History WesternAnimation / WileECoyoteAndTheRoadrunner

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and [[Creator/DoubleNegativeVFX DNEG Animation]] called ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018, and to say it's had quite a rough journey is an understatement. It was originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. In November 2023, it was [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment shelved]] by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, only to later be shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}, and even had a screenshot unveiled on Website/TwitterX by Creator/EricBauza... that is, until the movie was re-cancelled on February 9th, 2024, after Warner rejected all offers to purchase it... but not for long. In early March 2024, screenwriter Samy Burch confirmed that "conversations are still ongoing", hinting at a possible release for the film after all. Prior to that, the entire plot of the movie was leaked online by an unknown individual, with where they even got said plot remaining a mystery; some people even speculated that the leaker in question secretly possesses a copy of the movie..

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and [[Creator/DoubleNegativeVFX DNEG Animation]] called ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018, and to say it's had quite a rough journey is an understatement. It was originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. In November 2023, it was [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment shelved]] by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, only to later be shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}, and even had a screenshot unveiled on Website/TwitterX by Creator/EricBauza... that is, until the movie was re-cancelled on February 9th, 2024, after Warner rejected all offers to purchase it... but not for long. In early March 2024, screenwriter Samy Burch confirmed that "conversations are still ongoing", hinting at a possible release for the film after all. Prior to that, the entire plot of the movie was leaked online by an unknown individual, with where they even got said plot remaining a mystery.

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and [[Creator/DoubleNegativeVFX DNEG Animation]] called ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018 and originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. Once [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment shelved]] by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, the film has since been shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}, and even had a screenshot unveiled on Website/TwitterX by Creator/EricBauza... that is, until the movie was re-cancelled on February 9th, 2024, after Warner rejected all offers to purchase it... but not for long. In early March 2024, screenwriter Samy Burch confirmed that "conversations are still ongoing", hinting at a possible release for the film after all. Prior to that, the entire plot of the movie was leaked online by an unknown individual, with where they even got said plot remaining a mystery.

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and [[Creator/DoubleNegativeVFX DNEG Animation]] called ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018 and originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. Once [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment shelved]] by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, the film has since been shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}, and even had a screenshot unveiled on Website/TwitterX by Creator/EricBauza... that is, until the movie was re-cancelled on February 9th, 2024, after Warner rejected all offers to purchase it. However, the entire plot of the movie was leaked online by an unknown individual in early March 2024, and screenwriter Samy Burch confirmed that "conversations are still ongoing", hinting at a possible release for the film after all.

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and [[Creator/DoubleNegativeVFX DNEG Animation]] called ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018 and originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. Once [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment shelved]] by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, the film has since been shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}, and even had a screenshot unveiled on Website/TwitterX by Creator/EricBauza... that is, until the movie was re-cancelled on February 9th, 2024, after Warner rejected all offers to purchase it. However, the entire plot of the movie was leaked online by an unknown individual in early March 2024, and screenwriter Samy Burch confirmed that "conversations are still ongoing" about whether the film will be released or not.

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and [[Creator/DoubleNegativeVFX DNEG Animation]] called ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018 and originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. Once [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment shelved]] by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, the film has since been shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}, and even had a screenshot unveiled on Website/TwitterX by Creator/EricBauza... that is, until the movie was re-cancelled on February 9th, 2024, after Warner rejected all offers to purchase it. However, the entire plot of the movie was leaked online in early March 2024, and screenwriter Samy Burch confirmed that "conversations are still ongoing" about whether the film will be released or not.

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and [[Creator/DoubleNegativeVFX DNEG Animation]] called ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018 and originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. Once [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment shelved]] by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, the film has since been shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}, and even had a screenshot unveiled on Website/TwitterX by Creator/EricBauza... that is, until the movie was re-cancelled on February 9th, 2024, after Warner rejected all offers to purchase it. However, the entire plot of the movie was leaked in early Mrach 2024, and screenwriter Samy Burch confirmed that "conversations are still ongoing" about whether the film will be released or not.

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and [[Creator/DoubleNegativeVFX DNEG Animation]] called ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018 and originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. Once [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment shelved]] by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, the film has since been shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}, and even had a screenshot unveiled on Website/TwitterX by Creator/EricBauza... that is, until the movie was re-cancelled on February 9th, 2024, after Warner rejected all offers to purchase it. However, screenwriter Samy Burch confirmed that "conversations are still ongoing" about whether the film will be released or not.

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and [[Creator/DoubleNegativeVFX DNEG Animation]] called ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018 and originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. Once [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment shelved]] by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, the film has since been shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}, and even had a screenshot unveiled on Website/TwitterX by Creator/EricBauza... that is, until the movie was re-cancelled on February 9th, 2024, after Warner rejected all offers to purchase it.

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and [[Creator/DoubleNegativeVFX DNEG Animation]] called ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018 and originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. Once shelved by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, the film has since been shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}, and even had a screenshot unveiled on Website/TwitterX by Creator/EricBauza.... That is, until the movie was re-cancelled for good in February 9th, 2024, after Warner couldn't find who to sell it to.

