13 Fun Facts About "Spy"

Many of us know and love Melissa McCarthy from Gilmore Girls when she played Sookie St. James, but now the world knows her as the breakout star from Bridesmaids. Since Bridesmaids, Melissa has been killing it at the box office! Every single movie she is in manages to immediately go number one. Spy was one movie that won over fans and critics all over the world. It was amazing to see Melissa take on another character and become a cool spy who saves the world. You love Melissa, you loved the movie, and now it’s time to learn about how they made Spy!

1. Melissa McCarthy and writer/director Paul Feig are actually neighbors! The first time Melissa heard about the movie was over dinner with Paul.

2. When the spies are looking through a book of mug shots, one of the people pictured is Justine Bateman, a famous child star. Melissa starred with Justine’s brother, Jason Bateman, in Identity Thief.

3. Bradley Fine and Susan Cooper seem like normal names for characters. But when the two work together as a team and you take a close look at their names, they read Bradley Cooper. Like the very famous and very attractive actor!

4. Bradley is supposed to be James Bond, Susan is meant to be the female version of James Bond, and Rick is supposed to be a mix between John Rambo and Inspector Clouseau!