Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer for director Elizabeth Banks’ dark comedy Cocaine Bear. The film follows an oddball group of people as they find themselves at the mercy of a 500-pound black bear in a Georgia forest when it goes on a drug-fueled rampage after accidentally ingesting a staggering amount of cocaine. Inspired […]
Say hello to Cocaine Bear on poster for Elizabeth Banks’ crazy true story
It’s a case of it does what it says on the tin with the first-look poster for Elizabeth Banks’ inspired by true events thriller Cocaine Bear. Said “true events” focus on a 1985 incident featuring the titular bear, who was found dead in Kentucky after eating roughly $15 million worth of coke from a duffle […]
Cocaine Bear adds Margo Martindale, Kristofer Hivju, Christian Convery and more
The Chris Miller and Phil Lord-produced thriller Cocaine Bear from director Elizabeth Banks has just filled out much of its cast as Deadline reports that Margo Martindale (Justified), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Christian Convoy (Sweet Tooth), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Kahyun Kim (American Gods) and newcomer Scott Seiss have joined the film. They join Keri […]
Elizabeth Banks to direct Lord & Miller thriller Cocaine Bear
One of the most intriguing film titles of recent memory, the thriller Cocaine Bear, has landed a new director as Universal is calling upon Elizabeth Banks to tackle this upcoming project. Little is known about Cocaine Bear, even though the title instantly conjures up some unique visuals. We do know however that the script takes […]