cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/26372124
Warner Bros. may now be looking to sell the entire Looney Tunes brand.
Earlier this week, it was announced that Warner Bros. Discovery may finally be selling the distribution rights for Coyote vs. Acme to Ketchup Entertainment. The move comes after Warner Bros. decided to shelve the completed movie for a $30 million tax write-off rather than release it to the public.
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According to Jeff Sneider’s The InSneider, Warner Bros. may be looking to rid themselves of Looney Tunes entirely.
Sneider said, “I’m told that part of the reason WB decided to sell Coyote vs. Acme to Ketchup rather than take a tax credit a month before Tax Day (April 15) is because the studio is trying to sell off the Looney Tunes altogether.”
There’s been no official comment on the matter from Warner Bros. at this time; however, it is worth noting that the original Looney Tunes animated shorts, which ran from 1930 through 1969, were recently taken off Max. Deadline reported that the show is “no longer viewed as a priority” as “the streamer will prioritize adult and family programming.”
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In addition to Coyote vs. Acme, Warner Bros. sold The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie to Ketchup Entertainment following some internal restructuring in 2022. That movie was released in United States theaters on March 14, 2025. It has received generally positive reviews from critics but has so far only grossed around $6 million at the worldwide box office.
They are insane.
They are no more insane than any other publicly traded company. Nothing matters apart from the next quarter’s numbers.
Not even next quarter. If we can make number go up THIS quarter, then FUCK next quarter! Any long term issues caused, are next quarters problem to solve.
My company sold of a big chunk of land at two its campuses and are now renting land for overflow storage.
They may be looking at cashing out while they still own the characters - within a decade Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and Porky Pig will be public domain.
They’ll become public domain in the same way as Mickey Mouse
So first appearing in crappy, low budget horror films?
Yeah, but just the original renditions of said characters
Some of them are the “prototypes” of the characters but films with the classic versions in are already public domain. Once the prototypes are PD then the classic characters are fair game too.
Or “zany to the max” as one might say.
How in the world do you make Looney Tunes unprofitable? If I had a gajillion billion dollars and the IP like WB does I’d hire a crack team just to make Looney Tunes year round. And we would bring back the imitable violent behavior tenfold.
Looney Tunes is just not so interesting anymore.
Yeah they got rid of all the imitable violence
if it was a “tax writeoff” then it should be public domain
I’m with you on that - “we” paid for it.
Welcome to Disney
Princess Bugs
no… NOOOOOO
WHAT THE FUCK!?!??
I guess this is why they got removed from Max.
