‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Director and Star Lana Condor on Finally Showing Their Film to the Fans at Comic-Con: ‘The Fight Was For a Good Reason’

If you went back to November 2023 and told “Coyote vs. Acme” director Dave Green that his Looney Toons legal comedy would make its debut at San Diego Comic-Con, he probably wouldn’t believe it. Of course, that’s largely because that’s when Green learned the film had been shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery as a tax write off.

“For three years, I was lucky enough to make a movie about Wile E. Coyote, the most persistent, passionate, and resilient character of all time,” Green posted on X at the time after receiving the “devastating” news. “But in the spirit of Wile E. Coyote, resilience and persistence win the day.”

And win the day they did. Ketchup Entertainment ultimately rescued the film and set it for theatrical release on Aug. 28. “Coyote vs. Acme” — an animated/live-action hybrid about Wile E. Coyote taking on the Acme Corporation for intentionally releasing defective products — will get its first public screening on Saturday night at Comic-Con.

“I’ve waited so long to see their reaction. I feel like the years, to me, have [all led] up to tonight,” said Lana Condor, who stars in the film alongside Will Forte, John Cena and a bunch of Looney Tunes like Roadrunner, Tweety and Bugs Bunny. “I want so badly for them to love it, and I think they will. I’m so confident in that.”