Elizabeth Banks opens up about how Sam Raimi, John Carpenter and Steven Spielberg influenced her direction on CocaineBear. 'This is a real opportunity to create a homage to some of those kinds of films, but also to do something really unique too...'
Elizabeth Banks explains how her upcoming film, Cocaine Bear, pulled inspiration from Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, and Sam Raimi. Cocaine Bear is set to premiere on February 24, 2023, and has been garnering quite a bit of attention for its bizarre story. The film follows a bear who unleashes horror on a small town in Georgia after accidentally ingesting cocaine and falling into a drug-fueled murderous rage.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY In an interview with CinemaBlend, Banks revealed that Cocaine Bear was inspired by the works of Spielberg, Carpenter, and Raimi. Banks made the revelation to confirm that Cocaine Bear is far from just a typical horror/thriller film. There are deeper themes embedded in the film, and it pays homage to other filmmakers by adding heart, comedy, and a sense of wonder.
The movie, despite what you just saw, really has a lot of humor and heart in it as well. And, there's some hugging, there's some tears. It really is a story about fathers and sons and parenting and taking care of each other in crazy times, right? That's one of the sort of thematics of this too, is just when things are going totally sideways, who can you count on? That's a big part of the movie as well.
It is especially heartening that she drew inspiration from Spielberg's Jaws and Jurassic Park. Both film franchises are based on a similar underlying premise as Cocaine Bear in that they feature raging animals and human interference. However, Spielberg masterfully invoked many elements into his films that made them visual spectacles, created a sense of awe and wonder, and fostered a discussion on the condition of humanity, rather than just being about rampaging sharks or dinosaurs.
Meanwhile, Raimi and Carpenter are also two strong sources of inspiration. Both create horror, but both also approach it uniquely. For Carpenter, he invokes tension, wit, and cinematography genius in his films to create a sense of terror without going over the top with gore and violence. Meanwhile, Raimi has made some very strong debuts in the horror/comedy genre, proving that humor and horror can mesh well when done right.
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