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The plan to quietly kill Coyote v. Acme blew up in David Zaslav’s face

TechnologyApril 26, 2026
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The plan to quietly kill Coyote v. Acme blew up in David Zaslav’s face
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Under David Zaslav's leadership, WBD got very into the practice of shelving its own nearly completed projects in order to cash in on subsequent tax write-offs. To help deal with its looming debt and operating costs, the studio killed Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah's live-action Batgirl feature and the Scoob! Holiday Haunt movie from Michael Kurinsky …

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