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Coyote vs. Acme's Public Debut – Director and Star Celebrate Fan Victory

Director Dave Green and star Lana Condor publicly discussed the extensive efforts to secure a public screening for their film, ‘Coyote vs. Acme,’ at Comic-Con 2026. This discussion followed a period of significant uncertainty regarding the film’s release, during which its distributor had considered shelving the project entirely. The Comic-Con event represented a successful outcome for the…

Coyote vs. Acme's Public Debut – Director and Star Celebrate Fan Victory

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COYOTE VS ACME | Trailer, Stills & Poster

After decades of being blown to bits by bombs, demolished by dynamite, mangled by magnets, battered by boulders, trampled by trains, tricked by tunnels, sprung by springs, steamrolled by steamrollers, maligned by misfires, bedeviled by bungees, rattled by rockets, backstabbed by bat suits, rocked by rocket skates, upended by unicycles, quaked by quake pills, rubberized by rogue bands, and hurled headlong off every cliff in the Southwest, Wile E. Coyote finally fights back.

Teaming up with billboard accident lawyer Kevin Avery, he takes on slick corporate counsel Buddy Crane and ACME, Inc., the profit-obsessed conglomerate behind every one of the Coyote’s chaotic catastrophes.

COYOTE VS ACME is a Live-Action/Animated Hybrid Comedy directed by Dave Green from a screenplay by Samy Burch that is based on a story by James Gunn & Jeremy Slater and Samy Burch. The cast includes Will Forte, Lana Condor, Tone Bell and John Cena.

COYOTE VS ACME only In Theaters August 28, 2026!

[arcticdementor]

(I'll particularly recommend he part where Greene talks about preparing for the worst.)

[qutibahalfarouqitheclonetrooper]

I still dislike Dave Green!

Vor.

[mikwee]

A sci-fi time capsule from the year 2014

{Slight spoilers ahead}

This viewing has been 11 years in the making. I've wanted to watch Earth to Echo ever since I played a Minecraft minigame based on it, back when it came out. The music from that Minecraft server has been playing in my mind for years, and Echo even served as an imaginary friend for a day or two (Portal 2's Wheatley was also one, I love cute-but-cool blue robots heh). But I never found the time to actually watch the movie - until now.

Based on what people say, this movie is a homage to 80s family adventure films, most notably E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and The Goonies, and is also reminiscent of Super 8, which came out 3 years prior. Since I haven't watched those films I can't comment on those comparisons. However, I can say that this movie is a perfect time capsule of the year 2014. Everything from the technology the kids use - iPhones alongside Nokia phones, ooVoo (which I have never heard about), old YouTube - and the found footage style, to the astrological chart in the sky (peak 2010s aesthetic), to the song playing in the credits. Everything paints a picture of a time long gone, the time I grew up in.

And it's not just a historical picture, it's a sentimental picture too. Just as Arcade Fire's Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) paints a bittersweet, beautiful picture of a boy digging a tunnel to his lover through the snow, as they dream about the future, this movie paints an equally beautiful picture of kids biking through the Nevadan desert, to spend whatever time they have left together.

The movie shows us the end outcome in the very beginning: The kids will be forced to move out, ending their days together. Just before that happens, a signal jams the town's phones, and the kids decide to spend their last night together on a journey to find where the signal comes from, leading to an exhilarating sci-fi adventure.

The movie does a great job of never being boring, always keeping the suspense up. The acting is surprisingly good, and the CGI has mostly aged well. The found footage style is a bit irritating at times, but also serves the plot well and makes the story being told feel intimate. On the flipside, the writing does feel artificial at times, and one scene has the main characters fighting for no reason, and then making up 2 minutes later. And most crucially, the token girl is not fully realized as a character. However, these flaws do not detract from my enjoyment.

It is a shame that this film has become forgotten over the years, but it might not be for long: Dave Green, its director, is now directing Coyote vs. Acme, a movie that Twitter cannot shut up about. When that movie comes out, maybe its fans will look up Dave's filmography and find this hidden gem. I can totally imagine Earth to Echo amassing a cult following. A sequel (which is hinted at in the post-credits scene) will probably never happen, but as long as Echo has fans, they always will be… no matter where they are in the universe.

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Title: Earth to Echo

Rating: PG

Director: Dave Green

Cast: Teo Halm, Astro, Reese Hartwig, Ella Wahlestedt, Jason Gray-Stanford, Algee Smith, Arthur Darbinyan, Frank Lloyd, Cassius M. Willis, Sonya Leslie, Kerry O’Malley, Virginia Louise Smith, Peter MacKenzie, Valerie Wildman

Release year: 2014

Genres: adventure, science fiction, family

Blurb: After a construction project begins digging in their neighbourhood, best friends Tuck, Munch, and Alex inexplicably begin to receive strange encoded messages on their cellphones. Convinced something bigger is going on, they go to their parents and the authorities, to no avail. The three embark on a secret adventure to crack the code and follow it to its source...and discover a mysterious being from another world who desperately needs their help. The journey that follows will change all their lives forever.

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COYOTE VS ACME HAS BEEN SAVED OMG 🙏

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coyote vs. acme has been saved????????? 🫢