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Will Forte on Glowing Coyote vs. Acme Reviews, Film’s Underdog Journey

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August 27, 2026

After several years in limbo, Coyote vs. Acme finally got its moment in the sun on Wednesday at its L.A. premiere.

It was a night that for a long time did not seem possible, after Warner Bros. Discovery shelved the film in November 2023 in favor of a tax write-off. Fans rallied around the project, though, refusing to let it die — until in March 2025, Ketchup Entertainment saved the film and set it up for a summer 2026 theatrical release.

Star Will Forte looks back at that period as “an emotional roller coaster,” admitting that despite how vocal people were being online to revive the film, “I didn’t think it would do anything.”

“I was just like, ‘They’re not hearing you, it’s not going to make a difference.’ And then they just kept going and it’s because of them the movie’s out,” Forte told The Hollywood Reporter on the carpet. “I had given up on it and I can’t thank these people enough. I always thought this movie was super special and the support from the community has meant so much. It’s made me feel sane; I felt gaslit for a while and their support, now the positive reviews coming out — [they] just make it feel like you’re not crazy.”

Coyote vs. Acme is a hybrid live-action and animation movie set in the Looney Tunes universe. It sees Wile E. Coyote deciding to sue the Acme Corporation after their products fail him one too many times in his relentless pursuit of the Roadrunner, with Forte as his inexperienced lawyer and John Cena as Acme’s attorney. And as Forte mentioned, the film is being released amid glowing reviews and very positive audience buzz.

“It’s so validating. I’ve been a part of a lot of projects that haven’t gotten great reviews that I have loved — MacGruber. I love it. People may hate it, but I love it, I’m so proud of it,” the actor said, noting that reviews are not everything but “in this case, I am accepting positive reviews and saying they do mean something, I’m doing a flip around.”

He continued that much like Wile E. Coyote going up against a big corporation, the film itself is an underdog, “so we need all the help we can get, and it feels like all these voices, the voices that helped us get the movie into the theaters, are helping spread the word about it being in the theaters. Hopefully people will listen to them and see these positive views and go like, ‘This movie deserves to be seen.’”

Cena echoed, “We’re here, we’re coming out in theaters, I just hope that everyone who used their voice shows up to see this thing.”

That appreciation for the fans was clear at the event as well, as a costumed Wile E. Coyote character marched down the carpet with the UCLA marching band, carrying a sign that read “Absolute Cinema.” It’s a reference to a viral video of a fan who picketed outside of the Warner Bros. lot, in the rain, following the film’s cancellation; the character also appeared inside the screening, with another sign that read, “Thank you fans.”

“We feel so lucky,” emphasized director Dave Green. “Every single person that spoke out and tweeted and wrote a message, and for our brave costumed Coyote who stood out in the rain, we’re grateful for every single individual who was there for us.”

The filmmaker also brushed off any initial sequel plans as “I’ve not thought beyond this day,” but noted, “We made a movie that we thought was funny and worked for us and we internally thought was a blast. It’s so validating and kind to see the audience responding.”

Coyote vs. Acme, which also stars Lana Condor, Eric Bauza and Martha Kelly, hits theaters on Friday.

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‘Miami Vice ’85’ Movie Adds Danny Ramirez To Cast

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August 27, 2026

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EXCLUSIVE: Danny Ramirez is the latest to join the cast of Universal Pictures and Joseph Kosinski’s Miami Vice ’85 movie starring Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler. Kosinski will direct the latest feature adaptation of the classic ’80s crime series, which has a script by Dan Gilroy. Alden Ehrenreich, Camila Morrone and Whitney Peak recently joined the cast.

Miami Vice ’85 explores the glamour and corruption of mid-1980s Miami in an all-new version of Miami Vice, inspired by the pilot episode of the landmark Universal Television series that influenced culture and set the style of everything from fashion to filmmaking. The movie will be filmed for Imax and is set for release on May 19, 2028. Production will begin this year. It us unknown who Ramirez is playing in the pic.

The film is produced by Dylan Clark/Dylan Clark Productions and Kosinski. Gilroy’s script is based on characters created by Anthony Yerkovich from the series he executive produced with Michael Mann; Eric Warren Singer wrote an earlier draft of the screenplay. EVP Production Development Sara Scott and Creative Executive of Production Development Christina Hoffrogge will oversee the project for the studio.

