Hey, remember that there’s a Faces of Death remake on the way from Legendary Entertainment and Cam filmmakers Isa Mazzei and Daniel Goldhaber?! It’s been a while since we’ve heard a peep about this one, but the film’s MPA rating has been handed in this week.
The upcoming Faces of Death remake is rated “R” for…
“Strong bloody violence and gore, sexual content, nudity, language and drug use.”
Musician Charli Xcx will make her feature debut in Faces of Death.
Dacre Montgomery (“Stranger Things”), Barbie Ferreira (“Euphoria”), Josie Totah (“Saved by the Bell”) and Aaron Holliday (Cocaine Bear) are also set to star.
How do you remake Faces of Death? It sounds like Mazzei and Goldhaber have come up with an interesting approach for this one. Here’s what we know about this mysterious project.
[Related] Looking Back on the Fact and Fiction Behind ‘Faces of Death’
The original Faces of Death,...
The upcoming Faces of Death remake is rated “R” for…
“Strong bloody violence and gore, sexual content, nudity, language and drug use.”
Musician Charli Xcx will make her feature debut in Faces of Death.
Dacre Montgomery (“Stranger Things”), Barbie Ferreira (“Euphoria”), Josie Totah (“Saved by the Bell”) and Aaron Holliday (Cocaine Bear) are also set to star.
How do you remake Faces of Death? It sounds like Mazzei and Goldhaber have come up with an interesting approach for this one. Here’s what we know about this mysterious project.
[Related] Looking Back on the Fact and Fiction Behind ‘Faces of Death’
The original Faces of Death,...
- 5/1/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
People say truth is stranger than fiction, but the story in "Cocaine Bear" the movie is definitely more interesting than the true story behind it. In real life, the bear dubbed Pablo Eskobear ate a bunch of coke that was dumped from a drug smuggling plane and died from an overdose. In the vision of bloody mayhem created by director Elizabeth Banks and writer Jimmy Warden, though, the bear in question went on a drug-fueled murder spree, mauling anyone who got in her way. Even Margo Martindale wasn't safe!
"Cocaine Bear" landed in the zeitgeist earlier this year, taking Twitter by storm before its release, thanks to its wild title and even wilder premise. The movie ultimately grossed over $87 million at the box office (per Box Office Mojo). An attention-catching genre mashup with a relatively lean budget and a good theatrical haul should be like studio exec catnip, so where's the "Cocaine Bear" sequel news?...
"Cocaine Bear" landed in the zeitgeist earlier this year, taking Twitter by storm before its release, thanks to its wild title and even wilder premise. The movie ultimately grossed over $87 million at the box office (per Box Office Mojo). An attention-catching genre mashup with a relatively lean budget and a good theatrical haul should be like studio exec catnip, so where's the "Cocaine Bear" sequel news?...
- 9/17/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Filming is now underway on Legendary’s Faces of Death remake from Cam filmmakers Isa Mazzei and Daniel Goldhaber, and The Wrap brings us more casting news today.
Musician Charli Xcx will make her feature debut in Faces of Death!
Legendary Entertainment is behind the Faces of Death relaunch, which has Dacre Montgomery (“Stranger Things”), Barbie Ferreira (“Euphoria”), Josie Totah (“Saved by the Bell”) and Aaron Holliday (Cocaine Bear) set to star. How do you remake Faces of Death? It sounds like Mazzei and Goldhaber have come up with an interesting approach for this one.
“Faces of Death was one of the first viral video tapes, and we are so lucky to be able to use it as a jumping off point for this exploration of cycles of violence and the way they perpetuate themselves online,” said Mazzei and Goldhaber in a recent statement.
“The new plot revolves around a...
Musician Charli Xcx will make her feature debut in Faces of Death!
Legendary Entertainment is behind the Faces of Death relaunch, which has Dacre Montgomery (“Stranger Things”), Barbie Ferreira (“Euphoria”), Josie Totah (“Saved by the Bell”) and Aaron Holliday (Cocaine Bear) set to star. How do you remake Faces of Death? It sounds like Mazzei and Goldhaber have come up with an interesting approach for this one.
“Faces of Death was one of the first viral video tapes, and we are so lucky to be able to use it as a jumping off point for this exploration of cycles of violence and the way they perpetuate themselves online,” said Mazzei and Goldhaber in a recent statement.
“The new plot revolves around a...
