It’s virtually a miracle that the lineup of 2025 films contains the primary authentic animated movie within the Looney Tunes canon. Whereas some should be a bit down within the mouth about Coyote vs. Acme’s shelved and unsure destiny, star Eric Bauza isn’t letting it get him too slowed down.
If something, this weekend’s launch of The Day the Earth Blew Up is one thing that’s impressed the Canadian voice actor to maintain hope alive for not one, however two cancelled Tunes-related initiatives. Because the world is reintroduced to Daffy Duck, in addition to Porky and Petunia Pig, in a romp impressed by basic sci-fi, the movie’s pickup by distributor Ketchup Leisure lead us into a really constructive dialogue.
Whereas Coyote vs. Acme Has Been A Sizzling Subject, One other Cancelled Looney Tunes Undertaking Wants The Highlight
Heading into an prolonged dialog with Mr. Bauza, the subject readily available was certainly The Day the Earth Blew Up and its triumphant launch. However as he introduced a number of of his Tunes voices into the room all through this chat, it was clear that we wanted to speak about Coyote vs. Acme.
Nonetheless, as Eric Bauza would share with CinemaBlend, I virtually forgot about this Looney Tunes challenge that’s additionally due for a revival:
It is humorous. There was alleged to be one other challenge that we have been engaged on referred to as Bye Bye Bunny, and I obtained to sing in that. I auditioned for it, and I booked Daffy and Bugs. So who is aware of, possibly it’d, it could come again, if this one does effectively. It might or it could not, and we transfer on, and work on one thing new. However I’d like to contribute a brand new music to the universe of this franchise.
For many who are accustomed to how Batman: Caped Crusader’s HBO Max scrapping led to its new house on Prime Video, that’s about the identical time that Bye Bye Bunny was decidedly given the identical axe. Meant to be a Max authentic movie, the story was truly going to be about Bugs Bunny stepping away from the highlight, leaving Daffy Duck to benefit from that emptiness within the limelight.
Sadly, all that now we have to evaluate this pitch by is that this clip from the Bye Bye Bunny audition that landed Eric Bauza the gig:
Right here’s my singing audition that helped me guide “Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical ” — with screenplay and lyrics by Emmy Award winner Ariel Dumas (The Late Present with Stephen Colbert) and music and orchestration by Pulitzer Prize, Tony and Grammy winner Tom Kitt (Subsequent to… pic.twitter.com/7JAGr0vuGQAugust 17, 2024
In my eyes, a Looney Tunes musical could be as welcomed as a resurgence of the animated musical Cats Don’t Dance. Nonetheless, recalling that sensible, however expensive Warner Bros. gamble from 1997 considerably speaks to the purpose that Eric Bauza has been very outspoken about: main studios typically battle with a challenge that isn’t deemed “commercially viable.”
In The Face Of Warner Bros. Shakeups, Eric Bauza Feels Hopeful With The Day The Earth Blew Up
Additional on in our dialog, The Day the Earth Blew Up star used tales like Coyote vs. Acme’s tax write off as classes in how even he’s confused by how studios run. It has all in the end led to his optimism for the prospect of resurrecting director Dave Inexperienced’s all-star CGI hybrid, in addition to getting Bye Bye Bunny into manufacturing.
In a response nearer to Coyote vs. Acme’s entrance into this era of uncertainty, Eric Bauza shared his fears for the Looney Tunes in a broader context. To him, the scariest factor that would occur isn’t cancelling a challenge, however permitting that shelving to discourage any future tales.
These sentiments nonetheless ring true, as throughout our speak, the person behind Daffy and Porky’s voices mirrored on the following hoopla that surrounded that call. Offering a fast antidote to such ideas, Bauza closed the topic with this kernel of hope:
All I do know is that [The Day The Earth Blew Up] is being made, and that’s positively one thing to rejoice. I hope that that’s the takeaway from the discharge of this movie is that … this one’s being pushed by, and never simply pushed by, however that it is good.
I can personally again The Day the Earth Blew Up as not solely film, but in addition one of many purest Looney Tunes expertise we’ve had since Max subscription holders have been launched to the Looney Tunes Cartoons collection. On the identical time, whereas I’m able to push for saving each of those shelved initiatives by supporting this present movie, this current clip of a sure Coyote picketing the Warner Bros. lot continues to be one thing I establish with:
A fan dressed as Wile E. Coyote protesting at this time exterior the Warner Bros lot to launch ‘COYOTE VS ACME’ pic.twitter.com/Fj59LkHSNqMarch 11, 2025
If you wish to give Coyote vs. Acme and Bye Bye Bunny a brand new lease on life, your job is straightforward. Purchase your tickets to see The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Film this weekend, and don’t be shy about how a lot you get pleasure from it.