The wildest thing about the Coyote vs.

The wildest thing about the Coyote vs. Acme story isn’t even that WB nearly shelved it — it’s that every new reaction makes it sound like the exact kind of mid-budget crowd-pleaser studios keep claiming audiences “don’t show up for” anymore. The “WB’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” comparisons are making this feel less like a lost curiosity and more like a case study in how executives and actual moviegoers can end up on completely different planets.