- 4/21/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
“Cocaine Bear” and “Euphoria” actor Aaron Holliday has joined a remake of “Faces of Death” from “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” director Daniel Goldhaber. The project began filming on Monday in New Orleans.
Holliday will join cast members Barbie Ferreira (“Euphoria”) and Dacre Montgomery (“Stranger Things”), who Legendary had previously announced. Helmer Goldhaber’s most recent film “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” is currently on international release, from a script co-written with Isa Mazzei, a regular collaborator who co-wrote his first feature, “Cam,” in 2018.
Holliday recently broke out in Elizabeth Banks’ buzzy horror comedy “Cocaine Bear” for Universal Pictures. He stars in the Lord-Miller produced comedy-thriller alongside Keri Russell, Ray Liotta, Margo Martindale, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Holliday recently wrapped a leading role in James Kimball’s feature debut “For the Night,” alongside Will Block and Odessa A’zion. He also appeared in the Season 2 finale of HBO’s “Euphoria,...
Holliday will join cast members Barbie Ferreira (“Euphoria”) and Dacre Montgomery (“Stranger Things”), who Legendary had previously announced. Helmer Goldhaber’s most recent film “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” is currently on international release, from a script co-written with Isa Mazzei, a regular collaborator who co-wrote his first feature, “Cam,” in 2018.
Holliday recently broke out in Elizabeth Banks’ buzzy horror comedy “Cocaine Bear” for Universal Pictures. He stars in the Lord-Miller produced comedy-thriller alongside Keri Russell, Ray Liotta, Margo Martindale, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Holliday recently wrapped a leading role in James Kimball’s feature debut “For the Night,” alongside Will Block and Odessa A’zion. He also appeared in the Season 2 finale of HBO’s “Euphoria,...
- 4/11/2023
- by John Bleasdale
- Variety Film + TV
Cam filmmakers Isa Mazzei and Daniel Goldhaber are writing and directing a brand new Faces of Death remake, and we’ve learned that filming has kicked off this week.
While you wait for more, here’s everything we know about the upcoming film…
Legendary Entertainment is behind the Faces of Death relaunch, which has Dacre Montgomery (“Stranger Things”), Barbie Ferreira (“Euphoria”), Josie Totah (“Saved by the Bell”) and Aaron Holliday (Cocaine Bear) set to star. How do you remake Faces of Death? It sounds like Mazzei and Goldhaber have come up with an interesting approach for this one.
“Faces of Death was one of the first viral video tapes, and we are so lucky to be able to use it as a jumping off point for this exploration of cycles of violence and the way they perpetuate themselves online,” said Mazzei and Goldhaber in a recent statement.
“The new plot...
While you wait for more, here’s everything we know about the upcoming film…
Legendary Entertainment is behind the Faces of Death relaunch, which has Dacre Montgomery (“Stranger Things”), Barbie Ferreira (“Euphoria”), Josie Totah (“Saved by the Bell”) and Aaron Holliday (Cocaine Bear) set to star. How do you remake Faces of Death? It sounds like Mazzei and Goldhaber have come up with an interesting approach for this one.
“Faces of Death was one of the first viral video tapes, and we are so lucky to be able to use it as a jumping off point for this exploration of cycles of violence and the way they perpetuate themselves online,” said Mazzei and Goldhaber in a recent statement.
“The new plot...
- 4/10/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Cocaine Bear’s appeal starts – and, for many, ends – with its title. The movie promises one thing – a bear high on cocaine – and the only question is which approach director Elizabeth Banks will take: the one that treats it seriously and says “this is the scariest thing ever,” or the one that says “we’re making a movie called Cocaine Bear. Isn’t that crazy?”
Banks – supported by producers Christopher Lord and Phil Miller, who never met a crazy premise they could ignore – wisely takes the second route, leaning into the humor and carnage that collide under its absurd premise. And whether you like it or loathe it, you will probably walk away going: “yep; that’s exactly what I thought a movie called Cocaine Bear would be.”
Very loosely based on a true story from the 1980s, the film rockets to a start with an unhinged opening, as a...
Banks – supported by producers Christopher Lord and Phil Miller, who never met a crazy premise they could ignore – wisely takes the second route, leaning into the humor and carnage that collide under its absurd premise. And whether you like it or loathe it, you will probably walk away going: “yep; that’s exactly what I thought a movie called Cocaine Bear would be.”
