Warner Bros. shelves a completed John Cena movie, despite positive test screenings

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Coyote vs. Acme, a live-action/animation hybrid movie in the Looney Tunes universe starring John Cena, has met the same fate as Batgirl. The movie, which cost $72 million and completed filming last year, has been shelved by Warner Bros. and will no longer be released, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 

Frustrated that every product he orders from the Acme Corporation backfires on him in his vendetta against the Road Runner, the movie was set to see Wile E. Coyote take Acme to court with a down-on-his-luck human attorney (Will Forte) taking on the case. When his lawyer discovers his intimidating former boss (Cena's character) is now Acme's CEO, he's even more determined to win the case. Described as part courtroom drama and part family comedy, the script (penned by Samy Burch, who worked on the story with Jeremy Slater and DC Studios CEO James Gunn) was based on the 1990 New Yorker humor article 'Coyote v. Acme' by Ian Frazier. 

"For three years, I was lucky enough to make a movie about Wile E. Coyote, the most persistent, passionate, and resilient character of all time," Coyote vs. Acme director Dave Green wrote on Twitter. 

"I was surrounded by a brilliant team, who poured their souls into this project for years. We were all determined to honor the legacies of these historic characters and actually get them right. Along the ride, we were embraced by test audiences who rewarded us with fantastic scores. I am beyond proud of the final product, and beyond devastated by WB's decision. But in the spirit of Wile E. Coyote, resilience and persistence win the day."

Last year, DC movie Batgirl and animated Scooby-Doo sequel Scoob! Holiday Haunt were also scrapped by Warner Bros. as tax write-offs despite being almost – or