It had already been confirmed Cocaine bear, the black bear film nicknamed EscoBear by the newspapers, will be released in theaters on February 23rd. Now, The long-awaited film already has its first trailer.

Cocaine Bear will be, as the true story on which it is based suggests, a film with a lot of action.

The plot revolves around an American bear who becomes violent after ingesting a huge bag of cocaine. The official synopsis confirms that the film is “character-driven based on true events in 1985 Kentucky.”

In the first images of the preview you can see the tone that the film will have: It will be between funny and terrifying.

The bear, the real star of the show, looks like a brutal animal ready to destroy anyone who meets it. He climbs towering trees, runs at lightning speed, and can make huge leaps.

In the last few hours, the new poster of the unusual production has also been released. The picture, as expected, shows the bear completely enraged.

Elizabeth Banksdirector of Cocaine Bear and the latest Charlie’s Angels, among other films, had a stellar cast at the helm: Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Kristofer Hivju, Christian Convery, Brooklynn Prince, Margo Martindale and Ray Leotta.

It’s worth mentioning that the film will be one of Liotta’s few posthumous projects.

Who is EscoBear?

The story of the bear they call the leader of the Medellín cartel has inspired countless urban legends and conspiracies.

Since it says that he ate more than twenty kilos of cocaine and died of itthe animal has become a symbol of the state, a celebrity that attracts tourists.

One of the most surprising facts of its history is this the cocaine he ingested literally fell from the sky.

In 1985, former narcotics officer and convicted drug dealer Andrew C. Thornton II dropped a bag of cocaine from his plane because he believed it was carrying too much cargo. That day Thornton leapt into the void leaving the vehicle on autopilot and died from a faulty parachute.

On September 11, police discovered Thornton’s body in Knoxville. He was carrying $14 million worth of cocaine strapped to his waist, weapons and wore a bulletproof vest.

Three months later, EscoBear was found dead by a hunter in Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest, with 40 open containers of cocaine lying around him. He is said to have ingested around 35 kilograms of this drug.

The bear’s body was kept intact by a taxidermist and was on display for a long time. Today, after having passed through several hands, its whereabouts is unknown.