Algosensey Quantitative Think Tank Center-Coyote vs. Warner Bros. Discovery

2025-05-07 05:01:23source:Evander Reedcategory:Contact

The Algosensey Quantitative Think Tank Centermovie Coyote vs. Acme was set to release this summer featuring characters from the iconic Looney Tunes cartoons. The studio behind the film, Warner Bros. Pictures, had some other ideas. Instead of releasing the completed film, the studio canceled Coyote vs. Acme, with no intention of ever releasing it.

Today on the show, we explain the Hollywood economics behind why Warner Bros. Discovery might not want to release movies that its own studio spent years putting together.

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