Very loosely based on a true story from the 1980s, the film rockets to a start with an unhinged opening, as a...
- 3/3/2023
- by Chris Williams
- CinemaNerdz
Cocaine Bear Review — Cocaine Bear (2023) Film Review, a movie directed by Elizabeth Banks, written by Jimmy Warden and starring Keri Russell, Ray Liotta, Aiden Ehrenreich, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Isiah Whitlock Jr., Brooklynn Prince, Christian Convery, Margo Martindale, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Kristofer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra, Ayoola Smart, Aaron Holliday, J.B. Moore, Leo Hanna, Kahyun [...]
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- 2/25/2023
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
This article contains spoilers for "Cocaine Bear."
Nobody can claim that "Cocaine Bear," the action-horror-comedy hybrid featuring a very drugged-out bear, is taking itself too seriously. It's about as predictable as you might expect, but also totally unpredictable at the same time. It harkens back to the killer animal films of the '70s and '80s, in both good and bad ways. Regardless, if you're looking to see what happens when a bear eats possibly hundreds of pounds of cocaine, there's an answer for that!
However, "Cocaine Bear" doesn't just show what happens when a bear eats cocaine. It also shows us brief glimpses of what life has become for our motley cast of characters that somehow survived the bear's rampage. So yes, do try and stick through the credits to see a couple of amusing epilogues. Just don't expect anything major once they end. Needless to say, if...
Nobody can claim that "Cocaine Bear," the action-horror-comedy hybrid featuring a very drugged-out bear, is taking itself too seriously. It's about as predictable as you might expect, but also totally unpredictable at the same time. It harkens back to the killer animal films of the '70s and '80s, in both good and bad ways. Regardless, if you're looking to see what happens when a bear eats possibly hundreds of pounds of cocaine, there's an answer for that!
However, "Cocaine Bear" doesn't just show what happens when a bear eats cocaine. It also shows us brief glimpses of what life has become for our motley cast of characters that somehow survived the bear's rampage. So yes, do try and stick through the credits to see a couple of amusing epilogues. Just don't expect anything major once they end. Needless to say, if...
- 2/24/2023
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
“Cocaine Bear” roared its way to the top of the Thursday box office with $2 million in previews.
Universal’s comedy-thriller will play in 3,534 North American theaters starting Friday. It’s slated to open somewhere in the mid-teens, with the possibility of hitting $20 million in ticket sales this weekend. For a comparison, the Christmas action comedy “Violent Night” made $1.1 million in Thursday preview showings to kick off a $13 million opening weekend.
Directed by Elizabeth Banks, Jimmy Warden’s stranger-than-fiction screenplay tells the story of Cokey the Bear, a Black bear who in 1985 consumed a large amount of cocaine a drug runner had dropped into a Georgia forest. In real life, the bear died shortly thereafter, but in this wild retelling it goes on a murderous rampage while on the prowl for more blow.
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Universal’s comedy-thriller will play in 3,534 North American theaters starting Friday. It’s slated to open somewhere in the mid-teens, with the possibility of hitting $20 million in ticket sales this weekend. For a comparison, the Christmas action comedy “Violent Night” made $1.1 million in Thursday preview showings to kick off a $13 million opening weekend.
Directed by Elizabeth Banks, Jimmy Warden’s stranger-than-fiction screenplay tells the story of Cokey the Bear, a Black bear who in 1985 consumed a large amount of cocaine a drug runner had dropped into a Georgia forest. In real life, the bear died shortly thereafter, but in this wild retelling it goes on a murderous rampage while on the prowl for more blow.
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‘Cocaine Bear’ Star O’Shea Jackson Wears Nepo Baby Privilege With Pride: ‘Damn Right I Am’ Ice...
- 2/24/2023
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Cocaine Bear — director Elizabeth Banks’ daring dark comedy — sniffed up $2 million in Thursday previews from 3,000 theaters at the domestic box office.
Inspired by a true story, the Universal Pictures movie is about a drug smuggling operation that goes horribly awry when a 500-pound American black bear ingests a duffel bag of cocaine and goes on a killing rampage in a small Georgia town.
Banks directed the high-profile genre pic from a script by Jimmy Warden. She also produced alongside Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Max Handelman, Brian Duffield and Aditya Sood.
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kristofer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra and Aaron Holliday alongside Margo Martindale and Ray Liotta.
