Actor Will Forte has posted an open letter to the cast and crew of 'Coyote vs. Acme' after he finally got to watch his own film. This news comes amid heavy rumors the film is officially dead following Warner Bros. Discovery's recent quarterly report that included a mysterious $115 million tax write-off. Forte's comments also seem to confirm that the movie will not be released.
00:00Actor Will Forte has posted an open letter to the cast and crew of Coyote vs. Acme
00:04after he finally got to watch his own film.
00:07This comes amid heavy rumors the film is officially dead,
00:10following Warner Bros. Discovery's recent quarterly report
00:12that included a mysterious $115 million tax write-off.
00:16Forte's comments also seem to confirm that the movie will not be released.
00:20Writing on social media, Forte began,
00:22To the cast and crew of Coyote vs. Acme,
00:24I know that a lot of you haven't gotten a chance to see our movie,
00:27and sadly it's looking like you never will.
00:29When I first heard that our movie was getting deleted, I hadn't seen it yet.
00:33So I was thinking what everyone else must have been thinking.
00:35This thing must be a hunk of junk.
00:37But then I saw it, and it's incredible.
00:39Forte continued,
00:40Super funny throughout, visually stunning, sweet, sincere, and emotionally resonant in a very earned way.
00:45As the credits rolled, I just sat there thinking how lucky I was to be a part of something so special.
00:50That quickly turned to confusion and frustration.
00:52This was the movie they're not going to release?
00:54He went on to say,
00:55Look, when it comes to Hollywood business stuff, I don't know.
00:58About, even when a movie tests very well, like ours, there's no guarantee that it's going to be a hit.
01:03And at the end of the day, the people who paid for this movie can obviously do whatever they want with it.
01:07It doesn't mean I have to like it, I hate it, or agree with it.
01:11And it doesn't mean that this movie is anything less than magnificent.
01:14You would be so proud of it.
01:15A movie that should be seen, but won't.
01:17Please know that all the years and years of hard work, dedication, and love that you put into this movie shows in every frame.
01:23That's all, folks.
01:24The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news November 10th that Warner Brothers intended to shelf Coyote vs. Acme for a tax write-off.
01:30After community and fandom outcry, the studio agreed to shop the film to other potential buyers.
01:35Several distributors made bids for the project.
01:37According to two sources, Amazon offered between $40 and $45 million, but Warner Brothers rejected it.
01:42Last week, Warner Brothers Discovery said in an earnings filing, it wrote off $115 million in content due to abandoning films in the third quarter of 2023 as part of a, quote,
01:52strategic realignment plan associated with the Warner Brothers Pictures Animation Group.
01:56Many have assumed that meant Coyote vs. Acme is officially dead, though the studio has declined to confirm this.
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