That changed when screenwriter Jimmy Warden delivered to producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller a script titled "Cocaine Bear." They were on board from page one. "When the movie's pitched ...

But with this script, the project was cooked long before the actors got to the set, ready to interact with a digital, coked-up bear to be created further down the production pipeline.

That changed when screenwriter Jimmy Warden delivered to producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller a script titled “Cocaine Bear.” They were on board from page one. “When the movie’s ...