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USA Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
A 'pretty speechless' Will Forte debuts first 'Coyote vs. Acme' footage
SAN DIEGO − Wile E. Coyote will finally see his day in court (and a movie theater). After getting made, then shelved by Warner Bros. and navigating years of uncertainty, the live-action/animated hybrid Looney Tunes comedy 'Coyote vs. Acme' is getting a theatrical release date: Aug. 28, 2026. On Saturday, July 26, a rowdy crowd at the pop-culture festival Comic-Con cheered the film's first trailer and footage shown publicly. Star Will Forte acknowledges being 'devastated' when he heard 'Coyote' wasn't coming out but is 'pretty speechless now." 'It blows my mind," he told conventioneers. 'You think back to the journey this movie has taken. I had kind of given up hope, so this is amazing.' Join our Watch Party! Sign up to receive USA TODAY's movie and TV recommendations right in your inbox The movie centers on Wile E. Coyote, the cartoon underdog who's been trying unsuccessfully to catch the speedy Road Runner for 75 years by using defective products from the Acme corporation. Wile E. hires down-on-his-luck, ambulance-chasing New Mexico attorney Kevin Avery (Forte) to sue Acme, which happens to be the biggest and most powerful company in the world. Sometimes, 'the universe brings someone into your life who needs to teach you a lesson,' said Forte, and for Kevin, that's Wile E., 'who never gives up.' 'Coyote' is a different kind of Looney Tunes project. 'This movie was made without the help of AI or NBA basketball players,' Eric Bauza joked in his Bugs Bunny voice. The main voice actor for Daffy Duck and Porky Pig plays 10 characters in the movie, including the iconic carrot-chomping rabbit. There are plenty of animated cameos, too, including a cartoon Peter Lorre that old-school Looney Tunes fans will recognize, plus familiar human faces as well. One of the scenes showed Avery in court vs. Acme's defense attorney Buddy Crane, played by John Cena. Partially inspired by a 1990 New Yorker humor piece, 'Coyote vs. Acme' navigated a path of big ups and downs. The movie was completed two years ago when Warner Bros. Discovery dropped the proverbial anvil on cast and filmmaker's heads and decided not to release it. After that, fans protested, people in Hollywood championed its release, and finally earlier this year, the film was acquired by Ketchup Entertainment. Those folks also saved another Looney Tunes movie, 'The Day the Earth Blew Up.' Moderated by comedian Paul Scheer, the Comic-Con panel was a celebration of 'Coyote' and also a chance to poke fun at its former corporate home. 'I've never heard of Warner Bros. Do they make movies?' Scheer quipped. 'This was purely an Acme decision and I say that for legal purposes. 'This never happens. Unless you're Zack Snyder.'
Perth Now
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Perth Now
Coyote rescued from car's front bumper
A coyote was rescued from a car's front bumper in Charlotte County, Florida. The animal ran in front of the vehicle, got hit and then got wedged inside the bumper. As a result, the canine sustained "two" broken left legs - but is expected to "fully recover". Charlotte County Sheriff's Office in Florida responded to the call, and it then contacted the Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida Rescue, as well as transport to get the coyote - which was named Wile E. Captioning a series of images of the rescue operation in a Facebook post, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office wrote on July 21: "Here's an unusual story to start your week (you may even say it's "looney")... "Late last week, we responded to a call and found an animal had run out in front of a vehicle, got hit, and became stuck in the front portion of the bumper. That animal turned out to be a coyote, which we appropriately named Wile E. "Wile E. needed medical attention (apparently anvils don't hurt, but vehicles do ), so Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida Rescue and Transport was contacted, who came to get him. "After evaluation, Wile E. suffered from two broken legs on his left side but is expected to fully recover. "No roadrunners were located in the area. (sic)"
Miami Herald
22-07-2025
- Miami Herald
Mystified driver finds fur in car's grille. Creature was still alive, FL cops say
A thick layer of fur found in the grille of a Buick proved to be a wild animal — and it was still alive, according to deputies in southwest Florida. The potentially dangerous discovery was made Thursday, July 17, at a busy intersection in Port Charlotte, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says. 'We responded to a call and found an animal had run out in front of a vehicle, got hit, and became stuck in the front portion of the bumper,' the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post. 'That animal turned out to be a coyote, which we appropriately named Wile E.' Coyotes weigh between 20 and 30 pounds and have been known to attack humans. Photos show two men wearing elbow-length gloves worked to remove the coyote. The sheriff's office didn't say if it tried to bite its rescuers. 'Wile E. needed medical attention (apparently anvils don't hurt, but vehicles do), so Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida Rescue and Transport was contacted, who came to get him,' the sheriff's office said. Two of the male coyote's legs were broken in the collision, but he 'is now safe in our care and expected to make a full recovery,' Southwest Florida Rescue reports. The department's July 21 Facebook post had more than 6,000 reactions and comments within a day, many wondering if the coyote was cooperative. 'So you can pull a whole coyote, with two (broken) legs but no tranquilizer, out of a car bumper and not get bit?' Kim Carlisle wrote. 'Don't try this at home!' the department responded.
