The coyote isn’t the only one getting an anvil smashed on his head.
Sam Register is the head of animation for Warner Bros. He was the Executive producer on “Coyote vs. Acme,” the legit great movie that the studio shelved rather than release.
Now Warner’s is getting pilloried because “Coyote vs. Acme” is opening Thursday night a projected possible $22 million weekend. It has a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. Turns out, “Coyote vs. Acme” is one of the most entertaining films ever.
That turns out to be bad news for Sam Register, who’s just been dumped from his job at Warner Bros. He’s out the door after 18 years.
Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group and U.S. Networks, the person to whom Register reported, actually said in an internal memo to staff:
“It’s with mixed emotions that I announce the studio and our head of animation, Sam Register, have mutually agreed not to renew his contract.”
Welcome to Hollywood. It will certainly register with Register on Friday morning his movie’s a hit and he’s out of his job.
Ouch!
