The filmmaker reveals that she was most influenced by the films ofSam Raimiand the dinosaurs of Steven Spielberg’sJurassic Park.
“You know, Sam has a great wink about what he does.
I think it’s really fun.

‘Cocaine Bear’.Universal Pictures
It’s always struck me as very funny in a weird way.
It’s a trope of the genre that I wanted to play with in this case.
I mean, bears literally eat their prey alive.”

‘Jurassic Park’.Universal Pictures
“I loved working with him,” she says.
So I find him to be really inspirational."
Your instincts do kick in; you do understand that it’s an apex predator.
And so, playing with that,Jurassic Parkwas a real touchstone for us."
Cocaine Bearrampages into theaters on Feb. 24.
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