Bridesmaids star Kristen Wiig won't rush down aisle again Busy: Kristen Wiig is in demand. KRISTEN Wiig doesn't have an in-principle aversion to sequels - which is why she jumped at the chance to play an immaculately groomed action girl in Despicable Me 2. "I was in as soon as they phoned me," she says. I loved the first movie so much. But the Bridesmaids star has ruled out any chance of a follow-up to her breakout 2011 hit, which by challenging comedic gender conventions, took $288 million at the international box office. "That movie changed my life in many ways," she says. It's very special and I will feel bonded to everyone involved in it for the rest of my life. But I also think it's okay to leave things where they are sometimes. When Judd Apatow's highest-earning film first hit the cinemas, industry observers described it as a female version of The Hangover. But unlike their male counterparts, who have now racked up two sequels, the women appear to know when to stop. "I'd like to try a bunch of different things," says Wiig, who clearly intends to do her very best not to repeat herself. And that includes a stint in the driver's seat. I definitely want to direct something. I don't know exactly what it is going to be. I am just putting my feelers out at this stage. One possibility could be the screenplay Wiig and writing partner Annie Mumolo, with whom she shared an Oscar nomination for the Bridesmaids screenplay, are currently working on. "It's in the very early stages," says Wiig. Writing with her is probably one of my favourite things to do. Unlike Bridesmaids co-stars Rebel Wilson, who hit the ground running with indie comedy Bachelorette and sleeper hit Pitch Perfect, and Melissa McCarthy, who partnered up first with Jason Bateman (Identity Thief) and then Sandra Bullock (The Heat), Wiig was initially slower to capitalise on the film's unexpected success. This was partly because she was committed to a seventh and final season of Saturday Night Live. And partly because she is picky about her projects. Two years on, however, Wiig has a bunch of films queuing up for release. First comes Despicable Me 2, in which the actor/comedian plays an entirely different character to the one she gave voice to in the first film. As Anti-Villain League emissary Lucy Wilde, Wiig is a perky partner to, and ultimately love interest for, Steve Carell's villain-turned-good-guy Gru. It's weird when you watch the film, to see this voice coming out of this other person. But I love her look - she is constantly put together and in heels and yet she is really tough," the actor says. Out in the US next month is the dramedy Girl Most Likely, in which Wiig plays a failed New York playwright. When her character's career and relationship hit the skids, she is forced to move back home to live with her eccentric mother (Annette Bening). Other films currently in post-production include The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, with Ben Stiller, and Anchorman: The Legend Continues, with Will Ferrell, Carell and Paul Rudd. Also in the mix is Hateship Friendship, based on an Alice Munro story, and starring Guy Pearce and Nick Nolte. Wiig is two months shy of her 40th birthday, and says it's a milestone that has somehow sneaked up on her. "I am sure I will have some sort of party to celebrate," she says. But I haven't really thought about it. Right now, the forward momentum of Wiig's career is so strong, it probably seems almost counter-productive for her to stop and look back. SEE Despicable Me 2 opens June 20