Warner Bros is going to let the filmmakers shop the film around
https://www.darkhorizons.com/warners-reverses-coyote-vs-acme-decision/
shareThey're most likely shelving the movie a la 'Batgirl'.
https://screenrant.com/coyote-vs-acme-movie-canceled-warner-bros-david-zaslav/
It would be a very on-brand move for Wile E. Coyote to spend $30 million on a movie only to have it shelved as a tax write-off.
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I've seen some people on Twitter who are very upset about this. They've reached the conclusion that Warner Bros -- and perhaps even other major corporations -- care more about money than they do about the art of filmmaking. I hope to be around when these same people discover there's no Santa Claus.
Super simple folks. Boycott WB. Make a whole campaign about it. Let em know they're trash and your not supporting them any longer. Don't ever let them forget this bullshit. Every new movie they drop, beat the gong.
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I'm all in favour of boycotts. I think withdrawing one's custom is one of the greatest powers consumers have at their disposal and far too few people use it effectively. I'd actually like to see everyone in the world get together and bankrupt a major corporation chosen from a hat just to demonstrate it works...
... but I'd be surprised if a Warner Bros boycott gained any traction.
I know a guy who spends half his life ranting and raging about the Walt Disney Company. You should see how he reacts when anyone suggests that if he feels that strongly he should probably cancel his Disney+ subscription. 'Well, I dunno, they've got The Simpsons and....'
Ain't nobody gonna boycott Batman. They always got hat ace in the hole.
I hate Disney too and even I keep buying their merch.
Doesn't WB own Max? People gotta have their Friends too.
There's no way 30 mill is affecting any bottom line for the company. This is about some producer's bank account.
I dunno. I'm not an accountant. I don't really understand how these tax write-offs work. I've a strong instinct that they're very shady and should probably also be illegal -- but that's the same with a lot of Hollywood accounting tricks. It's, um, it's not honest.
Could this be one of those goofy deals where they have to produce something with the IP every so many years to hold on to the copywrites and trademarks? Maybe they were never going to release it.
shareThis doesn't make any sense to me. Everyone knows the coyote and roadrunner. The characters itself are enough to sell the movie. And why wouldn't the CEO watch the entire film. Does the dude have ADD?
shareThat’s the way I heard it as well. More valuable as write off than take a loss
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