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and [[Creator/DoubleNegativeVFX DNEG Animation]] called ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018 and originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. Once shelved by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, the film has since been shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}, and even had a screenshot unveiled on Website/TwitterX by Creator/EricBauza.... That is, until the movie was cancelled for good in February 9th, 2024, and is set to be deleted forever, after it was discovered that Warner Bros. rejected all bids for the film's distribution rights.

* Coyote vs. Acme (TBA)

* Fur of Flying (2010) - shown in theaters alongside ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfTheGuardiansTheOwlsOfGaHoole''

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and [[Creator/DoubleNegativeVFX DNEG Animation]] called ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018 and originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. Once shelved by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, the film has since been shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}, and even had a screenshot unveiled on Website/TwitterX by Creator/EricBauza.

* NearVillainVictory: Some schemes from VillainProtagonist Wile E. would end up in his victory if he wasn't BornUnlucky and the laws of reality didn't bend to ''the roadrunner's'' will instead of his.

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018 and originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. Once shelved by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, the film has since been shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}, and even had a screenshot unveiled on Website/TwitterX by Creator/EricBauza.

The Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner shorts are centered around the titular desert-dwelling duo, as the clever but destructively obsessive Coyote does everything within his power (and employs every item in the ACME product catalog) to capture the elusive Road Runner for dinner. But every attempt backfires on him in increasingly ridiculous ways. The elastic launcher to fling him at the ground cuckoo? Comes unanchored and hurls him into a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylindropuntia_fulgida jumping cholla cactus]]. The dart bombs? Go after ''him'' and thwart his subsequent attempts on Beep Beep. The metal plate to block the road? Doesn't pop up until several tries later, when it's the Coyote running past. A springy block of pavement serving as an ejector? Comes loose when the bird stops by and squashes the Coyote. Jones explicitly modelled the Coyote's seemingly inexplicable persistence on philosopher George Santayana's self-definition of a fanatic: someone who "redoubles his efforts when he has forgotten his aim." And it doesn't help him one bit that the Road Runner is apparently aware of this and more than happy to exploit it to his own, cheerfully sadistic ends.

The Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner shorts are centered around the titular desert-dwelling duo, as the clever but destructively obsessive Coyote does everything within his power (and employs every item in the ACME product catalog) to capture the elusive Road Runner for dinner. But every attempt backfires on him. The elastic launcher to fling him at the ground cuckoo? Comes unanchored and hurls him into a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylindropuntia_fulgida jumping cholla cactus]]. The dart bombs? Go after ''him'' and thwart his subsequent attempts on Beep Beep. The metal plate to block the road? Doesn't pop up until several tries later, when it's the Coyote running past. A springy block of pavement serving as an ejector? Comes loose when the bird stops by and squashes the Coyote. Jones explicitly modelled the Coyote's seemingly inexplicable persistence on philosopher George Santayana's self-definition of a fanatic: someone who "redoubles his efforts when he has forgotten his aim." And it doesn't help him one bit that the Road Runner is apparently aware of this and more than happy to exploit it to his own, cheerfully sadistic ends.

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018 and originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. Once shelved by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, the film has since been shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}, and even had a screenshot unveiled on Website/TwitterX by Creator/EricBauza, Wile E.'s voice actor in the film.

Wile E. is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018 and originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. Once shelved by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, the film has since been shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}.

Wile E. Coyote is also set to star in the Dave Green-directed live-action[=/=]animated hybrid film ''Film/CoyoteVsAcme'', which was announced back in 2018 and originally set for release on July 21, 2023 before being taken off the schedule and replaced by ''Film/{{Barbie}}''. Once shelved by Warner Bros. for a $30 million tax write-off, the film has since been shopped around to other distributors such as Creator/PrimeVideo, Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Paramount}}.

An iconic series of ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short subjects made by Creator/ChuckJones during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation.

* UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation: A lot of shorts were produced in this era and the quality of the animation decreased in the 60's along with a heavily recycled musical sting throughout several shorts.

* UsefulNotes/LooneyTunesInTheForties: The very first short was made in the forties.
* UsefulNotes/LooneyTunesInTheFifties: Fifteen of the shorts were produced during this time.
* UsefulNotes/LooneyTunesInTheSixties: When the bulk of the series output was made.
* UsefulNotes/LooneyTunesInTheSeventiesAndOnward: A series of shorts made for ''Series/TheElectricCompany1971'', and the newer theatrical shorts.

* UsefulNotes/TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation

* UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation: Many of the shorts were produced in this era with a lot of well-painted cartoon desert and mesa backdrops.

** Then again, [[FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter he always chooses to run upright]] rather than on all fours, which leads to increased wind resistance - of course, this could be due to him being more vertically-centered than horizontally, ''like an actual coyote''.

* WesternAnimation/LooneyTunesCartoons (2020-present)

* StockDesertInterstate: The cartoons take place entirely along highways on the American Southwest with lots of images of the rocky red-tinged deserts.

* StoppedReadingTooSoon: One ploy that Wile uses on the Road Runner is to leave a pile of bird seed laced with [[AcmeProducts Acme]] [[WeSellEverything Earthquake Pills]]. The target ingests the entire bait, then departs unaffected. The coyote disgustedly eats the remaining pills, about half the bottle. A moment later, his eye catches the fine print at the bottom of the label: "Caution: Not effective on road runners." Cue the coyote's leg quivering ominously.