Which is fricked up because the tax writeoff money is half that. He's totally banking on someone paying twice the money it's worth. That's why it's just rumors of it being written off and soon to be destroyed.
>Warner Bros. Discovery demanded $70-80 million for the film >They’ll only get about $35-40 million back as a write-off
Nice try anon. As stated the write off is half what they're asking other companies to give them for it. Now pay up or the movie gets it for half the money!
He said in some investor call that the write off will "save" them 30 million. The offers seem to be money they would get over time. So it's a now vs later thing for him.
That's money they could use to possibly fund... I dunno.. another DC movie??
... nahhhh on second thought, give us the stupid cartoon dog court movie, I'd rather see that over whatever jumbled mess the new Superman ends up being
They lose money, a lot of it. If they paid 50 million, it just means they paid 40 million. Roughly how it works anyway.
I have to do my own taxes and it'd be great if I could just buy new computers etc for "business" and get it for free due to "writing it off" lol. Tax write off is just like applying a coupon code at checkout.
"They" didn't lose money. A film was made, people got paid. Shareholders lost money, "they" didn't lose anything. That's why this write off scam is so insidious.
Imagine if I went to the IRS, said that I blew a bunch of money on a jetski that I rode around all summer, but it's okay! I'm going to drill some holes in the jetski, and in return I'll get half of its value back. I didn't lose money, I got X amount of value and am now recouping costs.
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I don't really get the analogy but I sense you're saying that the CEOs etc pay themselves as though they were employees, so the "company" loses money but they don't. I'm not sure though why they need to apply for tax relief for it to work (even without tax relief they could just pay themselves whatever and put the company in the hole).
Except it isn't, everyone who has seen it says it is just another John Cena vehicle and there's barely any Coyote vs Roadrunner at all. It's just that live action Tom and Jerry movie all over again.
>after years and years of no one giving a frick about the Looney Tunes brand?
How many Looney Tunes brand related things have there been in the last few years?
Since 2010 >The Looney Tunes Show >Wabbit >Looney Tunes Cartoons >Space Jam 2 >that Tweety movie from HBO Max I guess
Not much, and spaced out over several years.
Because unlike most shelved movies this one was on the cusp of completion, which didn't exactly sit well with all the animators, writers, and actors that worked on it for a long time and just had all their efforts thrown into the trash.
Because unlike almost every other shelved thing, this has a novel premise that people would be curious to see. "Ha. I bet Wiley WOULD sue Acme at some point." That's it. It's that simple. They made a movie people actually wanted, and are thinking of deleting it.
Why? But also, that explains why Microsoft handled xbox the way that they did. I'm not kidding when I say that I told someone to do everything they've done.
This place got popularized over the past 20+ years so of course a bunch of celebs came here out of curiosity and their personal interests.
People in the animation industry are the most likely to be on Cinemaphile as they all have shown social autism, obvious and sometimes blatant interest in e-girl/shota, obsessive levels of interest in cartoon characters. etc
Higher ups likely come to steal ideas and try to work with the site to dox leakers while trying to get the new generation
>good reception by people that have seen it >sounds like a good movie >looney tunes movie in general >potential lost media >it's complete and ready to be shown >the straw that broke the camel's back with all the other cancellations >more resentment for zaslav >something to champion for to get attention
Anyone can be attracted to one of those reasons. Contrast that with the Batgirl movie nobody had faith in.
I'm not sure they did it on purpose, they might have just forgotten to take human nature into account. Most executives are barely human, they can't comprehend the workings of a human brain that isn't marinating in cocaine.
>Zaslav tried to artificially create hype for the movie by threatening to write it off then use the outrage to make streaming services pay for it for guaranteed >it backfired because the other streaming services are refusing to meet the price they set >now probably has to release it anyways and look like an idiot because if he doesn't it will get leaked which may affect its write-off status
The fact that it's been months and not a single studio is willing to buy Coyote vs Acme for $80 million when during the pandemic they were throwing money around wildly and buying shit like Hotel Transylvania 4 for $100 million tells you how good this movie is
Services wanted to buy it but Zaslav claimed their offers weren't high enough.
It’s 70 mil
140 million of us give 50 cents who cares
Which is fricked up because the tax writeoff money is half that. He's totally banking on someone paying twice the money it's worth. That's why it's just rumors of it being written off and soon to be destroyed.
No, he just wants the writeoff. The sale offer is in bad faith.
The tax credit, not write off, is specifically where the 70 mil figure comes from moron.
>Warner Bros. Discovery demanded $70-80 million for the film
>They’ll only get about $35-40 million back as a write-off
Nice try anon. As stated the write off is half what they're asking other companies to give them for it. Now pay up or the movie gets it for half the money!
He is lazy and just doesn't want to deal with the paperwork.
He said in some investor call that the write off will "save" them 30 million. The offers seem to be money they would get over time. So it's a now vs later thing for him.
But Netflix put in a bid for $40 million.
How can anything be a "writeoff"? Writing it off just means you save like 20% of the cost.
That's money they could use to possibly fund... I dunno.. another DC movie??
... nahhhh on second thought, give us the stupid cartoon dog court movie, I'd rather see that over whatever jumbled mess the new Superman ends up being
They lose money, a lot of it. If they paid 50 million, it just means they paid 40 million. Roughly how it works anyway.
I have to do my own taxes and it'd be great if I could just buy new computers etc for "business" and get it for free due to "writing it off" lol. Tax write off is just like applying a coupon code at checkout.
