The writer behind savage black comedy outingCocaine Bear, Jimmy Warden, has been talking sequels – and wants to see the grizzly go into space. Maybe. Speaking withVariety, Warden addressed the teasing ending of the firstCocaine Bear, which lands in theaters imminently, declaring that he would like to take things cosmic.
“Yeah, for sure. Not just a sequel. Many sequels. “Cocaine Bear in Space” is where we would probably end.”
After admitting that he is in fact joking (though now the idea ofCocaine Bear in Spaceis out there, there is likely no stopping it), Warden revealed that he is not kidding around when it comes to sequels, with the writer already stewing over several ideas.
“No, 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.”
This is not the first time that Warden has hinted at aCocaine Bearfranchise-slash-shared universe.Speaking exclusively with MovieWeb’s own Jeremy Dick, the screenwriter declared that he is far from done with the adventures of the booger sugar bear, praising some of the spinoff ideas that he has seen floating around.
“I’m not done with theCocaine Bearsaga yet but, as for spinoffs, I’ve seen some great ideas in the corners of the internet,” he said. “It feels like we’ll have every animal in existence do cocaine until we come full circle and just make movies about humans doing it again. Then we’ll move on to MDMA and ayahuasca, etc. There’s no limit.”
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Elizabeth Banks Wants to Make Cocaine Shark
Writer Jimmy Warden is not the only one thinking about what could come next, withCocaine Beardirector Elizabeth Bankssaying that she would love to change the animal, but keep the drug, and makeCocaine Shark. Much likeCocaine Bear, the idea ofCocaine Sharkwas prompted by a true story, with Banks saying, “I’ve seen that [news item]. If there’s a great story, then sure. Jaws with cocaine, I don’t see how that loses.”
Based on a wild true story,Cocaine Bearfollows the titular grizzly after ingesting a duffel bag full of cocaine. After partaking in the powder,this 500 lb American black bear goes on a rampagein a small town in the state of Georgia, where a group of locals and tourists must join forces to survive the attack.
Directed by Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect 2, Charlie’s Angels) and written by Jimmy Warden,Cocaine Bearfeatures an ensemble cast that includes Keri Russell (The Americans, Antlers), O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Outta Compton, Obi-Wan Kenobi), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Margo Martindale (BoJack Horseman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Brooklyn Prince (Home Before Dark), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), Kahyun Kim (American Gods), newcomer Scott Seiss, and the late, great Ray Liotta (Goodfellas, The Many Saints of Newark).
Cocaine Bearis scheduled to be released in theaters tomorrow by Universal Pictures.
