EXCLUSIVE: It’s not just Netflix that made a bid for Warner Bros.’ scrapped Coyote vs. Acme. Paramount, Apple, and Amazon have also seen the movie as well.
Of those, Paramount has made a bid, and the plus there is a theatrical release. The Melrose lot could use it on the 2024 release calendar.
Debt-laden exhibitors would want it, too. Meanwhile, Amazon is mulling, I’m told, with no formal bids made. First, it takes longer over there to conduct business and get decisions through the proper channels.
I also hear marketing is trying to get their heads around the picture (seriously — there’s a lot of action scenes in the movie and hysterical jokes that can easily be used in trailers.
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