"They" didn't lose money. A film was made, people got paid. Shareholders lost money, "they" didn't lose anything. That's why this write off scam is so insidious.
Imagine if I went to the IRS, said that I blew a bunch of money on a jetski that I rode around all summer, but it's okay! I'm going to drill some holes in the jetski, and in return I'll get half of its value back. I didn't lose money, I got X amount of value and am now recouping costs.
I don't really get the analogy but I sense you're saying that the CEOs etc pay themselves as though they were employees, so the "company" loses money but they don't. I'm not sure though why they need to apply for tax relief for it to work (even without tax relief they could just pay themselves whatever and put the company in the hole).
That's good news.
No its a shit movie i hope all remaining copies get deleted and destroyed and it becomes permanently lost media
Zaslav, don't you have a multi billion dollar company to run into the ground?
You're not an interesting person.
Agreed. I don't know why so many homosexuals think this shit is gonna magically make movies better.
You shouldn't samegay, zaslav.
Schrödinger's Looney Tunes
I'll give them 10$ and 30 minutes in the ball pit. Take it or leave it.
Why did autists rally so hard around this shit in particular after years and years of no one giving a frick about the Looney Tunes brand?
You just know that this is the kind of shit Chuck Jones would've hated just like Space Jam btw.
Because Zaslav became a boogeyman for cartoon fans and they promised the write-off frenzy was over
>Chuck Jones
Nobody asked him and nobody's asking him.
And that's what no one did.
If you believe Paul Scheer, he says this is the most accurate to Jones that an LT movie has been.
Except it isn't, everyone who has seen it says it is just another John Cena vehicle and there's barely any Coyote vs Roadrunner at all. It's just that live action Tom and Jerry movie all over again.
When the T&J film FOCUSED on them, it was fine
Everyone else sucked absolute donkey dick
>after years and years of no one giving a frick about the Looney Tunes brand?
How many Looney Tunes brand related things have there been in the last few years?
Since 2010
>The Looney Tunes Show
>Wabbit
>Looney Tunes Cartoons
>Space Jam 2
>that Tweety movie from HBO Max I guess
Not much, and spaced out over several years.
You forgot Bugs Bunny Builders
Bugs Bunny Builders doesn't exist to most of /co
Because unlike most shelved movies this one was on the cusp of completion, which didn't exactly sit well with all the animators, writers, and actors that worked on it for a long time and just had all their efforts thrown into the trash.
Because unlike almost every other shelved thing, this has a novel premise that people would be curious to see. "Ha. I bet Wiley WOULD sue Acme at some point." That's it. It's that simple. They made a movie people actually wanted, and are thinking of deleting it.
Yeah, and Chuck Jones made the kind of shit Bob Clampett hated. Who cares?
It was some of the animators posting here anonymously. Just call them homosexuals and laugh while they seethe
The real question is why does this movie make you seethe so hard
It is a well known fact that celebrities, executives and likely the CEOs lurk here
Why? But also, that explains why Microsoft handled xbox the way that they did. I'm not kidding when I say that I told someone to do everything they've done.
This place got popularized over the past 20+ years so of course a bunch of celebs came here out of curiosity and their personal interests.
People in the animation industry are the most likely to be on Cinemaphile as they all have shown social autism, obvious and sometimes blatant interest in e-girl/shota, obsessive levels of interest in cartoon characters. etc
Higher ups likely come to steal ideas and try to work with the site to dox leakers while trying to get the new generation
No idea, lost media people are just obsessed over cartoons for some reason
I hate the idea of mixing cartoons with real life actors; it just doesn't work, so I don't mind never seeing this one even if I love the roadrunner
>good reception by people that have seen it
>sounds like a good movie
>looney tunes movie in general
>potential lost media
>it's complete and ready to be shown
>the straw that broke the camel's back with all the other cancellations
>more resentment for zaslav
>something to champion for to get attention
Anyone can be attracted to one of those reasons. Contrast that with the Batgirl movie nobody had faith in.
Because the best way to make people want something is to tell them they can't have it, ever, under any circumstances.
It's a smart move in concept, but it's bad press for them either way.
The whole story of this movie and its journey to its eventual death is getting old now.
>It's a smart move in concept
I'm not sure they did it on purpose, they might have just forgotten to take human nature into account. Most executives are barely human, they can't comprehend the workings of a human brain that isn't marinating in cocaine.
I'll pay tree fitty.
I hate Zaslav so fricking much. We must live in the first age in human history when art can be made and then destroyed as a "tax write-off."
3 dollar
why the frick is this allowed
what have we let our tax code become?
why is there no kickstarter to buy the movie
how
the master source are permanently erased.
That was Batgirl. Coyote was finished and had screener copies sent out.
Of course because if they actually go through with it the US Senate might decapitate them.
>Zaslav tried to artificially create hype for the movie by threatening to write it off then use the outrage to make streaming services pay for it for guaranteed
>it backfired because the other streaming services are refusing to meet the price they set
>now probably has to release it anyways and look like an idiot because if he doesn't it will get leaked which may affect its write-off status
I'm putting up $10, SOMEONE MATCH MEEEE
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No
The fact that it's been months and not a single studio is willing to buy Coyote vs Acme for $80 million when during the pandemic they were throwing money around wildly and buying shit like Hotel Transylvania 4 for $100 million tells you how good this movie is