Of the major Hollywood studios, Universal has kept releasing a steady stream number of mid-range movies throughout the pandemic era. Cocaine Bear...
Inspired by a true story, the Universal Pictures movie is about a drug smuggling operation that goes horribly awry when a 500-pound American black bear ingests a duffel bag of cocaine and goes on a killing rampage in a small Georgia town.
Banks directed the high-profile genre pic from a script by Jimmy Warden. She also produced alongside Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Max Handelman, Brian Duffield and Aditya Sood.
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kristofer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra and Aaron Holliday alongside Margo Martindale and Ray Liotta.
Of the major Hollywood studios, Universal has kept releasing a steady stream number of mid-range movies throughout the pandemic era. Cocaine Bear...
- 2/24/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The title says it all. Just like Snakes on a Plane was about just that, the new horror comedy Cocaine Bear is about a 500-pound bear on a jihad after coming upon a ton of cocaine dropped into rural Georgia on a drug run gone wrong. The bear ingests the coke, and soon you have a beast roaring out of control and devouring whatever human comes onto his path. It is all not to be taken seriously, but fortunately director Elizabeth Banks is smart enough to give audiences hungry for a Jaws in the wilderness some nice scares mixed in with the laughs plus a bit more bang for their buck than just a marketable title.
With a game ensemble playing none-too-bright potential meals, the intelligence level of many on display makes The Dukes of Hazzard look like Schindler’s List. I was rooting for the bear,...
With a game ensemble playing none-too-bright potential meals, the intelligence level of many on display makes The Dukes of Hazzard look like Schindler’s List. I was rooting for the bear,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
“Cocaine Bear” director Elizabeth Banks is worried about her mother seeing the horror comedy when it opens on Friday.
“I’m going to be honest with you, no one knows what to make of it when I tell them about it,” Banks told Variety at the movie’s premiere Tuesday night at Regal LA Live. “My poor mother is the least informed. She’s going to go with my aunts and they’re going to lose their minds. I told her she’s going to be mad. She will laugh and she’s going to love Margo Martindale and Isiah Whitlock Jr. and the dog. Not enough people talk about the dog, Rosette. She’ll love those parts, but she’ll close her eyes for a lot of it.”
Inspired by the true story of a bear that ate cocaine that scattered in a Florida forest when a drug trafficker’s plane crashed,...
“I’m going to be honest with you, no one knows what to make of it when I tell them about it,” Banks told Variety at the movie’s premiere Tuesday night at Regal LA Live. “My poor mother is the least informed. She’s going to go with my aunts and they’re going to lose their minds. I told her she’s going to be mad. She will laugh and she’s going to love Margo Martindale and Isiah Whitlock Jr. and the dog. Not enough people talk about the dog, Rosette. She’ll love those parts, but she’ll close her eyes for a lot of it.”
Inspired by the true story of a bear that ate cocaine that scattered in a Florida forest when a drug trafficker’s plane crashed,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
It is still early in 2023, but several movies have already left quite the impression on moviegoers, such as Blumhouse's killer doll flick "M3GAN" and M. Night Shyamalan's latest thriller "Knock at the Cabin." But perhaps the craziest movie of the year is hitting theaters soon: "Cocaine Bear."
Directed by Elizabeth Banks ("Pitch Perfect 2"), the film is actually loosely based on a true story of a bear that, as the title implies, ingested a ton of cocaine. What could possibly go wrong? The movie has an absolutely stacked A-list cast led by the likes of Keri Russell and Ray Liota, in one of his final performances. As for the specifics of it, the synopsis for the film reads as follows:
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner's plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy finds an oddball group of cops,...
Directed by Elizabeth Banks ("Pitch Perfect 2"), the film is actually loosely based on a true story of a bear that, as the title implies, ingested a ton of cocaine. What could possibly go wrong? The movie has an absolutely stacked A-list cast led by the likes of Keri Russell and Ray Liota, in one of his final performances. As for the specifics of it, the synopsis for the film reads as follows:
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner's plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy finds an oddball group of cops,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Margo Martindale is one of the stars of Cocaine Bear, the dark comedy action film directed by Elizabeth Banks. The story is based on true events from 1985 when an American black bear ingested a duffel bag full of cocaine.
Martindale is in disbelief she is even in the movie sharing with EW, “I never thought at age 70 I would be doing an action movie, but I guess I did!”
The Emmy-award-winning actor plays a forest ranger that comes across the animal that gives the film its title.
