“I felt a lot of sympathy for the bear,” she says.
And I just thought, Well, then this movie can be a revenge story for the bear.
And it just gave me a point of view and a purpose for making it.
Cokey snorts cocaine.Universal Pictures
“He knew really well how to walk as a quadruped using prosthetics,” Banks says.
“It’s a whole skill set.
There are few performers in the world who really specialize in this.”
Elizabeth Banks speaking to Keri Russell on the set of ‘Cocaine Bear.'.Pat Redmond/Universal
“And that’s what provided a lot of the comedic engine, you know?
By the same token, parenting is also one of the film’s biggest themes.
“Everybody’s going through something,” she adds.
“It almost feels like aCoen Brothersmovie with a big horror element with the bear.”
“I tend to hide comedies inside of other genres,” she offers.
“Pitch Perfectis a comedy inside of a musical.Charlie’s Angelsis a comedy inside of an action vehicle.
This is a comedy inside of a horror movie.
I love making people laugh.
I love entertaining audiences.
Cocaine Bearlines up in theaters on February 24, 2023.
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