Academy Award nominee andGhostbustersstarMelissa McCarthyhas responded to one fan’s idea for a sequel to her 2015 action-comedySpy,which also starredThe Beekeeper’sJason Stathamas a pair of unorthodox secret agents trying to save the world. The idea forSpy 2comes courtesy of X/Twitter user@AshDylanLit, and would findMcCarthy’s Susan Cooper and Statham’s Rick Ford going undercover as break dancing Olympians.
Frankly, the sequel idea is perfect, and McCarthy has now responded to the short pitch, which reads, “Need aSPY 2where Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham go undercover as Olympics breakdancers from a made-up country,” viaInstagram, simply declaring, “Ummm YES PLEASE!!!!”
The idea for aSpysequel set during the Olympics, and specifically finding Cooper and Ford partaking in some break dancing, comes following a…questionable performance from Australia’s first Olympic breaker ‘Raygun.’ Her routine has since gone viral, with many no doubt how McCarthyand The Stathcould make the situation even funnier.
Written and directed by Paul Feig,Spystars Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Jude Law, Miranda Hart, and Bobby Cannavale, and follows a CIA analyst who has spent her entire career as a desk jockey suddenly being thrown into the field and going undercover to capture an arms dealer and avenge the death of the organization’s best agent.Spyremains one of Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, and Paul Feig’s highest rated movies, with the action-comedy outing standing at ahugely impressive 95% ratingfrom critics and a 78% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes.
No doubt Melissa McCarthy is far from the only one who would now love to see Susan Cooper and Rick Ford return for an Olympics-based mission.
Are There Any Plans for Spy 2?
While details of any actual plans forSpy 2remain unknown at present, director Paul Feig has previously teased his plans for a follow-up, revealing toEmpireback in 2016 that Jason Statham would be front-and-center alongside Melissa McCarthy.
“That’s another world that I don’t want to walk away from. It’s the first thing I did that I set up to be a possible franchise and Melissa is dying to do it. I have a story for it, and a funny idea that will kick it off that involves Statham.
Susan Cooper is one of my favourite characters I’ve ever come up with, but Rick Ford is possibly the one I’ll take to the grave with me. Will he get any more self-aware in the sequel? No, god no. He’ll get less self-aware.”
Spy 2: Why Melissa McCarthy’s Action-Comedy Sequel Needs to Happen
Spy was a major cinematic success, so why didn’t it get a sequel? Here’s our breakdown on why we still need Melissa McCarthy’s action-comedy sequel.
Now could well be the perfect time to strike withSpy 2, with Statham having found huge success this year with the action outingThe Beekeeper. Centering on The Stath as a man with a mysterious past who embarks on a brutal campaign for revenge after his only friend is conned,The Beekeeperachieved some serious buzz, has already garnered a very passionate fanbase, and is nowavailable to stream on Prime Video.
The Beekeeper
