Thunder Force is the fifth collaboration between Melissa McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone. Written and directed by Ben Falcone, Thunder Force is the superhero comedy film starring Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Jason Bateman, Bobby Cannavale, and Pom Klementieff. In a world terrorized by supervillains, one woman has developed the process to give superpowers to regular people. But when scientist Emily Stanton (Octavia Spencer) accidently imbues her estranged best-friend Lydia (Melissa McCarthy) with incredible abilities, the two women must become the first superhero team. Now, it is up to Thunder Force to battle the super-powered Miscreants and save Chicago from the clutches of The King (Bobby Cannavale).