In 1948, Warner Bros. Animation director
Chuck Jones and writer Michael Maltese observed the trend of “chase” animated
cartoon shorts, of which “Tom and Jerry” was one of the most famous examples. Jones
and Maltese decided to parody the concept. Thus was born Wile E. Coyote and the
Road Runner, tandem stars of many hilarious chase shorts that have made elements
like the “beep-beep/meep-meep” sound effect and random products from the Acme Corporation
iconic sights and sounds of Warner Bros. animated classics. Amazingly, this has
inspired Warner Bros. Pictures to start developing a feature-length film
adaptation, and they have even found a director for it.
Comic Book Resources tells us that Warner Bros. is progressing
further in its plans for “Coyote vs. Acme,” a hybrid live-action and 3D
animated film that will feature Wile E. Coyote – and possibly the Road Runner
too – on a comedic adventure in the vein of 2003’s “Looney Tunes: Back in
Action.” While that movie was a box office bomb, perhaps this new production
could fare better with a better creative team behind it. With “LEGO Batman
Movie” animation co-director Chris McKay as producer, Warner has acquired the
services of Dave Green to direct the project.
While he has not yet many
big-screen movies under his belt yet, Green stands as a great choice for
directing a film mixing live-action and animation. In that sense, “Coyote vs.
Acme” bears similarities to his 2016 directorial effort, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:
Out of the Shadows” for Paramount. Said movie, a sequel to the 2014 cinematic reboot
by director Jonathan Liebsman and producer Michael Bay, made $245 million
worldwide. Green will work on a script by writers Jon and Josh Silberman, who
will debut as movie screenwriters after working on television series such as “It’s
Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”
No further details on Warner’s “Coyote
vs. Acme” have been revealed. From the title however, it can be theorized that
it will involve the hapless Wile E. Coyote taking umbrage at the Acme
Corporation, from which he has mail-ordered various tools and gadgets used in
catching the Road Runner, only to backfire on him instead.
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