Of Course You Realize THIS Means Podcast - A Looney Tunes Discussion · thismeanspodcast

#ReleaseCoyoteVsAcme

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Dave Green said the movie tested with “fantastic scores” and that Warner Bros. left his team devastated.

1. Of Course You Realize THIS Means Podcast focuses on the shelved Warner Bros. film Coyote vs. Acme and the hashtag campaign around it. 2. The host identifies himself as a Looney Tunes news commentator and frames the episode around Wile E. Coyote, Will Forte, John Cena, Lana Condor, and David Zaslav. 3. The episode asks what it means when Warner Bros. Discovery writes off a completed film instead of releasing it. 4. The host compares the Coyote vs. Acme situation to Batgirl and Scoob’s Holiday Haunt, both of which were also written off. 5. He says the film was made with practical effects and was rooted in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese style. 6. He names Stephen Price, the Academy Award-winning Gravity composer, as the person who scored the movie. 7. He also names Sammy Birch, the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter for May December, as part of the team. 8. Dave Green’s Instagram statement is read aloud, including his line that he spent three years making the movie and was “beyond devastated.” 9. Green says test audiences gave the film “fantastic scores,” and he says the team was determined to honor the legacy of the characters. 10. The episode says fans, filmmakers, writers, and directors spread “Release Coyote vs. Acme” across Twitter, Instagram, and Threads. 11. Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Paul Scheer, and the Daniels are named as people who praised the film after screenings. 12. The host says South by Southwest reportedly wanted to program the movie, but Warner Bros. declined. 13. The episode states that Warner Bros. Discovery reported $115 million from tax write-offs on the earnings call. 14. The host says The Wrap reported David Zaslav had not watched the film, while he had reportedly watched The Flash three times. 15. Eric Bauza’s Annie Awards shout “release Coyote vs. Acme!” is presented as a turning point for the campaign. 16. The host says Mark Hamill, Daniel Ross, and Jason Marsden also used the hashtag in support of the film. 17. The tone mixes advocacy, sarcasm, and anger, with repeated direct addresses such as “hold fast” and “be the coyote.” 18. The format is a monologue with quoted statements, news references, and an addendum that reads Will Forte’s message to the cast and crew. 19. Looney Tunes fans tracking Coyote vs. Acme and Warner Bros. studio politics. 20. Listeners wanting a neutral deep dive may skip the repeated advocacy.

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