Elizabeth Banks On Bringing Cocaine Bear To Life & Working With Ray Liotta On His Final Feature Film
Ahead of the highly anticipated release of Universal Pictures’ Cocaine Bear, we sat down with Elizabeth Banks, who is taking over the industry on and off the screen with her acting abilities and directorial talents.
Banks, steps in as director for Cocaine Bear, takes the film to a new level and sets the tone for women in the industry in action and gore. While the film is loosely based on a factual incident where a bear passed away after ingesting drugs, in this film it is almost as if that bear is coming back to seek its revenge. The 500-pound black bear consumes a significant amount of cocaine and embarks on a drug-fueled rampage, as a group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teenagers gather in a Georgia forest.
We spoke to Banks on her mission going into the film, and showing the world that women can take on these genres and make the gripping entertaining films! We also touched on Elizabeth’s close friendship with the late Ray Liotta, who sadly passed away shortly after filming Cocaine Bear.
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