{
  "id": 3989939,
  "title": "‘All of a sudden the rug was pulled out’: How Coyote vs. Acme went from the shelf to the big screen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/all-of-a-sudden-the-rug-was-pulled-out-how-coyote-vs-acme-went-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T15:43:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "National Post",
    "slug": "national-post",
    "url": "https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/film-coyote-acme"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 2022, the cast and crew of Coyote vs. Acme attended a “funeral screening.” It was as grim as it sounds. Warner Bros. had already announced the finished film was going to be forever shelved. Studio execs had controversially decided to take a $30-million tax writeoff as a cost-saving exercise rather than take on the […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "In honour of Coyote vs. Acme, we salute some excellent anti-capitalist movies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/in-honour-of-coyote-vs-acme-we-salute-some-excellent-anti-capitalist",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}