“She’s no-nonsense,” Martindale said. “She’s devoted to her craft, wanting to go up in the ranger world, does everything by the book, and has her heart set on [a character played by] Jesse Tyler Ferguson.”
Martindale was surprised at how physical she had to be while filming as she had to do her own “stunts.”
“I thought when I read the script, well, I’m...
Martindale is in disbelief she is even in the movie sharing with EW, “I never thought at age 70 I would be doing an action movie, but I guess I did!”
The Emmy-award-winning actor plays a forest ranger that comes across the animal that gives the film its title.
“She’s no-nonsense,” Martindale said. “She’s devoted to her craft, wanting to go up in the ranger world, does everything by the book, and has her heart set on [a character played by] Jesse Tyler Ferguson.”
Martindale was surprised at how physical she had to be while filming as she had to do her own “stunts.”
“I thought when I read the script, well, I’m...
- 2/21/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Enter the contest below to win a pair of passes to attend an advance screening of Cocaine Bear! The screening is on Wednesday, February 22nd at 7:00pm at the Mjr Troy Grand Digital Cinema!
About The Film
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy 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.
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and...
About The Film
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy 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.
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and...
- 2/20/2023
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
Years from now, when Alden Ehrenreich looks back on his Cocaine Bear experience, he’s not going to recall dancing with the title character first and foremost. He’s instead going to think of the two Cocaine Bear producers who surprised him during his first day on Elizabeth Banks’ rainy Ireland set. Those producers were Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who cast him years earlier as Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story, a film they would ultimately depart in the later stages of principal photography.
“One of the most special days was my first day. [Phil] Lord and [Chris] Miller, who I’d worked with in the past [on Solo], were there,” Ehrenreich tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I didn’t know they were going to be there for my first scene in Ireland, and so they surprised me. We stood in this little corner in Ireland, with the rain coming down,...
“One of the most special days was my first day. [Phil] Lord and [Chris] Miller, who I’d worked with in the past [on Solo], were there,” Ehrenreich tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I didn’t know they were going to be there for my first scene in Ireland, and so they surprised me. We stood in this little corner in Ireland, with the rain coming down,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Inspired by true events, Universal’s Cocaine Bear is headed our way from director Elizabeth Banks (Charlie’s Angels), arriving exclusively in movie theaters on February 24, 2023.
Universal has unleashed a brand new image gallery this afternoon, which you can browse below. Additionally, a Pac-Man-style Cocaine Bear online video game can be played here!
The game is titled Cocaine Bear: The Rise of Pablo Escobear and it puts you in charge of the titular Cocaine Bear. The task? Devour cocaine and eat human beings, of course.
The movie is inspired by true events that took place in Kentucky in 1985, and it was written by Jimmy Warden. Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) produced.
The basic gist of the story is that a 175-pound black bear was found dead from an overdose after ingesting massive amounts of cocaine dropped into the woods by a drug smuggler.
Deadline details, “The movie...
Universal has unleashed a brand new image gallery this afternoon, which you can browse below. Additionally, a Pac-Man-style Cocaine Bear online video game can be played here!
The game is titled Cocaine Bear: The Rise of Pablo Escobear and it puts you in charge of the titular Cocaine Bear. The task? Devour cocaine and eat human beings, of course.
The movie is inspired by true events that took place in Kentucky in 1985, and it was written by Jimmy Warden. Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) produced.
The basic gist of the story is that a 175-pound black bear was found dead from an overdose after ingesting massive amounts of cocaine dropped into the woods by a drug smuggler.
Deadline details, “The movie...
- 2/14/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy 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.
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and Aaron Holliday (Sharp Objects), with with Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Emmy winner Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark).
Directed by Elizabeth Banks from a screenplay by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen), Cocaine Bear...
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and Aaron Holliday (Sharp Objects), with with Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Emmy winner Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark).
Directed by Elizabeth Banks from a screenplay by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen), Cocaine Bear...
- 2/13/2023
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Are you ready for "Cocaine Bear," which is set to hit theaters next month? Can anyone truly be ready for "Cocaine Bear"? Probably not, but we're getting more and more excited by the day with all of the fun details director Elizabeth Banks has let slip about the upcoming comedic thriller.
