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  1. chat room
    Keri Russell Said Yes to Cocaine Bear Because Margo Martindale Was in ItWith Keri, Margo, and Matthew Rhys, Cocaine Bear is an unofficial The Americans reunion.
    By Derek Lawrence
  2. backstories
    ‘This Was The Fast & the Furious — But One of the Cars Is a Bear’Cocaine Bear director Elizabeth Banks breaks down the “scientific precision” of that mostly improvised ambulance chase.
    By Chris Lee
  3. movie review
    Cocaine Bear Is, in Fact, a MovieElizabeth Banks’s comedy-action thriller is half kids’ adventure, half slasher flick, all cult movie.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  4. into it
    Thank Leprechaun and Puppet Master for Cocaine Bear“I’ve always loved gore and violence on film,” says screenwriter Jimmy Warden. “And taking those things and blending them with comedy.”
    By Sam Sanders
  5. help the bear
    Pusha T Remixed ‘White Lines’ for Cocaine BearWho else is better equipped for this assignment?
    By Jason P. Frank
  6. freaky friday
    Elizabeth Banks Could Do The Martian, But Could Matt Damon Do Cocaine Bear?“Matt Damon, love him. He’s having to figure out how to survive. I want that role.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  7. casting couch
    Margo Martindale, Kristofer Hivju to Helm Elizabeth Banks’s Cocaine BearBut who’s playing the cocaine bear?
    By Justin Curto
  8. red queen
    Elizabeth Banks, Like a Fish to Water, Returns to YA Adaptations With Red QueenBlah blah near-future America, blah blah superpowers, blah blah a fiery young woman born to poverty who changes the system. Obviously we’re in.
    By Rebecca Alter
  9. wilmaaaaaaaaaa!
    Yabba Dabba Deux: Elizabeth Banks Is Reviving The Flintstones for FoxThey’re no longer in the Stone Age.
    By Devon Ivie
  10. true crime
    Wait, the Cocaine Bear Movie Is Actually Called Cocaine Bear?Directed by Elizabeth Banks.
    By Rebecca Alter
  11. universal monsters
    Elizabeth Banks Pivots to Monsters, Will Direct The Invisible WomanBased on the original film from 1940.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  12. movie review
    The Empty Corporate Feminism of Charlie’s AngelsIn Elizabeth Banks’s reboot of the women detective franchise, girl power feels less like a guiding principle than something you’d stick on a T-shirt.
    By Alison Willmore
  13. the streaming wars
    South Park Will Stream Exclusively on HBO MaxThe WarnerMedia service also announced original shows from Mindy Kaling, Greg Berlanti, Issa Rae, and Elizabeth Banks.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  14. trailer mix
    Morning, Charlie! The New Charlie’s Angels Trailer Is Here.Featuring a brand-new song by Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, and Lana del Rey.
    By Zoe Haylock
  15. reboots
    Elizabeth Banks to Host the New Press Your Luck on ABC, Hopefully Sans Effie WigLet’s hope it’s nothing like The Hunger Games.
    By Josef Adalian
  16. trailer mix
    The Lego Movie 2 Trailer Is Here and This World Is Still Real CuteEverything continues to be awesome.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  17. trailer mix
    Melissa McCarthy Stars in the Not-Safe-for-Puppets Happytime Murders TrailerAbandon all hope, ye who have any childhood attachment to puppets here.
    By Halle Kiefer
  18. Tiffany Haddish Stays on Her Hustle And Signs Up for Lego Movie 2Everything will surely be more awesome.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  19. How the DIY Stella Shorts Somehow Introduced the Future of Mainstream […]The Stella shorts, which were filmed as companion pieces to their NYC live show and later collected on the rare Stella Shorts 1998-2002 DVD, […]
    By J. Michael Osborne
  20. movies
    Margot Robbie and Elizabeth Banks to Adapt Paper Bag PrincessElizabeth Banks will direct the feminist children’s book.
    By Hunter Harris
  21. casting couch
    Imagine a World Where Lupita Nyong’o and Kristen Stewart Are Charlie’s AngelsElizabeth Banks has good taste.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  22. Elizabeth Banks Joins Melissa McCarthy and Maya Rudolph in ‘The Happytime […]Melissa McCarthy’s upcoming movie The Happytime Murders is rounding out its cast. Deadline reports that Elizabeth Banks has joined the cast of […]
    By Megh Wright
  23. vulture lists
    See the Wet Hot American Summer Cast Then, Then, and 10 Years LaterThe times change, but the faces are (mostly) the same.
    By Jackson McHenry
  24. real talk
    Elizabeth Banks Is Wrong About Steven Spielberg, But She’s Also Not That WrongBanks on the lack of female leads in Spielberg movies: “I don’t mean to call your ass out but it’s true.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  25. How Elizabeth Banks Transformed Into a Power Rangers BadassVIDEO: “She’s narcissistic. She’s boss. She’s bad.”