Toronto Sun
29-04-2025
- General
- Toronto Sun
AGAR: City fails to realize coyotes are vicious predators, not my 'neighbour'
Coyote walking down sidewalk Getty Images Toronto is a sanctuary city. No one is happier than your neighbour, Wile E. Coyote. City Hall posted signs featuring a photo of coyotes in a city park under the headline, 'I am your coyote neighbour.' 'Urban greenspace is an important habitat for me. I struggle to keep my family safe from dogs and humans.' Oh, so the humans and the dogs are the problem? The Coyote Safety Coalition has tracked over 120 attacks on dogs in Liberty Village and Fort York to date. They write, at 'We're calling for urgent action to stop these attacks before more pets – or people – get hurt.' So the city struck a committee and came back with the bright-eyed message that Wile E. is struggling to keep his family safe from dogs, but it might help if he wasn't eating the dogs. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. 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REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Toronto's new "Coyote Hotspot" signage: "I am your coyote neighbour".This is killed 5 local dogs + injured several people. We don't want to meet our coyote neighbour. We want the city and province to remove the coyotes from the neighbourhood. — April Engelberg (@AprilEngelberg) April 28, 2025 A lot of us struggle to keep our families safe and well fed while paying taxes to someone channeling their inner coyote at City Hall. The message, which is supposed to be not to feed wildlife reads, 'I am a capable provider for my family, and don't need you to feed me.' Just another responsible, hard working member of the community. Your neighbour. People find it economically difficult to live in Mayor Chow's Toronto, so we would all hate to see Wile E. reduced to standing at a park entrance saying, 'Buddy. Can you spare a dog?' Recommended video My colleague at NEWSTALK1010 radio, Deb Hutton said, 'What a waste of time, effort and money. Are you glad the 16%-plus tax hike we all had in the past two years is funding something like this?' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A caller to her show named Mark wondered whether he would get dinged for feeding wildlife if a coyote ate his dog. I am sure he was being facetious, but in Toronto? Possibly. In a city environment, where we thankfully don't have bears, wolves and mountain lions, the coyote is a de facto apex predator. Not a neighbour. Hutton said: 'You are not my neighbour. You are an animal the city should be ridding ourselves of. If we have to get rid of them in its most final forms, so be it.' But when the city undertook to address this problem, it's news release stated: 'This work requires the participation of city staff and residents so the neighbourhood can be restored to co-existing safely with wildlife.' There is the problem. The city doesn't get that urban people and wildlife cannot coexist peacefully. Small dogs are easy prey. Thankfully no children have yet been taken. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Yes, the city should fine irresponsible people who feed wildlife, but beyond that, Hutton is right. Humans and predator animals do not belong together in the city. We built it, so we get to stay. And so do our dogs and small children. Coyotes have to move their family to the countryside, where God put them in the first place and where the delicious rabbits and squirrels live. If it is true that, 'I am a capable provider for my family,' and to quote another line from the city's coyote messaging, 'I am an omnivore who eats primarily rodents, rabbits, fruit and vegetation,' the countryside seems perfect. But maybe this isn't surprising from a city that also plays catch and release with perpetrators of gun violence. Safety second. Canada Federal Elections Canada Columnists Canada
