Arguably an early contender for the wildest film of 2023, Elizabeth Banks‘ “Cocaine Bear” is predicated on the true story of a 175-pound Black Bear who overdosed on cocaine after ingesting the drug in 1985. While the bear didn’t kill anybody and died shortly after consuming cocaine, Banks and screenwriter Jimmy Warden fictionalize a narrative the place the bear goes on a killing spree whereas massively excessive on cocaine.
The movie boasts an unimaginable ensemble that includes Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr, Christian Convery-Jennings, Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Margot Martindale, and Matthew Rhys. The film additionally stars the late Ray Liotta in one among his closing movie roles, shot shortly earlier than he instantly handed away in May 2022.
Its plot synopsis reads, “Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild thriller finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500- pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow … and blood.”
Our assessment of the movie isn’t all that charitable, however hey, possibly to every his personal, proper?
Produced by Banks, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Aditya Sood, Max Handelman, and Brian Duffield, “Cocaine Bear” releases solely in theatres on February 24. Watch 4 clips from the movie under, and possibly get able to binge in your weekend or no matter.