The film is supposed to be a bloody good time, and Banks revealed in the latest issue of Empire Magazine that her inspiration for those gory moments — "fun, gory scares," as she called them — came from the works of Sam Raimi, Quentin Tarantino, and the Coen Brothers. Naturally, my brain goes to "The Evil Dead," "Reservoir Dogs," and the "Kill Bill" duo — with a side of "Death Proof," of course — and some "Fargo" and "No Country For Old Men" on top. You know, with a very high bear in it, too.
Banks also revealed that despite the blood and fun,...
The film is supposed to be a bloody good time, and Banks revealed in the latest issue of Empire Magazine that her inspiration for those gory moments — "fun, gory scares," as she called them — came from the works of Sam Raimi, Quentin Tarantino, and the Coen Brothers. Naturally, my brain goes to "The Evil Dead," "Reservoir Dogs," and the "Kill Bill" duo — with a side of "Death Proof," of course — and some "Fargo" and "No Country For Old Men" on top. You know, with a very high bear in it, too.
Banks also revealed that despite the blood and fun,...
- 1/13/2023
- by Lex Briscuso
- Slash Film
The latest movie trailer to take the internet by storm is one for the upcoming film, “Cocaine Bear”. As seen in the extended preview for the upcoming action-packed, blood-filled horror comedy, which is (shockingly) inspired by true events, a black bear goes on the offensive after consuming an insane amount of cocaine and terrorizes a variety of people in the local area.
According to Universal Pictures, after a trafficker’s plane crashes in a Georgia forest, a 500-pound apex predator ingests the drugs that fell out before turning on a “group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens” while “on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow … and blood.”
Directed by Elizabeth Banks, who shared the trailer on Twitter with the caption, “the forest is a dangerous place,” the film stars Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Christian Convery-Jennings, Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kristofer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra,...
According to Universal Pictures, after a trafficker’s plane crashes in a Georgia forest, a 500-pound apex predator ingests the drugs that fell out before turning on a “group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens” while “on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow … and blood.”
Directed by Elizabeth Banks, who shared the trailer on Twitter with the caption, “the forest is a dangerous place,” the film stars Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Christian Convery-Jennings, Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kristofer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Universal Pictures has debuted the trailer for the Elizabeth Bank’s helmed ‘Cocaine Bear.’
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy 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.
Directed by Elizabeth Banks, the film stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery-Jennings (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and Aaron Holliday (Sharp Objects), with Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) and the late Emmy winner Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark...
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy 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.
Directed by Elizabeth Banks, the film stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery-Jennings (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and Aaron Holliday (Sharp Objects), with Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) and the late Emmy winner Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark...
- 12/1/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Cocaine Bear: "Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner's plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy 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.
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery-Jennings (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and Aaron Holliday (Sharp Objects), with with Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Emmy winner Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark).
Directed by Elizabeth Banks from a screenplay by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen...
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery-Jennings (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and Aaron Holliday (Sharp Objects), with with Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Emmy winner Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark).
Directed by Elizabeth Banks from a screenplay by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen...
- 12/1/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
On a rampage for blow and blood. Meet Cocaine Bear.
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy 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.
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery-Jennings (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and Aaron Holliday (Sharp Objects), with with Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Emmy winner Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark).
Check out the trailer now!
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy 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.
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery-Jennings (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and Aaron Holliday (Sharp Objects), with with Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Emmy winner Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark).
Check out the trailer now!
- 11/30/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Back in the 1980s, America was in the middle of its so-called "war" on drugs. It didn't work very well. Then-First Lady Nancy Reagan had a campaign called "Just Say No," which was immediately turned into a joke at schools (it certainly did at mine). The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, shortened to D.A.R.E., suffered the same fate. There are entire books written about why the war on drugs failed, from stupid slogans like "crack is wack" to exactly who was penalized and how for drug offenses. And now, it has spawned the upcoming film "Cocaine Bear" from director Elizabeth Banks.
As I try to make my brain process the sentence I just wrote, here is the real story that inspired the upcoming dark comedy. Back in 1985, a man named Andrew C. Thornton II and a partner were acting as drug runners. They flew a small plane from Columbia to the U.
As I try to make my brain process the sentence I just wrote, here is the real story that inspired the upcoming dark comedy. Back in 1985, a man named Andrew C. Thornton II and a partner were acting as drug runners. They flew a small plane from Columbia to the U.
- 11/30/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
This is real? This isn’t an early April Fools’ Day joke? A bear actually ingested cocaine and there’s a movie about it… Incredible. Add Cocaine Bear to your Must-See Movies of 2023 list immediately.
