Elizabeth Banks Says Cocaine Bear Lives Up To Its Title

Elizabeth Banks promises that her upcoming horror comedy Cocaine Bear will live up to its name.

Based (somewhat loosely) on a true story, Cocaine Bear follows “an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens” pursued by a black bear on a cocaine-fueled rampage through the Georgia wilderness. Speaking with Total Film Magazine ahead of the film’s February release, Banks says that the “super-entertaining” black comedy won’t disappoint.

But at the end of the day, the multi-talented Banks says that she’s proud of the finished product.

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Part of what makes Cocaine Bear so exciting, Banks says, is that it’s a “redemption story” for the bear in the real-life incident—who overdosed on a duffel bag of cocaine and died before it ever had a chance to rampage. Echoing her earlier statements about the bear being a victim in the 1980s American “War on Drugs,” the actress-turned-director added that she got the idea for the re-imagining while doing research on the “unique” script.

She added:

Cocaine Bear massacres its way into theaters Feb. 24; check out the official trailer below: