Will Forte felt ‘extreme frustration’ after Coyote vs. Acme cancellation
