Cocaine Bear Director Elizabeth Banks Is Open To Directing The DCU [EXCLUSIVE]

Exclusive: CocaineBear director Elizabeth Banks reveals her interest in helming a DCU project and teaming up with James Gunn again: 'That stable of characters are epic, and that's what I care about.' 🦸‍♀️

Elizabeth Banks is open to directing a DCU movie and reveals the influence of James Gunn's Slither on Cocaine Bear. Gunn recently announced a new direction for the DCU, including a number of projects that will be released as part of "Chapter One: Gods and Monsters." Other than reports of James Mangold being in talks to direct Swamp Thing, there hasn't been any news on who will be helming these projects, which include animation and live-action series as well as movies.

Screen Rant: Your sense of comedy blending with humanity, absurdly intense comedy, and tension feels like the perfect combination for the DC Universe helmed by James Gunn. You're a frequent collaborator with James, and you've collaborated with him before. Is a superhero film like the DC Universe something that you'd want to tackle next?

I just want a great character journey. I love being able to bring audiences along for whatever that is and in whatever form it takes. I'm excited to see what James does with the universe; with the next movies. It's really thrilling because he's such an exciting filmmaker. Slither for sure was an influence on this movie.Is Elizabeth Banks A Good Fit For The DCU? Banks has explored a number of comedy subgenres, including musical, action, and now horror or thriller.

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