{"id":1760824,"date":"2022-12-03T06:30:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T11:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1760824"},"modified":"2022-12-03T10:19:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T15:19:13","slug":"ray-liottas-final-role-in-the-inspired-by-real-events-movie-cocaine-bear-debuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ray-liottas-final-role-in-the-inspired-by-real-events-movie-cocaine-bear-debuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Liotta\u2019s Final Role in the Inspired by Real Events Movie \u201cCocaine Bear\u201d Debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fray-liottas-final-role-in-the-inspired-by-real-events-movie-cocaine-bear-debuts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1760824&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"speakable\">Less than six months after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/goodfellas-star-ray-liotta-dead-67\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ray Liotta&#8217;s untimely death<\/a>, the &#8220;Goodfellas&#8221; actor is featured in a new trailer for the film &#8220;Cocaine Bear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The movie, directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/elizabeth-banks-charlies-angels-box-office-bomb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elizabeth Banks<\/a>, is based on a true story from the 1980s where a black bear was found dead after ingesting a large amount of cocaine. Liotta plays drug smuggler Dentwood, according to Entertainment Weekly.<\/p>\n<p>This was one of Liotta&#8217;s last roles prior to his death in the Dominican Republic in May.<\/p>\n<p>He had been out of the country filming the movie &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/movies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dangerous Waters<\/a>&#8221; when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/departed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he passed away<\/a> in his sleep. He was 67 years old.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1186376981.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"One of the final projects Ray Liotta completed before passing away was \" Cocaine Bear \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      One of the final projects Ray Liotta completed before passing away was &#8220;Cocaine Bear,&#8221; directed by Elizabeth Banks.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Roy Rochlin)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/ray-liotta-fiancee-tribute-late-actor-one-month-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RAY LIOTTA&#8217;S FIANC\u00c9E POSTS TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ACTOR ONE MONTH AFTER HIS DEATH: &#8216;I MISS HIM EVERY SECOND&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Within the trailer, Liotta can be seen saying to Alden Ehrenreich&#8217;s character, Marty, &#8220;A lot of cocaine was lost. I need you to go and get it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/640\/320\/Screenshot-97.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Ray Liotta plays drug smuggler Dentwood in \" Cocaine Bear \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Ray Liotta plays drug smuggler Dentwood in &#8220;Cocaine Bear.&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Universal Pictures)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The origin story stems from Georgia in 1985, when investigators were searching on the ground for airborne contraband. Gary Garner of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation stated of the findings, &#8220;The bear got to it before we could, and he tore the duffel bag open, got him some cocaine and OD\u2019d.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The movie is described as &#8220;an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine,&#8221; per IMDb.<\/p>\n<p>The film also stars Keri Russell, O&#8217;Shea Jackson Jr. and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, among many others. The release date for the movie is Feb. 24, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/640\/320\/Screenshot-98.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Ray Liotta died in the Dominican Republic while filming \" Dangerous Waters \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Ray Liotta died in the Dominican Republic while filming &#8220;Dangerous Waters.&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Universal Pictures)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A cause of death for Liotta was never revealed. Prior to his passing, Liotta got engaged to his girlfriend, Jacy Nittolo, in December 2020.<\/p>\n<p>On Thanksgiving, she shared a message to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClWWpXXJNDa\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">her Instagram<\/a> that read in part, &#8220;I\u2019ve been without Ray for almost 6 months now. Most days are unbearable. I find it hard to breathe without him. Today and everyday I am so thankful for the memories he gave me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Follow Caroline Thayer on Twitter at @carolinejthayer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Less than six months after Ray Liotta&#8217;s untimely death, the &#8220;Goodfellas&#8221; actor is featured in a new trailer for the film &#8220;Cocaine Bear.&#8221;The movie, directed by Elizabeth Banks, is based<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1760827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1760824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1760824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1760824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1760824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1760827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1760824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1760824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1760824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}