According to Variety, Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy are currently in negotiations to star as women who gain superpowers in Netflix original ‘Thunder Force.
The film is written and directed by McCarthy’s husband Ben Falcone. Plot details have yet to be released. The movie will be produced by Marc Platt, Falcone and McCarthy. The couple has worked on multiple projects together including ‘Tammy” and “Life of the Party.” The Oscar-nominated Spencer was an executive producer on last years best picture winner ‘Green Book.”
McCarthy stars in an action- comedy releasing in December titled “Superintelligence.” In “Superintelligence,” McCarthy will play a former corporate executive whose life does a 180 when she is chosen for a special project. Falcone and McCarthy are also working on multiple projects through their production company On the Day.
