Elizabeth Banks Would Love the Opportunity to Make a COCAINE BEAR Sequel
Cocaine Bear ended up being a successful film for director Elizabeth Banks and Universal Pictures. That movie was absolutely insane and some much fun to watch! Well, Banks had such a great time making the movie that she would love that opportunity to make a sequel.
Banks recently spoke to Rolling Stone and when asked about the possibility of making another Cocaine Bear she excitedly explained:
"I loved how subversive, crazy, silly and funny it was. I loved surprising people with the cast. I don't think anybody was expecting Margot Martindale, who's 70 years old, to shoot that kid. We had a lot of fun, and if I got the opportunity to surprise the audience and delight myself again, I would take it."
Banks went on to explain why Cocaine Bear was a great project for her. Not only was it a blast to make, it was also something that she wanted to see:
"I've been very fortunate to work across a lot of genres and things that appeal to me. Cocaine Bear also came to me during the pandemic. We were all locked away, and I loved the sense of fun inside of it. It was what I wanted to see. And it had this message about mankind's culpability in nature's demise. It spoke to me on a lot of levels."
The writer of the first movie, Jimmy Warden, also wants to make lots of sequels! In a previous interview, he says that he wants "Not just a sequel. Many sequels," saying that “Cocaine Bear in Space is where we would probably end." While he is joking about that, it’s probably something that he’s actually considered. He explained:
"I'm f***ing with you about 'Cocaine Bear Goes to Space.' But for the sequels, I definitely have ideas for that. The bear's not the bad guy in this movie. What happened is a product of circumstance and everybody else's poor decisions. I think that is a story that we can continue to tell over and over again. I'd be excited to tell it because there are some really good ideas that we have for the subsequent movies."
As of right now, there’s been no word from the studio if we will see a sequel or not. If it happens, cool! If not, at least we got that one bonkers film to provide us with some great entertainment. It was confirmed by Wētā FX supervisor Robin Hollander, though, that Cocaine Bear does plant the seeds for a second adventure. Hollander said:
"I do like in the movie how they tease at a sequel when Stache, the guy played by Aaron Holliday, hitchhikes out and he puts the bag in the back with all the sheep. I love that bit because the audience is like, 'Oh, okay, okay. I see where there is going.'"
"There was a few little discussion points as they were sort of redesigning the sort of outro scenes in how we could tease a sequel. I have no idea if there is an interest in making a sequel. Obviously, we'd love to be involved because it was hands-down the funnest project that I've ever we've been involved in. But I think there's a lot of options for animals and drugs and yeah, it's a niche market that needs more exploring, I think."
Would you want to see Cocaine Bear get a sequel?