Aside from having a great title, Can You Ever Forgive Me? has been attracting some truly great talent. Enough Said director Nicole Holofcener was originally attached to helm the true-life drama with Julianne Moore set to play the leading role, and while they both dropped out, they’ve been replaced by equally exciting names: Melissa McCarthy and The Diary of a Teenage Girl director Marielle Heller.
Director Paul Feig has maintained that his new Ghostbusters movie isn’t a sequel or a remake, but a reboot. Basically, it ignores the fictional events and characters depicted in Ivan Reitman’s classic 1984 film — which makes the first trailer for Feig’s movie a bit confusing. If you count yourself among those who were baffled by the trailer, then you can rest easy with the knowledge that someone who is actually in the movie is also confused. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have any answers for you.
Since the news of an all-female 'Ghostbusters' was announced, we've all had lots of fun attempting to reverse-gender cast the film. Melissa McCarthy! Amy Poehler! Emma Stone!! All that speculation has come to an end. Director Paul Feig tweeted a picture of four women that serves as your an official reveal of the new 'Ghostbusters' cast.
Hey, remember that Tinker Bell sketch from 'SNL' a while back, when Aidy Bryant played a bawdy version of the beloved Disney fairy? If only we could have a film version of that. Well, prepare for the next best thing. Melissa McCarthy is set to star in a live-action Tinker Bell film from 'Night at the Museum' director Shawn Levy and 'Neighbors' writer Nicholas Stoller. Magical!
Considering Melissa McCarthy had three films that made over a hundred million dollars last year, is it fair to call her America's sweetheart? She's definitely the most high-profile comedienne working today, and her latest, 'Tammy,' just released its first trailer. And no surprise, it puts McCarthy front and center.
Comedic actress Melissa McCarthy showed off an absolutely gorgeous and completely glam new look on the cover of the November 2013 issue of ELLE. It's the mag's Women in Hollywood issue and is an honor she shares with Penelope Cruz and Reese Witherspoon, among others.
Back in February, movie critic Rex Reed saw the movie 'Identity Thief,' and instead of judging it based on its content, decided to hone in on one of the film's stars, Melissa McCarthy, and attack her weight. Because he's classy like that.
In his piece he referred to the 'Bridesmaids' actress as "tractor-sized" and a "female hippo," and pretty much everyone called him out for it
The Oscars are less than a week away, and the list of presenters continues to grow. The show's producers, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, announced a new slew of names today that we can look forward to seeing on Sunday; check out the full list after the break.
Yet another crazy story from the "National Enquirer". They claim that "Mike & Molly" star, Melissa McCarthy wants to lose weight but they wont let her.