Will Forte and Lana Condor will be joining John Cena for the upcomingLooney Tuneslive-action/animated filmCoyote vs. Acme, which will be directed by Dave Green. The screenplay, written by Samy Burch, is based on theLooney Tunescharacters as well as the New Yorker humor articleCoyote v. Acmeby Ian Frazier.
TheWarner Bros.film will focus onWile E. Coyote, who decides to hire a lawyer and sue the ACME Corporation after their faulty products continue to undermine his countless attempts at catching the Roadrunner. Although the case pits Wile E. and his lawyer against the company’s ruthless attorney, the growing friendship between the two only fuels their perseverance and eagerness to win.
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Deadline reports Forte will play Wile. E Coyote’s lawyer, but details regarding Condor’s role remain under wraps. In February, it was announced that Cena would be playing ACME’s attorney, who is also the former boss of Forte’s character. James Gunn, who also createdthe successfulPeacemakerseriesstarring Cena, will serve as producer alongside Chris DeFaria. The film is expected to make its theatrical debut on Jul 03, 2025.
Forte —who recently reprised his iconic SNL character MacGruber in the Peacock series of the same name— and Cena aren’t the first actors to join live-action/CGI films with theLooney Tunes. Brendan Fraser previously starred in the critically-panned 2003 movieLooney Tunes: Back in Action, which featured Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny. In addition, NBA legend Michael Jordan appeared in the original 1996 filmSpace Jam, which receiveda reboot starring LeBron Jamesin 2021. While most of these films received poor reviews at the time, they nonetheless became pop culture icons over time.
Forte is very familiar with whacky comedy, having beena member ofSNLbefore his exit in 2010, so he would be in his element for the film, but Condor hasn’t had that much experience in the genre. The actress had her breakout role as Lara Jean Covey in the teen franchiseTo All the Boys I’ve Loved Beforeand will appear next in the HBO Max romantic comedyMoonshot. Still, working with her more experienced comedian co-stars could help Condor deliver a hilarious performance.
Moreover, Cena has shown to have a great sense of comedic timing in bothThe Suicide SquadandPeacemaker,the latter of which was recently renewed for a second season.Therefore, although previous live-action/animatedLooney Tuneshybrids were rather mediocre, a good script and creative direction paired up with the actors' talent might be enough to makeCoyote vs. Acmea classic.
