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Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone Developing Four New Comedies!

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As if being a very talented and funny couple were not enough, Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone have revealed that they will be setting up three new movie projects together, as well as co-directing on a project too!

The couple, who starred together in the comedy hit BRIDESMAIDS, announced that they will be working on these films under their production company name On The Day. The first film will be MICHELLE DARNELL, which is based on a character developed by McCarthy, and was recently picked up by Universal. McCarthy and Falcone will be writing the script alongside Steve Mallory.

The second film announced is COUSIN IRV FROM MARS, which has also been picked up by Universal. The film is based on an upcoming book by Bruce Eric Kaplan, who you might have seen pop up as executive producer for HBO’s GIRLS.

The one set to get tongues waggling is an adaptation of the sex help book JUST DO IT: HOW ONE COUPLE TURNED OFF THE TV AND TURNED ON THEIR SEX LIVES (NO EXCUSES!), a project currently being developed by Fox. McCarthy and Falcone will take on writing the script, while McCarthy is set to star.

Not only will the pair have a busy time writing scripts, but they are set to co-direct TAMMY. The film, which will star McCarthy, tells the story of a woman who goes on a roadtrip with her grandmother after being laid off from her job. The film had numerous directors lined up, but it was announced the pair will take on the duties.

Talking about their latest announcement, the couple said:

“We’ve been writing together for longer than we’ve been married. To be able to produce our own work and other people’s work that we are so passionate about is really a dream come true.”

Well if the recent success of the pair is anything to go by, they will be interesting projects indeed.

Source: ColliderThe Hollywood Reporter

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