What is scarier than an angry, hungry bear? One that’s pissed off and hopped up on A LOT of cocaine. Believe it or not, that’s what Universal’s upcoming movie Cocaine Bear is about, what’s more, is that it the movie is inspired by a true story. What’s even wilder than the movie’s concept is the trailer, which you have to see (below) to believe.
“The movie finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow … and blood.”
Keri Russell, Ray Liotta, Alden Ehrenreich, O’Shea Jackson, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson star in the action-packed thriller written by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen).
Actress turned director Elizabeth Banks (“The Boys”) is behind the film based on the true event that took place in Kentucky in 1985. A botched drug smuggling attempt left many one-pound packages of cocaine scattered about the Chattahoochee National Forest. A bear consumed several of those packages. The bear, which has been named “Pablo Escobear” (named after the drug kingpin Pablo Escobar), died as a result. “Pablo Escobear” was taxidermied and now resides at the Kentucky Fun Mall.
Cocaine Bear will be on the loose in theaters come February 24, 2023.