    By Lizzy Halberstadt
  26. movie review
    Movie Review: Surprise! The New Power Rangers Is Actually Pretty GreatAs cash grabs go, this one is delightfully unconcerned with coolness.
    By Emily Yoshida
  27. Laverne Cox to Star in Elizabeth Banks-Produced ABC Pilot ‘The Trustee’Laverne Cox might be ABC’s next comedy star. According to Deadline, the Orange Is the New Black alum has signed on to star alongside Meaghan […]
    By Megh Wright
  28. trailer mix
    New Power Rangers Trailer: Mighty Morphin’ Social MisfitsA dark-ish, gritty-esque reboot.
    By Karen Brill
  29. ABC Orders Cop Comedy Pilot ‘The Trustee’ from Elizabeth BanksElizabeth Banks has a new TV project in the works at ABC. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network has given a pilot order to an […]
    By Megh Wright
  30. Elizabeth Banks to Produce New Comedies at NBC and CBSElizabeth Banks is developing two comedy series at NBC and CBS. According to Deadline, NBC has given a script commitment to a single-cam comdy […]
    By Megh Wright
  31. the industry
    Step Up: All In Director Trish Sie to Helm Pitch Perfect 3She’s all in.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  32. the stars they’re just like us
    Chastain, Banks Are Mad About The Night Of“I was literally yelling NO at my tv every time she did something stupid.”
    By Karen Brill
  33. the industy
    The Charlie’s Angels Writer Has a Pulitzer PrizeDirector Elizabeth Banks wants “grounded Angels.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  34. 2016 dnc
    Celebs Sing ‘Fight Song’ A Capella for ClintonSia makes an appearance, too.
    By Tolly Wright
  35. 2016 dnc
    Elizabeth Banks Says Donald Trump Stole Her ActEffie Trinket and Donald Trump: Two cruel reality-show stars with insane wigs.
    By Tolly Wright
  36. the industry
    Banks Will Not Direct PP3 Because of Parenting“We have been in development and it took longer than we thought.”
    By Jackson McHenry and Devon Ivie
  37. reboots
    Sony Confirms Elizabeth Banks’ Charlie’s Angels Among their slate of upcoming movies.
    By Halle Kiefer
  38. Freeform Developing Comedy Series from The Lonely Island, Elizabeth Banks, […]ABC Family is rebranding this year under the new name Freeform, and according to Deadline, the network just added some comedies to its […]
    By Megh Wright
  39. Elizabeth Banks’s Digital Comedy Platform for Women ‘WhoHaha’ Launches […]Say hello to the internet’s newest comedy platform with big-name backing: WhoHaha. Cofounded by Elizabeth Banks – who made the big reveal for […]
    By Megh Wright
  40. the industry
    Here’s Your First Look at the New Power RangersElizabeth Banks will play Rita Repulsa.
    By Emma Barrie
  41. the industry
    Banks to Play Rita Repulsa in Power Rangers FilmIs there anything she can’t do?
    By Nate Jones
  42. last night on late night
    Watch Paulson, Key, Peele Read New Mean TweetsAlso featuring Viola Davis, Julianna Margulies, Daniel Radcliffe — oh, and Kurt Russell’s facial hair.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  43. Elizabeth Banks Solidly Handled ‘SNL’ Hosting Duties for the First TimeFollowing the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, Saturday Night Live had the task of putting on a live comedy show while the world […]
    By Katla McGlynn
  44. saturday night live
    Recap: Elizabeth Banks Lends Pitch-Perfect Pipes to a Somber SNLBanks couldn’t quite keep the dark clouds at bay, but she tried her best and nobody could’ve done more. 
    By Joe Berkowitz
  45. saturday night live
    Watch SNL’s Ode to the Stars Who Made Them HornyA loving tribute to the early ’90s.
    By Jackson McHenry
  46. saturday night live
    Elizabeth Banks’s Traumatic Uber Experience Is Your Traumatic Uber Experience“Neither one of us wants to give the other a bad rating, so …”
    By Jackson McHenry
  47. saturday night live
    Elizabeth Banks Directed Her Own SNL MonologueIn heels and with a costume change.
    By Jackson McHenry
  48. Here Are This Week’s ‘SNL’ Promos with Elizabeth Banks and Kenan ThompsonElizabeth Banks makes her SNL hosting debut this weekend with musical guest Disclosure, and NBC just released the first round of promos with […]
    By Megh Wright
  49. snl promos
    Elizabeth Banks’s Saturday Night Live PromosWith Kenan Thompson.
    By Jesse David Fox
  50. the industry
    Elizabeth Banks Is Directing Pitch Perfect 3She’s also signed on to direct the upcoming Charlie’s Angels reboot.
    By Nate Jones
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