The article headline is not as strong as the HN title in its suggestion that shelving the movie is motivated solely or primarily by the tax write-off: > ‘Coyot

The article headline is not as strong as the HN title in its suggestion that shelving the movie is motivated solely or primarily by the tax write-off: > ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’: Warner Bros Shelves Finished Live-Action/Animated Pic Completely As Studio Takes $30M Tax Write-off Like other commenters, I don't understand the logic of shelving a finished and likely profitable movie just to obtain a tax write-off on the investment. I suspect the article is strongly discounting the additional costs involved in actually bringing the movie to theatres, and/or the risk that it will be a flop.