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The previous live action animated Looney Tunes movies have not crossed the 60% Fresh threshold.

Space Jam and Looney Tunes: Back in Action had mixed reviews at best. The latter has a 57-59% score which is almost close. Space Jam: A New Legacy sits at 25% making it the worst reviewed movie out of the three.

Where would CvA land on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic?

0-40%, 40-60%, 60-80% or 80-100%? If it gets 60 or higher, that will mark a huge achievement making it one of the best reviewed live action-animated Looney Tunes movie to date. That is going to be a huge feat but the social reactions out of Comic Con were promising. Well, there is probably little to no executive meddling, no basketball, and it likely avoided the pitfalls from the last movie.

According to the source code, Looney Tunes may not be available after August 15th. Keep in mind it is just the end of the licensing block. We’re likely to see the Looney Tunes on Tubi for quite a while since it performed very well.

Do you think Looney Tunes might leave on Tubi on August 15th after being on the platform for a year? Or is an extension more likely considering that it is still on the most popular TV page and it performed in the Top 10 awhile back? Back in October, Tubi was in negotiations making it the home of Looney Tunes for a while. What could we see come August 15th?

It does “stink” that Pepé Le Pew has not been used for years in a couple of recent animated projects, but I have to come to the reality that he won’t have any new major role for the foreseeable future unless Warner Bros. is open to reimagining the character again. It will happen at some point. Just got to
be patient.

Grievances aside, the outrage last week from a few fans over him appearing in Coyote vs. ACME was simply unacceptable and very trivial. I got emotional about it too. But there are important things going on with the Looney Tunes now rather than asking about Pepé returning. It’s fine to be concerned but some of the reactions and replies on social media got overblown. It’s fine to still be a fan of his classic shorts and past projects. That won’t go away. I can understand why you want Pepé to appear more and do more things rather than just the same old schtick.

I don’t care what they will do with Pepé whether it he comes months or even years from now. I enjoyed the little crumbs we got of Pepe when Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem was playable. For all that I care, he can be put on thin ice in relation to future new animated projects whether he receives corrective action or a full update of the character that removes what made him problematic.

I wised up and all I can say is that the Pepé fans need to relax. The character is not cancelled. It never has been the case. He’s not retired. He’s just on hold until WB okays on updating the character. I may not be okay wit him seeking corrective action whether he’s in a mental hospital, seeks asylum, or they just make him more versatile by giving him more roles beyond his standard traits.

He isn’t going anywhere. You can still watch his classic appearances. You can write fanfiction of him and Penelope Pussycat. And once he returns in the future, I really don’t care what they do with Pepé as long as he is still acknowledged. Go support Coyote vs ACME whether Pepé appears or not. That’s all folks.

If there is one positive thing I could say about the David Zaslav era about Warner Bros., he and the board caused Ann Sarnoff to step down.

Sarnoff was the previous Chairman of WarnerMedia Studios and Networks responsible for all content under her purview. She and her executives were likely responsible for placing a ban on Pepé Le Pew from projects greenlit under her purview. It was definitely a top down mandate for sure not wanting to risk any PR damage.

The lack of Pepe these days, you can certainly blame Sarnoff and also the entire Franchise Management division for staying in panic for five years.

That’s going to change. The centennial of the franchise is coming up and we need him back now.

We all need to support Coyote vs. ACME in theaters so we can show to the higher ups at Warner Bros. what a grave mistake they shelving it initially. And that could support more projects in the future showing that people love these characters.

With that said, my personal outburst about Pepé Le Pew was simply unacceptable and out of character. No way I am going to avoid a movie just because of certain character missing entirely. And you know what, that Rolling Stone article got deleted because they violated the review embargo Ketchup set until August 12th. And when the official CvA page chimed in, they probably know something we don't know.

The important thing is that Warner Bros. nearly shelved this movie out of existence. That's a fate even worse than putting on a cartoon character on thin ice. Coyote vs. ACME was almost Batgirl'd for a tax break. And what do the fans do. They fought to get the movie released. Even Eric Bauza led the charge. We actually want more Looney Tunes projects, not less. We made our voices when we saw The Day the Earth Blew Up. It gave Ketchup the confidence to buy the movie finally taking it out of purgatory.

It's time we should all please act like fans and show our support for the movie when it is finally released. Let's prove the higher ups at WB wrong. And you can continue supporting Looney Tunes by watching MeTV, watch Tubi, or buy the Blu-Rays and DVDs and Warner Archive is nailing it.

