'Coyote vs. Acme' was canned by Warner Bros. But 3 years later, that's not all folks

NEW YORK (AP) — Before it was dubbed "the funeral screening," it was just when Will Forte was going to see the movie."Coyote vs. Acme" was finished. Director Dave Green, inspired by "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" had completed the editing on the Looney Tunes blend of cartoon and live action. The whole project, which takes an Ian Frazier "Shouts and Murmurs" column from The New Yorker as its source material, was an audacious comic gambit that seemed to be paying off.Hopes were high. Audience test scores were good. But days before Forte, who stars as Wile E. Coyote’s attorney, could see “Coyote vs. Acme,” Warner Bros. canceled it. Not just the screening — the movie. The studio hadn’t delayed it or sent it to streaming. They were canning it altogether.“I just thought: ‘Well, they’re canceling the