We've always thought that Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer were heroes, but now they're really stepping into their super bag. The real-life pals are the stars [1] of Netflix's upcoming comedy film Thunder Force where they play two estranged childhood best friends whose unexpected reunion goes awry. Lydia (McCarthy) visits her former friend Emily Stanton (Spencer), a scientist who reveals that she's created a genetic platform that gives ordinary people superpowers. Even though the scientist warns the other woman not to touch anything, Lydia accidentally doses herself with super-strength, and the two decide to team up as Chicago's first superpowered team of crime-fighters. Together they taser and punch through their city to protect it from the supervillains bent on destroying it. (Which includes Jason Bateman [2] with crab claws, so it can't be all bad, am I right?)
Thunder Force was written and directed by Ben Falcone [3] and will serve as his and McCarthy's fifth project as a director-actress pair [4]. Alongside Spencer, McCarthy, and Bateman, the film stars Bobby Cannavale, Pom Klementieff, Kevin Dunn, and Melissa Leo, with a cameo by Falcone, who gets tasered in the neck by Spencer in the trailer. They're clearly giving the whole MCU and DCEU a run for their money when it comes to this superhero gig. Watch the trailer above and check out Thunder Force when it premieres on Netflix on April 9.