We only have about 30 days until the big release. Early access screenings are on August 23rd which is just a few days before Thursday previews and the Friday release. And we are getting new theatrical Looney Tunes shorts on the way like "Daffy Season" in front of WBPA's new slate of movies.

Once again, support Coyote vs. ACME for the journey it truly deserved.

Say what you want about the original Space Jam, and even Chuck Jones’ own thoughts can be agreed with, but he was mostly in character for much of the movie with his wise cracking punchlines, fourth wall breaking and character instincts driving the narrative or getting the best of him.

He challenges the Nerdlucks to the inevitable basketball game and he initiates the idea to pull and manipulate Michael Jordan into Looney Tunes Land. He (along with Daffy) indirectly influence that cartoon logic gave MJ the slam dunk win for the Tune Squad. Let’s not mention the scene with the Patton reference that he’s basically a war general.

However, Bugs in Space Jam: A New Legacy really takes a backseat as LeBron James enters the Serververse. Bugs was mostly in control when meeting LeBron but he really had no agency and one-upmanship against Al G. Rhythm. Bugs is mostly sad and sentimental throughout the movie and if it’s anyone’s first impression of who they view Bugs Bunny, it’s a bad sign because Bugs is the aggressor in the classic shorts. He’s more of a generic animated deuteragonist. Even if Bugs views some of the Tunes as his friends, he really doesn’t view them as family especially Elmer Fudd or Yosemite Sam. Expect for one bit when Bugs turns the Tune Squad game into a “Wild World of Sports” gag as Bugs becomes the host, they really limited him and he only is supposed to tell LeBron to be looney rather than fundamental. It serves the story of course, but for much of the movie, Bugs is just dragged along for the ride. Even his “death” scene is also pointless because not only it pads the runtime, it contradicts itself minutes later. Bugs should not be used for Disney esque sentimentality.

https://stevefonti.com/space-jam-a-new-legacy/

One of the original scenes in the movie, which got altered in reshoots was really more aligned with how Bugs usually acts. He takes control of the scene. The before and after comparison should shock you.

Do you agree on Bugs being butchered in New Legacy? And are you looking forward to his 2D animated cameo in Coyote vs. ACME?

There were a handful of DCOM’s that were photographed on 35mm film. Is there any that come to mind because that was the standard up until the 2010s when they began to shoot movies digitally.

Kenny Ortega’s High School Musical movies are among several that I can think that could be worthy of a 4K release on Disney+ or physical. That is going to be an uphill battle among the brass at the company.

Zenon, The Cheetah Girls, Halloweentown and more can all benefit from a new 4K remaster using the original camera negatives from the vault. There’s still a market for these movies.

Lola Bunny’s only appearance in Tiny Toons Looniversity yet I feel like she topped Bugs Bunny as the most powerful and skilled character in all of ACME Loo.

What is the purpose of having Lola in the episode alongside Babs and Buster?

She really just pops in and out and just gave a little impact on the two. How do you think Lola was handled?

Iger buying the 20th Century Fox catalog solely for IPs and franchises and not for the thousands of legacy titles is just the worst thing to ever happen to classic movie fans. I even consider the catalog nearly inaccessible, vaulted and lost forever like Zaslav’s tax write offs. Disney will never release any classic Fox titles on Blu-Ray or 4K, they will never stream them on Disney+, and we won’t see any of the restoration work upon death.

As someone who loved the first three movies, Randy Newman created a series of musical motifs including a soundscape that expands beyond the signature song.

The themes for the toys, the walking upright bass motifs, several themes for Buzz Lightyear (especially the themes for Buzz and Zurg in TS2), the Woody’s Roundup theme and variations, Lotso’s theme, I can go on and on.

Randy Newman makes full use of the orchestra in such a way where the action pops out on screen.

Looking back at these films, how do the scores stand out to you?

Looks like I’ll never watch anything under David Ellison because he’s really going to bury the Looney Tunes brand forever in favor of PSKY’s own animated IPs. Bugs Bunny and Tweety are likely to be cancelled and replaced by Paw Patrol, SpongeBob and whatever is Paramount only.

Everything will go to Paramount+. Ellison won. It’s over.

I feel like Bob Iger made Awkwafina a personal favorite and she has been casted in nearly every Disney movie. Sisu was probably so beloved among Disney executives that she was casted as Scuttle in The Little Mermaid. Awkwafina is probably going to be a Disney Legend next to Bob Iger.

Probably the worst written Pepé Le Pew appearance in recent history more than his original shorts. Like his cameo in “The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries”, the writers really wanted him to lose. The void is even worse than a deodorant factory.