'The Heat' Was Originally Written For Tina Fey And Amy Poehler
If we can attribute the success of 2013’s “The Heat” to anything, it’s Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock. McCarthy’s broad antics zigged where Bullock’s self-effacing humor zagged. They were an impeccable duo ― not to mention two of the only bankable movie stars working today.
But “The Heat” was actually written with Amy Poehler and Tina Fey in mind, the movie’s screenwriter, Katie Dippold, told The Huffington Post this week while discussing the new “Ghostbusters,” which she wrote with Paul Feig.
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