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On March 9, 2021, [[Universal Pictures]] announced that a film, ''[[Cocaine Bear]]'', was in development. It was also confirmed that the film would be directed by [[Elizabeth Banks]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=March 9, 2021 |title=Elizabeth Banks To Direct 'Cocaine Bear' Thriller For Universal, Phil Lord & Chris Miller |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/elizabeth-banks-cocaine-bear-universal-phil-lord-chris-miller-1234710078/ |access-date=December 3, 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> However, the film takes some liberties, as the real events which occurred between the bear's ingestion of cocaine and its death are not known;<ref name=":2" /> notably, the bear did not kill any people, unlike the bear portrayed in the film.<ref name=":1" /> The film was released on February 24, 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=May 2, 2022 |title=Universal's Elizabeth Banks-Directed Thriller 'Cocaine Bear' Sets Winter 2023 Release |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/elizabeth-banks-cocaine-bear-release-date-1235014277/ |access-date=December 3, 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
A brief reference to the real-life "Escobear" was also made on a recent episode of "NCIS" by [[Wilmer
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