We spoke w/ ElizabethBanks about directing CocaineBear, all of the 80s Easter eggs, and what it was like bringing that infamous bear to life.
Director Elizabeth Banks’ star-studded dark comedy, Cocaine Bear, is fast approaching. Since it was first announced, the buzz for Pablo Escobear’s big-screen debut has been nonstop. Not only is the premise pretty far out there and something new for audiences to sink their teeth into, but it also boasts a pretty phenomenal cast. The movie stars Keri Russell, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Margo Martindale, Matthew Rhys, Kristofer Hivju, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, and the late, Ray Liotta.
BANKS: Wow. I think Effie Trinket in the Hunger Games because I love the journey that she makes, especially in Catching Fire. I would watch the second one, Catching Fire, because she really, for me, goes on an incredible journey, and she looks good doing it. Wētā does do incredible work, and with the challenges of the VFX industry, it's great you had a great partner like that.
What was it actually like showing it to the MPAA for the first time? Did they ask you to pull back on anything?
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