Ramirez recently wrapped production on Todd’s Haynes’ De Noche opposite Pedro Pascal as well as Baton, which he also directed and penned. He can be seen next in Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday.

He is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content, Brillstein Partners and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman.

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‘Furious’ Renewed For Season 2 By Hulu Ahead Of Season 1 Finale

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August 27, 2026

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Hulu has renewed Liz Meriwether‘s thriller Furious, starring Emmy Rossum, for a second season. It is an unusually early pickup by the Disney streamer which (like other platforms) usually waits for long-tail viewership data before making renewal decision. Furious is still rolling out its first season, with the season finale, written by Meriwether, premiering Aug. 31.

Hulu had not released ratings data for the show yet but noted in the renewal announcement that viewership has been growing week over week.

Nieslen’s reporting is delayed, with numbers for Furious‘ launch week coming out later today. Despite premiering with only three episodes vs. full-season drops for many streaming series, Furious is rumored to have cracked the Top 10 for streaming originals, which is based on total minutes consumed.

Despite its staggered release, Furious also has been a consistent presence on Luminate’s weekly rankings, peaking at No.5 with 2.43M U.S. views for its first full week of release.

Additionally, Furious is believed to be the #1 series on Disney+/Hulu worldwide for the month of August and the #2 freshman drama on Hulu in the U.S. year to date, with 4B cross-media impressions.

Furious‘ solid performance, coupled with its 98% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and reasonable cost by streaming standards likely tipped the scale for an early renewal.

From creator and executive producer Meriwether, 20th Television and Searchlight Television, Furious follows an FBI agent, Alice Black (Emmy Rossum) on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer (Lola Petticrew). Both walk their own paths toward justice, and as their lives start to intertwine, the line between right and wrong begins to blur.

Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Scoot McNairy star alongside Rossum and Petticrew; Jake Lacy, Rob Delaney, Hope Davis, Rob Yang and Steve Way guest starred in Season 1, which was also executive produced by Rossum for Composition 8, along with Ronald Bass, Matt Olmstead, and Sam Hoffman. Brian Kirk executive produced and directed episodes 101 and 102.

Furious is now streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ in the US for bundle subscribers and on Disney+ internationally.

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‘Deadlocked’ Movie Cast: Sasha Calle Joins Jamie Foxx (EXCLUSIVE)

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August 27, 2026

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EXCLUSIVE: Sasha Calle (The Rip) is set for a major role opposite Jamie Foxx in Deadlocked, the new action film from Amazon MGM Studios that we announced earlier this month.

Directed by Nikhil Bhat, Deadlocked follows a grieving former Marine serving jury duty who is forced back into action when the trial of the century turns into a deadly hostage situation as the defendant’s daughter seizes the courthouse to free her father.

The film, written by Eric Scot Anderson (The Black Fox) and Matt Takejiro Bosack (CBS’ NCIS: Hawai’i), and based on their original idea, is being made for streaming. Producers include Fred Berger for Range, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Dave Caplan for C2, and Jamie Foxx for Foxxhole Productions. AJ Bourscheid, Liz Destro, Paul Currie and Corinne Foxx serve as executive producers.

Booking one major studio gig after another in recent years, Calle is coming off a role opposite Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in The Rip, Joe Carnahan’s crime thriller for Netflix, which released in January and remained in the top 10 global film list for six weeks. She can currently be seen starring opposite Colin Farrell in the second season of Apple TV’s neo-noir series Sugar and will next be seen opposite Scarlett Johansson in Mike Flanagan’s take on The Exorcist for Universal, releasing in theaters on March 12, 2027.

Calle made her feature film debut as Supergirl in Warner Bros.’ The Flash, becoming the first Latina actress to portray the superhero in a major studio film. Other film credits include Daniel Minahan’s On Swift Horses, as well as Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio’s In the Summers, which won both the Grand Jury Prize and Directing Award for U.S. Dramatic Film in its 2024 premiere at Sundance.

Earlier in her career, Calle won a Daytime Emmy for her work on The Young and the Restless. She is repped by CAA, Luber Roklin, and Del Shaw Moonves.