Elizabeth Banks is directing the upcoming Cocaine Bear movie, about a bear that eats cocaine and goes on a killing rampage, and she would be up to make a Cocaine Shark movie next. Speaking to People, Banks said she saw the news story about authorities finding 3.5 tons of cocaine in the ocean and the social media frenzy about a potential Cocaine Shark movie. She’s up for it.
“I’ve seen that. If there’s a great story, then sure,” Banks said. “Jaws with cocaine, I don’t see how that loses.”
For anyone just catching up, New Zealand police found 3.5 tons of cocaine floating in the Pacific Ocean recently, with the theory being that drug-smugglers dropped it there. No arrests have been made in New Zealand’s largest-ever drug seizure, according to the Associated Press. The wholesale value of the 3.5 tons of cocaine is about $316 million USD, and the drugs were believed to have been destined for Australia.