Coyote vs. Acme (2026)
Directed by Dave Green
After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.
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A heartwarming and comedically satisfying blending of animated sensibilities in the vein of Who Framed Roger Rabbit…
This is akin to how 1988’s “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (which also blended animation and live action) was told as a 1950s detective story…
Similar to how the audience fully buys into Bob Hoskin’s friendship with a long eared bunny in Roger Rabbit, Will Forte brings so much humour and heart to the role of Avery that the viewer cannot help but be moved by the lawyer’s bond with Coyote.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit, still the finest example of this type of film, is an undisputed classic.
Reminiscent of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, it allows the cartoons to feel perfectly at home in the real-world setting.
It mixes the cartoon and “real world” elements brilliantly; rarely since Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) have they been integrated so seamlessly.
Coyote vs. Acme is instead a funny mix of animation and live action that surpasses the original Space Jam (1996).
It joins the ranks of beloved upper echelon of movies that have previously employed these techniques, likeWho Framed Roger Rabbit and Space Jam, while still feeling fresh and unique.
The Looney Tunes have crossed the border into reality before, from the underrated Looney Tunes: Back In Action, to the nostalgic miasma of Space Jam (and its even more fetid sequel).
Many of us grew up on the Looney Tunes, be it in the old cartoons and multiple series, or old, overtaxed VHS copies of Space Jam.
…it also is, hands down, the best animated/live action hybrid since Robert Zemeckis’ classic Who Framed Roger Rabbit hit screens four decades ago (sorry, Space Jam)…
Where the Space Jam films and Back in Action are fun, iconic genre parodies, Coyote vs. Acme is the first live-action Looney Tunes movie with a message that outshines its satire.
Utilising the same animation/live-action hybridisation that has defined pictures like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and even other Looney Tunes films like Back in Action, Coyote sets off to Albuquerque to find a lawyer to represent him.
The Looney Tunes have crossed the border into reality before, from the underrated Looney Tunes: Back In Action, to the nostalgic miasma of Space Jam (and its even more fetid sequel).
No llegando a los niveles de locura o disparates de la infravalorada Looney Tunes: Back in Action, pero sí respetando muy bien a sus personajes y teniendo mejor química con los humanos…
Looney Tunes: Back in Action, less so.
Green and Burch, perhaps reminded of the failure of Looney Tunes: Back in Action, don’t spare the mayhem.
…it gives a strength to the film’s humour that was not as evident in early Looney Tunes-live-action hybrids like Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003).
…if you are a parent who favors thrillers or legal dramas like “A Civil Action” (1998), “Erin Brockovich” (2000) or “Dark Waters” (2019), you will love it.
Following the blueprint of legal dramas such as A Civil Action and Erin Brockovich, but by way of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Coyote vs Acme is an entertaining and surprisingly heartfelt family comedy.
Once a homicidal psychopath, he’s now the Erin Brockovich of the cartoon world…
She acts as the moral center of the film — a bubbly Erin Brockovich figure who’s unafraid to face Goliath.
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The way in wasn’t through looking at courtroom dramas like Michael Clayton, A Few Good Men, or The Verdict, but taking inspiration from The Insider, a thriller where a chemist became a whistleblower on the tobacco industry.
Taking narrative cues from Witness for the Prosecution or A Few Good Men means the proceedings don’t overstay their welcome or feel like a bunch of shorts stitched together.
It’s A Few Good Men by way of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and it works on just about every level.
Whether intentional or by happy accident, the latest Looney Tunes pic also has some comedic parallels toBetter Call Saul, what with the scrappy Albuquerque law firm, its over-the-top advertisements, and dramatic desert showdowns.
And also a satisfactory Better Call Saul shout-out. Or maybe all law offices in Albuquerque just look that way.
“Better Call Saul” fans will surely love that the film is set in Albuquerque, apparently a haven for cheapo lawyers…
The Albuquerque lawyer is a sly allusion to both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, but is mostly an opportunity for the movie to offer its own take on the classic Bugs Bunny line, “I must have taken a wrong toin at Alberquoike!”
However, now they’re taking on personas evoking characters from titles like Anatomy of a Murder or All the President’s Men.
All the President’s Men, de Alan J. Pakula (en especial con ese homenaje directo a Garganta Profunda)…
The way in wasn’t through looking at courtroom dramas like Michael Clayton, A Few Good Men, or The Verdict, but taking inspiration from The Insider, a thriller where a chemist became a whistleblower on the tobacco industry.
Siendo bastante clara la influencia de cintas como The Verdict, de Sidney Lumet…
Soon, Coyote, Avery, and the latter’s ambitious young niece Paige (Lana Condor) find themselves in a legal drama to rival 12 Angry Men (1957) and To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
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…if you are a parent who favors thrillers or legal dramas like “A Civil Action” (1998), “Erin Brockovich” (2000) or “Dark Waters” (2019), you will love it.
Following the blueprint of legal dramas such as A Civil Action and Erin Brockovich, but by way of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Coyote vs Acme is an entertaining and surprisingly heartfelt family comedy.
…with the characters feeling in a bit of a similar boat to The Muppets in 2026. Still hugely beloved by older fans, but with limited opportunity to gain new ones.
There is a saying that human performers acting with The Muppets need to decide if they are Muppets or if the Muppets are serious actors…