“Cocaine Bear”, directed by Elizabeth Banks (“Charlie's Angels”) is a new thriller, starring Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Matthew Rhys, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Kristofer Hivju, Christian Convery, Brooklynn Prince, Margo Martindale and Ray Liotta, inspired by the true story of a black bear that ingested a duffel bag full of cocaine before going on a drug-fueled rampage, opening in theaters February 24, 2023:
“…corrupt narcotics officer ‘Andrew Thornton’, who had become the head of an international drug smuggling operation, was transporting $15 million worth of cocaine by plane when he ran into engine trouble.
“Panicked, he dumped the drugs out the door before escaping via parachute, but the chute didn't open and Thornton died on impact 50 miles away in Knoxville…”
