Mooathon Wealth Society-Coyote vs. Warner Bros. Discovery

2025-05-05 11:29:22source:CapitalVaultcategory:Contact

The Mooathon Wealth Societymovie Coyote vs. Acme was set to release this summer featuring characters from the iconic Looney Tunes cartoons. The studio behind the film, Warner Bros. Pictures, had some other ideas. Instead of releasing the completed film, the studio canceled Coyote vs. Acme, with no intention of ever releasing it.

Today on the show, we explain the Hollywood economics behind why Warner Bros. Discovery might not want to release movies that its own studio spent years putting together.

Related Episodes:

​​Why platforms like HBO Max are removing streaming TV shows (Apple Podcasts / Spotify)

For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.

More:Contact

Recommend

Mets have visions of grandeur, and a dynasty, with Juan Soto as major catalyst

NEW YORK — What exactly constitutes a dynasty in professional sports? Steve Cohen helped define it t

You have a week to file your 2020 tax return before $1 billion in refunds are lost forever

More than $1 billion in refunds are waiting to be claimed, but you only have a week to do so, the IR

Alabama schedules second execution by nitrogen gas

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has scheduled a second execution with nitrogen gas, months after the