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The "Today" Show anchors Al Roker, Sheinelle Jones, Dylan Dreyer with Elizabeth Banks and stars Keri Russell, OShea Jackson Jr. and Alden Ehrenreich on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images

Cocaine Bear Stars Live in Studio 1A…

On February 15 2023, director Elizabeth Banks and stars Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Alden Ehrenreich sat down for an interview with Today show anchors Al Roker, Sheinelle Jones, Dylan Dreyer in Studio 1A to discuss their new film, Cocaine Bear.

"Today" Show anchors Al Roker, Sheinelle Jones, Dylan Dreyer with Elizabeth Banks and stars Keri Russell, OShea Jackson Jr. and Alden Ehrenreich on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images

In the interview, O’Shea Jackson discusses with the Today show how he got the role of fixer Daveed through an interaction on Twitter. Jackson plays the fixer to drug kingpin Syd White, played by Ray Liotta in the film. The cast discusses his sudden death May 26, 2022 prior to the release of the film.

The "Today" Show anchors Al Roker, Sheinelle Jones, Dylan Dreyer with Elizabeth Banks and stars Keri Russell, OShea Jackson Jr. and Alden Ehrenreich on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images
O'Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Ayoola Smart, and Ray Liotta in a scene from 'Cocaine Bear' (2023) Photo Credit: Universal Pictures
An image of Ray Liotta appears on screen during the shows 'In Memoriam' portion as John Legend performs onstage at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Microsoft Theater on September 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images

You can watch the full Today Interview with Elizabeth Banks, Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Alden Ehrenreich below:

Directed by Elizabeth Banks, written by Jimmy Warden, and produced by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Aditya Sood, Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, and Brian Duffield. Starring Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Margo Martindale, and Ray Liotta, Cinematography by John Guleserian, Edited by Joel Negron, Music by Mark Mothersbaugh. Production companies: Lord Miller Productions, Brownstone Productions, Jurassic Party Productions. Distributed by Universal Pictures. (2023)e

Cocaine Bear is available now on Amazon Prime Video

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