Now that Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has been launched and is dominating the field workplace, the following blockbuster due out carries one of the crucial distinctive loglines of the yr. Cocaine Bear follows a fluffy bear excessive on cocaine because it ravages the woods, mauling anybody in its path. The newest clip from the film reveals the darkish comedy of the film as a trio of characters attempt to outrun it in an ambulance, just for it to leap ahead and seemingly land in the again finish of the emergency automobile.
We ought to observe that whereas based mostly on a real story, there’s not likely any proof the bruin acquired as excessive as a kite earlier than its journey by means of the woods. None the much less, there was a bear, cocaine was concerned, and now it is a blockbuster movie. You can see the brand new clip at IGN.
If all goes to plan, Cocaine Bear helmer Elizabeth Banks will get to direct a follow-up of the R-rated journey. “I’ve seen that, If there’s a great story, then sure,” Banks mentioned earlier this month when requested if she would tackle one other “cocaine” animal story. “Jaws with cocaine, I don’t see how that loses.”
“She had a pitch deck, and it was pretty gory,” producer Chris Miller beforehand mentioned of the director. “It had a lot of body parts and internal organs in it.” He added of the script, “It was one of those things where you hear the concept and you’re like, ‘That’s interesting, but is there a real movie in it?’ … But Jimmy did a great job making it into something that would be fun – better than you’d imagine for something called Cocaine Bear.”
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans), Emmy winner Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Kahyun Kim (American Gods), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), and newcomer Scott Seiss.
Directed by Elizabeth Banks (Charlie’s Angels, Pitch Perfect 2) from a screenplay by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen), Cocaine Bear is produced by Oscar winners Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, The Mitchells vs. The Machines) and Aditya Sood (The Martian) for Lord Miller, by Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman (Pitch Perfect franchise) for Brownstone Productions, and by Brian Duffield (Spontaneous). Robin Fisichella (Ma) will government produce.
Cocaine Bear lands in theaters on February twenty fourth.
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