In light of her bonkers new movie “Cocaine Bear,” Elizabeth Banks has shared how difficult it was to convince some Hollywood power players that a woman could helm such a film.
With her bonkers new movie “Cocaine Bear,” Elizabeth Banks knew she wanted “to make something muscular and masculine.” In a new interview with Variety published on Wednesday, Banks – who directed and coproduced the film about a drug-fueled bear on a killing rampage – shared how difficult it was to convince some Hollywood power players that a woman could helm such a movie. “I wanted to break down some of the mythology around what kinds of movies women are interested in making,” Banks said.
” She acknowledged that the new movie – which is based on a true story from the 1980s about a drug drop gone wrong that resulted in a bear ingesting cocaine – is “a ginormous risk,” adding that it “could be a career ender for me.” Part of the trepidation is the lackluster box office performance of original comedies, which has caused the industry to cool around the genre.
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