Voice Actor Eric Bauza Talks ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ and its Journey to the Big Screen

It’s been a VERY long time coming, but Coyote vs. Acme is FINALLY making its way to the big screen on August 28.

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 (Genius) finally fights back. Teaming up with billboard accident lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte), he takes on slick corporate counsel Buddy Crane (John Cena) and ACME, Inc., the profit-obsessed conglomerate behind every one of the Coyote’s chaotic catastrophes.

In an interview with Eric Bauza, the voice behind several beloved Looney Tunes characters, he opened up to me about why Coyote vs. Acme is more than just a nostalgic return to familiar characters. Bauza described the film as a surprisingly intelligent take on the Looney Tunes world, blending the franchise’s trademark slapstick with a courtroom drama and exploring what it might look like if humans and cartoons shared the same world. For Bauza, that persistence is ultimately what Coyote vs. Acme represents: “He’ll never quit.” He also credited the fans who fought for the film’s release, saying their support showed “the power of the people” and proved that an outcome once considered set in stone could still be changed.

Watch our conversation below: