To this day, female-directed movies account for only a small percentage of top-grossing releases. Women only made up 17% of directors of the top 250 films of 2021.
Based on this title alone, Cocaine Bear seems like it’s going to be a wild ride. But Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect 2 and Charlie’s Angels) is no stranger to directing movies with unhinged characters.
The makers of The Black List, an annual compilation of brilliant but unproduced screenplays, will be delighted to know that 2020 mention Suncoast is finally being made.
It’s a bit of a surprise that in an era of remakes and live-action adaptations, Mattel’s world-famous doll hasn’t gotten a blockbuster release yet. Thankfully, Greta Gerwig is going to change that.