TheImpressiveX to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago‘Coyote VS Acme’ is now expected to be shelved and deleted forever. WB wanted $75M - $80M for the film and rejected offers from Netflix, Amazon & Paramount, refusing to let them counter-offer.www.thewrap.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: moviesandtv@lemm.ee
arrow-up194arrow-down1external-link‘Coyote VS Acme’ is now expected to be shelved and deleted forever. WB wanted $75M - $80M for the film and rejected offers from Netflix, Amazon & Paramount, refusing to let them counter-offer.www.thewrap.comTheImpressiveX to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: moviesandtv@lemm.ee
minus-squareneuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·9 months agoAt this point, the executive leadership needs to see the film destroyed purely to save face. It’s just the kind of petty move I’d expect from WBD’s current leadership.
minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoYes. I forget where I heard it recently (some podcast) but by shelving the movie, they’re ensuring that it doesn’t become a success at some other studio which would make them look foolish for passing on it. This is why many movies will never exist.
At this point, the executive leadership needs to see the film destroyed purely to save face.
It’s just the kind of petty move I’d expect from WBD’s current leadership.
Yes. I forget where I heard it recently (some podcast) but by shelving the movie, they’re ensuring that it doesn’t become a success at some other studio which would make them look foolish for passing on it. This is why many movies will never exist.