Coyote vs. Acme wins praise after Warner Bros. tried to shelve it for tax write-off

Coyote vs. Acme, a live-action and animated Looney Tunes film, has received generally positive reviews after a turbulent path to release. Warner Bros. Discovery, led by CEO David Zaslav, had attempted to shelve the nearly completed movie to claim a tax write-off, a controversial practice the studio has used before. The effort to kill the project backfired by drawing widespread public attention to the film. Critics have called it one of the best Looney Tunes movies in years, raising expectations for its box office performance. The situation has become a potential case study in how WBD's cost-cutting decisions may have undermined its own interests.