Paul Feig directed an action movie starring Melissa McCarthy.
Paul Feig . He is best known for directing the 2011 film Bridesmaids , featuring Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy and the 2016 film Ghostbusters also starring Wiig and McCarthy . Feig also directed the comedy films The Heat ( 2013 ) starring McCarthy and Sandra Bullock , and Spy ( 2015 ) which stars McCarthy , Jason Statham , and Jude Law . The Heat is a 2013 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Paul Feig and written by Katie Dippold . The film centers on FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn ( Sandra Bullock ) and Boston Detective Shannon Mullins ( Melissa McCarthy ) , who must take down a mobster .