Though Melissa McCarthy originally said she wouldn't be part of the 'Gilmore Girls' reboot, the star announced they found a way to make it work! Back in early February it seemed otherwise when McCarthy, who played Gilmore’s endearingly klutzy Dragonfly chef Sookie St. James, tweeted, “… sadly no one asked me or Sookie to come back to Stars Hollow. “We’d say [to Netflix], ‘Look, we know you didn’t hear a Melissa McCarthy arc in here because we are not naïve enough to think we’re going to be able to grab her for 60 days of shooting... I’ve been told by her people for months, 'Can’t happen. Can’t happen.’" 
 
 But, she offered up a last-ditch offer for McCarthy to make her return. It’s a matter of she’s one of the top working actresses in films today and we are very proud of her.” 
 
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 Amy went on to give specifics just in case McCarthy should find herself with a free afternoon. "We’ve just put it out in the universe: We’re here until May 10," she said. "I know what the scene is. I’ll pre-light it for her. She can drive up, run in, shoot it, and run out. I can get her in and out in two hours."
– Good news, Gilmore Girls fans: Sookie is coming back. Melissa McCarthy revealed Thursday night to Ellen DeGeneres that she will be returning for the Gilmore Girls revival movies on Netflix. It had originally been reported that McCarthy wasn't going to be a part of the sequels, USA Today reports, and though rumors briefly flew that there was some sort of behind-the-scenes drama, series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino told Entertainment Weekly that scheduling was the only problem. But, McCarthy told Ellen, ""Literally, about an hour and a half ago, we figured out that I'm going to go and do it, and I'm so excited. Amy Sherman-Palladino is gonna squeeze me in to do it."