John Cena to star in Looney Tunes movie "Coyote vs Acme"

[Chris]

Source: f4wonline.com

John Cena is teaming up with Warner Bros for a role in an upcoming movie.

It was revealed on Wednesday that Cena will have a starring role as a villain in the Looney Tunes movie Coyote vs. Acme. Cena is playing the former boss of Wile E. Coyote's lawyer in the film, which is a live-action/animated hybrid and is based on a 1990 article that was published in the New Yorker.

Deadline wrote that the film "follows Wile E. Coyote, who after ACME products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the ACME Corporation. The case pits Wile E. and his lawyer against the latter’s intimidating former boss (Cena), but a growing friendship between man and cartoon stokes their determination to win."

The film is being directed by Dave Green. James Gunn, who is the creator of the Peacemaker series that Cena stars in on HBO Max, is one of the producers for the movie. It was also announced today that Peacemaker has been renewed by HBO Max for a second season.

The scheduled release date for Coyote vs. Acme is July 21, 2023. The Hollywood Reporter noted that production on the movie is set to begin in New Mexico in late March.

Cena most recently appeared for WWE during his "Summer of Cena" set of events last summer, along with wrestling a dark match when SmackDown took place at Madison Square Garden in September. He lost to Roman Reigns at SummerSlam last August.

During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last month, Cena was asked if he'll be returning to WWE for this year's WrestleMania.

"WrestleMania is usually in the cusp of late March, early April. I don't know if I'm going to make it this year. That's a good conundrum to have because there's a lot of good opportunities coming up, which I would love to take. And if all those things line up, I don't know if I'll be able to make WrestleMania," Cena said.

"But I will tell you and everybody out there watching, I'm not done with WWE by a long shot. That's my home, I love it. I was able to go back during the summer for a few months and entertain audiences when they welcomed audiences back to arenas. So, I've far from had my last performance."

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Heel Cena

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Bro what

 

[Chris]

This sounds bloody amazing

 

[Deezy]

Told y'all he was going to be filming something in that "Cena not going to Mania" thread where Sabs got on his high horse about how he should show up because,,,,I don't he owes us something I guess.

 

[Marty McFourth]

I can see that being really fun.

 

[Hoss]

Movie actually sounds dope as fuck.

 

[texansfan99]

How fitting for Cena to earn that role especially when you consider all the ongoing trauma with his New York Yankees jersey.

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[RDK]

Heel Cena

Didn't he already turn heel in suicide squad

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Didn't he already turn heel in suicide squad

Did he? I not even watched that so idk much about it. But nice

 

[Deezy]

Turned before that in Fast 330437012

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Hollywood giving people what they want

 

[Zany Clowny]

finally, some good fucking film

 

[Marty McFourth]

Will Forte and Lana Condor Join John Cena in Looney Tunes Live-Action 'Coyote vs Acme'

The film is set to begin filming later this month.

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Will Forte and Lana Condor has signed on the for latest John Cena -ed film based on the Looney Tunes character Wile E. Coyote. Per Deadline, the animated and live-action hybrid is titled Coyote vs Acme and is currently in pre-production at Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is set to be directed by Dave Green with screenplay by Samy Burch. The comedy picture is expected to premiere in theaters in 2023.

Coyote vs Acme will follow Wile E. Coyote after one too many mishaps in his endless pursuit of the Road Runner. Frustrated with ACME, the fictional company that supplies Wile E. with his contraptions, and their constant failing products, the coyote decides to lawyer up and sue the corporation. Forte takes the role of Wile E.’s down-on-his-luck lawyer, who goes toe-to-toe with his former boss (Cena) who defends ACME. In true cartoon-hybrid fashion, Forte and Wile E. build an unlikely friendship, fueling their determination to take down the ACME company. Condor’s role has not been disclosed as of writing.

Chris DeFaria and James Gunn come together to produce the film, which is reported to begin filming in late March. Gunn recently worked with Cena on Peacemaker, a DC Comics-inspired streaming series. Forte has also been busy as of late. The former Saturday Night Live star has been filming a show for Peacock titled MacGruber, based on his parody character of the same name, which hit the platform last December. Forte has also recently been seen in murder mystery The Afterparty and returned to SNL as a host in January. Candor has also been exploring new projects, coming off the smash success of Netflix’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy. She is reported to be currently filming Moonshot, a romantic comedy for HBO Max alongside Cole Sprouse.

Burch pens the latest draft of the script with input from Gunn and Jeremy Slater, Jon Silberman, and Josh Silberman. Both Silberman’s were initially tapped to write but chose to step back following the departure of original director Chris McKay. The film is reportedly based on the 1990 comic of the same name, created by Ian Frazier, which also features Wile E. take on the ACME Corporation in the court of law.

As filming gets underway, more details are expected to be released regarding the film’s cast and production schedule. Coyote vs Acme is expected to hit theaters July 21, 2023.

 

[Moon Bird]

Seriously John Cena, how much money do you need???