MAMA BEAR
Keri Russell goes into the bear ’s den as protective mama Colette Matthews
What was your reaction when Cocaine Bear was offered to you?
I was reading all the normal thoughtful, dramatic pieces and then this one came. Liz [Banks] and I were talking about something else, to be totally honest. Then she called me back and she was like, “Hey, so I’m directing this movie. Can I send it to you?” I was like, “What?” It was such a breath of fresh air. It was such a hard few years, in every possible way, and this felt like exactly the right release we all needed. Actually, I have a few girlfriends we were podding with and they were like, “If you don’t do that movie, we will stop being friends with you.”