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=== 2022–present: Warner Bros. Discovery ownership === A reboot of ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' titled ''[[Tiny Toons Looniversity]]'' premiered on September 8, 2023, on [[Max (streaming service)|Max]] and then aired the following day on Cartoon Network. The Looney Tunes characters reprise their roles as the professors at Acme Looniversity in this series. In September 2021, it was reported that a film based on the ''Looney Tunes Cartoons'', titled ''[[The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie]]'' and starring [[Daffy Duck]] and [[Porky Pig]], was announced for release on [[HBO Max]] and Cartoon Network.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WarnerMedia Kids & Family Launches New Family Destination, ACME Night, Sundays on Cartoon Network Starting Sept. 19 and HBO Max Next Year {{!}} Pressroom |url=https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/cartoon-network-9/warnermedia-kids-family-launches-new-family-destination-acme-night-sundays-cartoon |access-date=October 30, 2023 |website=press.wbd.com}}</ref> However, it was reported in August 2022 that the film would instead be shopped around to other streaming services.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=August 22, 2022 |title=Batman Series, Urkel Holiday Movie Among Animated Projects Not Moving Forward at HBO Max, Will Be Shopped |url=https://tvline.com/lists/batman-caped-crusader-hbo-max-not-moving-forward-animated-urkel-holiday/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2023, it was announced the film would instead be released in theaters, becoming the first animated non-compilation feature film in the franchise to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barraclough |first=Leo |date=October 26, 2023 |title=Looney Tunes Movie 'The Day the Earth Blew Up' Launching at AFM From Warner Bros. Animation, GFM Animation (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/looney-tunes-movie-the-day-the-earth-blew-up-warner-bros-animation-gfm-1235769149/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Humes |first=Kaitlin |date=2023-10-28 |title=Looney Tunes Reveals First Look at First-Ever Fully-Animated Theatrical Release |url=https://www.cbr.com/warner-bros-first-fully-animated-looney-tunes-theaters/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> In early August 2024, it was announced that [[Ketchup Entertainment]] acquired the North American theatrical distribution rights to the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|title=Warner Bros Animation's Looney Tunes Movie ''The Day The Earth Blew Up'' To Hit Theaters In New Ketchup Entertainment Deal|date=August 8, 2024|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/looney-tunes-the-day-the-earth-blew-up-release-date-1236034711/|accessdate=September 2, 2024}}</ref> The film was released in theaters in the United States on March 14, 2025. On December 31, 2022, 256 shorts were removed from HBO Max, including ''[[What's Opera, Doc?]]'' and ''[[Duck Amuck]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alter |first=Rebecca |date=2023-01-03 |title=16 Seasons of Looney Tunes Vamoose From HBO Max |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/hbo-max-removes-looney-tunes-episodes.html |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref> though many were later re-added in March 2024 when the shorts on the service were rotated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screencrush.com/130-looney-tunes-leaving-max/|title=130 'Looney Tunes' Shorts Are Being Added to Max, But 130 Others are Leaving|first=Matt|last=Singer|date=February 26, 2024|access-date=September 7, 2024}}</ref> In August 2024, it was announced that Warner Bros. was planning to relaunch the ''Looney Tunes'' theatrical film series in 2028.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Amidi|first=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi|date=August 30, 2024|title=Report: Warner Bros. Plans To Relaunch Looney Tunes Theatrically in 2028|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/studios/report-warner-bros-plans-to-relaunch-looney-tunes-theatrically-in-2028-242805.html|access-date=September 2, 2024|website=[[Cartoon Brew]]}}</ref> In October 2024, it was reported that Warner Bros. was working on a "super secret ''Looney Tunes'' project" with directors Todd Wilderman and Hamish Grieve.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelley |first=Aidan |date=October 26, 2024 |title=Warner Bros. Animation Is Working on a "Super Secret 'Looney Tunes' Project" |url=https://collider.com/warner-bros-secret-looney-tunes-project-explained-lightbox-expo/ |access-date=November 10, 2024 |website=Collider}}</ref> On March 20, 2025, a week after ''The Day the Earth Blew Up'' expanded to a wide release, Warner Bros. removed the classic ''Looney Tunes'' shorts again from its Max streaming service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/original-looney-tunes-removed-max-warner-bros-1236327964/|title=Original ‘Looney Tunes’ No Longer Available On Max|last2=D'Alessandro|first2=Anthony|first1=Natalie|last1=Oganesyan|date=March 16, 2025|access-date=March 22, 2025|website=Deadline}}</ref> The following day, it was reported that Warner Bros. was in talks with Ketchup Entertainment, who had distributed ''The Day the Earth Blew Up'' in the United States, to sell the distribution rights to the shelved movie ''[[Coyote vs. Acme]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/coyote-vs-acme-movie-deal-sale-warner-bros-ketchup-1236329381/|title=Warner Bros Negotiating Big Sale Of Shelved 'Coyote Vs. Acme' Movie: The Dish|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=March 19, 2025|access-date=March 22, 2025|website=Deadline}}</ref> On March 31, negotiations proved successful, and the film would be scheduled for a theatrical release in 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=Warner Bros Completes Worldwide Sale Of 'Coyote Vs Acme'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=31 March 2025|access-date=31 March 2025|url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/coyote-vs-acme-warner-bros-sale-complete-ketchup-1236354552/}}</ref> At [[CinemaCon]] 2025, [[Warner Bros. Pictures Animation]] confirmed development on a new ''Looney Tunes'' animated film.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Flintstones, Looney Tunes & Tom and Jerry Animated Movies Now in the Works|website=ComicBook.com|first=Nick|last=Valdez|date=April 1, 2025|access-date=April 3, 2025|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/flintstones-looney-tunes-new-animated-movies/}}</ref>
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