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| The Heat spin-off to focus on Melissa McCarthy's raucous family | The Heat spin-off to focus on Melissa McCarthy's raucous family |
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| Director Paul Feig will shoot a spin-off to The Heat featuring supporting characters Beth and Gina, Deadline reports. | Director Paul Feig will shoot a spin-off to The Heat featuring supporting characters Beth and Gina, Deadline reports. |
| The Bostonian duo featured in one of the hit comedy's best-known scenes, during which Sandra Bullock's by-the-book FBI special agent is unceremoniously grilled by the extended family of Melissa McCarthy's off-the-wall local cop. Jamie Denbo and Jessica Chaffin, who played the characters of Beth and Gina, will return for the new film. | The Bostonian duo featured in one of the hit comedy's best-known scenes, during which Sandra Bullock's by-the-book FBI special agent is unceremoniously grilled by the extended family of Melissa McCarthy's off-the-wall local cop. Jamie Denbo and Jessica Chaffin, who played the characters of Beth and Gina, will return for the new film. |
| "Jamie and Jessica are two of the funniest people on this planet," said Feig, who also oversaw 2011's Bridesmaids. "They took small roles in The Heat and turned them into characters worthy of their own movie. I can't wait to unleash Beth and Gina on the world. Run for your lives." | "Jamie and Jessica are two of the funniest people on this planet," said Feig, who also oversaw 2011's Bridesmaids. "They took small roles in The Heat and turned them into characters worthy of their own movie. I can't wait to unleash Beth and Gina on the world. Run for your lives." |
| The storyline for Beth and Gina's film has not yet been worked out, and it is not known whether Bullock and McCarthy will appear in the spin-off. The project does not preclude the possibility of a straight sequel to the original film, which took more than $230m worldwide and picked up positive reviews. | The storyline for Beth and Gina's film has not yet been worked out, and it is not known whether Bullock and McCarthy will appear in the spin-off. The project does not preclude the possibility of a straight sequel to the original film, which took more than $230m worldwide and picked up positive reviews. |
| Feig and his wife, Laurie, a producer, have a long-term working relationship with Denbo and Chaffin, having overseen the comic duo's Ronna & Beverly TV film in 2009, which was later developed into a talk-show series on Sky Atlantic. | Feig and his wife, Laurie, a producer, have a long-term working relationship with Denbo and Chaffin, having overseen the comic duo's Ronna & Beverly TV film in 2009, which was later developed into a talk-show series on Sky Atlantic. |
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