After its decision behind Warner Bros. 'Batgirl', the studio is shelving another one of its anticipated films. Warner Bros. no longer plans to release 'Coyote vs. Acme', a live-action, CG animation hybrid that completed principal photography last year in New Mexico. The animated feature was greenlit as an HBO Max film before being considered for a theatrical release. The feature, which sources believe cost around $72 million to make, had key Warners talent involved in front of the camera and behind the scenes.
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00:00 After its decision behind Warner Bros. Batgirl,
00:02 the studio is shelving another one of its anticipated films.
00:06 Warner's no longer plans to release Coyote vs. Acme,
00:09 a live-action CG animation hybrid
00:11 that completed principal photography
00:13 last year in New Mexico.
00:15 The animated feature was greenlit as an HBO Max film
00:18 before being considered for theatrical release.
00:20 The feature, which sources believe
00:22 cost around $72 million to make,
00:25 had key Warner's talent involved in front of the camera
00:27 and behind the scenes.
00:29 It stars John Cena,
00:30 who starred in Max's popular DC show Peacemaker
00:33 and who is due to return for the second season,
00:35 as well as DC Studios co-head James Gunn,
00:38 who produced the feature and worked on the story.
00:40 A WB Motion Picture Group spokesperson
00:43 gave the reasoning behind the move in a statement saying,
00:45 "With the relaunch of Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
00:48 in June, the studio has shifted its global strategy
00:51 to focus on theatrical releases."
00:53 In April of 2022,
00:54 Warner's moved the feature from its release calendar,
00:57 putting Barbie on its original July 21st release date.
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