Trailer drops for bizarre true story about bear who consumed 30kg of cocaine

The trailer for a bizarre new flick about a bear that ate 70lbs of cocaine has just dropped. Prepare to be absolutely baffled:

Viewers can expect to be drawn into the absolute mayhem that ensues, as the wired animal is out for blood.

At one point in the chaos-filled trailer, we see Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s character discovering that bears can still climb trees despite being buzzing, while at another we see someone - quite reasonably - asking: “What the f*ck is wrong with that bear?”. Yeah, fair enough.

Believe it or not, Cocaine Bear is based on true events from 1985, where a 175-pound black bear apparently ingested a whopping 30kg of the class-A, before dying of an overdose.

No, really.

According to reports at the time, the bear had discovered a batch of the drug after it was dropped from a plane by Andrew Thornton, a convicted drug smuggler, and decided to tuck in.

“And that presents an opportunity just for a lot of comedy and delight.”

Banks added that she took inspiration from the likes of horror classic Jaws: "I love horror, and I love gore, and I love horror-comedy, and I love Sam Raimi, and I love John Carpenter.

“This takes place in 1985, so I felt like this was a real opportunity to create a homage to some of those kinds of films, but to do something unique tonally because it is also a character piece.”

Safe to say, people don't know what to make of the upcoming film.

"Thank you Cocaine Bear, I feel this film will honor your legacy. Papa Bear Escobar," said another.

And a third wrote: "ONE TICKET TO COCAINE BEAR PLEASE."

The film will land in cinemas on February 24, 2023, so not too long to wait if the idea of watching a coked-out bear is on your 2023 bucket list.