“On a rampage for blow and blood. Meet Cocaine Bear.”
According to Kentucky for Kentucky, ex-narcotics cop turned drug smuggler Andrew Thornton II’s parachute didn’t open and he plunged to his death. Andrew was wearing a bulletproof vest and had cocaine in a duffel bag when he was discovered dead in someone’s yard in Knoxville. A short while later, a black bear was also discovered dead as the result of eating an incredibly large amount of Thornton’s cocaine.
The bizarre story of the black bear, nicknamed Pablo EskoBear, continued after the poor creature had been stuffed and put on display at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area visitors center. EskoBear’s...
“On a rampage for blow and blood. Meet Cocaine Bear.”
According to Kentucky for Kentucky, ex-narcotics cop turned drug smuggler Andrew Thornton II’s parachute didn’t open and he plunged to his death. Andrew was wearing a bulletproof vest and had cocaine in a duffel bag when he was discovered dead in someone’s yard in Knoxville. A short while later, a black bear was also discovered dead as the result of eating an incredibly large amount of Thornton’s cocaine.
The bizarre story of the black bear, nicknamed Pablo EskoBear, continued after the poor creature had been stuffed and put on display at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area visitors center. EskoBear’s...
- 11/30/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Have a seat, Pooh and Smokey. There’s a new bear in the woods, and they’re not interested in foraging for honey or preventing forest fires. This bear only wants one thing, that sweet nose candy. Ladies and gentlemen, I present the gift of Elizabeth Banks‘ Cocaine Bear trailer. Your Wednesday is forever changed. You’re welcome.
Per NBCUniversal‘s official press release:
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy 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.
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery-Jennings (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story...
Per NBCUniversal‘s official press release:
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy 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.
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery-Jennings (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story...
- 11/30/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
As we anxiously await the (presumably) cocaine-free adventures of Paddington 3, there’s another bear in town. Directed by Elizabeth Banks and scripted by Jimmy Warden, Cocaine Bear is inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it. Ahead of a February release, the first trailer has now arrived.
Featuring one of Ray Liotta’s final performances as well as the welcome return of Alden Ehrenreich, the cast also includes Margo Martindale, Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Christian Convery-Jennings, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kristofer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra, and Aaron Holliday.
Produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the trailer introduces the oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converging in a Georgia forest where the 500- pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow…...
Featuring one of Ray Liotta’s final performances as well as the welcome return of Alden Ehrenreich, the cast also includes Margo Martindale, Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Christian Convery-Jennings, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kristofer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra, and Aaron Holliday.
Produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the trailer introduces the oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converging in a Georgia forest where the 500- pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow…...
- 11/30/2022
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Odessa A’zion (Grand Army), Aaron Holliday (Sharp Objects) and Will Block (The Show Must Go Online) have signed on to star in For The Night, a high concept indie horror feature written and directed by James Kimball.
Marking Kimball’s feature directorial debut, the film is described as taking an innovative “spin on the found footage horror genre.” Production kicks off soon in Los Angeles and Montana.
Holliday will play ‘Alex Wells’, a socially awkward, introverted teenager whose main form of escape and expression is his skateboard. Things begin to go awry for Alex when his best friend ‘Jakey Moore,’ played by Block, and Jakey’s cousin ‘Tanner Boers,’ played by A’zion, discover a hidden skate spot within an abandoned hospital.
Zachary Green (The Obituary of Tunde Johnson) is producing For The Night, with NBA All-Star Victor Oladpio exec producing, alongside Jay Henderson, Vincent Bartolotta and Alex Minicucci.
Marking Kimball’s feature directorial debut, the film is described as taking an innovative “spin on the found footage horror genre.” Production kicks off soon in Los Angeles and Montana.
Holliday will play ‘Alex Wells’, a socially awkward, introverted teenager whose main form of escape and expression is his skateboard. Things begin to go awry for Alex when his best friend ‘Jakey Moore,’ played by Block, and Jakey’s cousin ‘Tanner Boers,’ played by A’zion, discover a hidden skate spot within an abandoned hospital.
Zachary Green (The Obituary of Tunde Johnson) is producing For The Night, with NBA All-Star Victor Oladpio exec producing, alongside Jay Henderson, Vincent Bartolotta and Alex Minicucci.
- 4/28/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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