"Warner Bros. Discovery, under the leadership of David Zaslav, has opted to axe Coyote vs. Acme, a $30 million movie produced by James Gunn and starring John Cena, utilizing the classic Looney Tunes character in a new kind of story.
This is more or less exactly what happened with Batgirl, the finished and then promptly killed DC film that will never see the light of day. In that case, there was some talk about how the film was bad and would “damage” the struggling DC brand even further, though it was still seen as unheard of at the time.
Now, it’s the same situation with Coyote vs. Acme with the difference being that by all accounts, the film is great. Many have already seen it and say it’s excellently done, comparing it to Who Framed Roger Rabbit and praising its animation and storyline. Test scores among audiences were reportedly extremely high."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/11/10/wb-kills-a-james-gunn-produced-john-cena-movie-thats-already-finished-just-like-batgirl/?sh=7379c666701f
This is more or less exactly what happened with Batgirl, the finished and then promptly killed DC film that will never see the light of day. In that case, there was some talk about how the film was bad and would “damage” the struggling DC brand even further, though it was still seen as unheard of at the time.
Now, it’s the same situation with Coyote vs. Acme with the difference being that by all accounts, the film is great. Many have already seen it and say it’s excellently done, comparing it to Who Framed Roger Rabbit and praising its animation and storyline. Test scores among audiences were reportedly extremely high."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/11/10/wb-kills-a-james-gunn-produced-john-cena-movie-thats-already-finished-just-like-batgirl/?sh=7379c666701f