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"Weirdly I loved it, like I would sign up for another one in
a minute," the comic actress said on Wednesday at the film's
European premiere in London's Leicester Square.
"I loved all the action, I loved the challenge."
McCarthy's character, CIA analyst Susan Cooper, gets into
elaborate stunts and car chases after volunteering to go
undercover to expose an arms dealer. It is not the glamorous gig
she expects, requiring McCarthy to masquerade as a dowdy woman
who loves cats.
McCarthy recalled that a real undercover agent told her this
disguise was realistic, saying to the actress: "'I don't know
about the cat shirts, but looking like a frumpy tourist was not
far off.'" Her British co-stars Jude Law and Jason Statham
praised McCarthy's comedic scrapes.
"She's probably the funniest thing there is in cinema today,"
Statham said.
For her next role, McCarthy is gearing up for more stunts when
filming begins for the all-female remake of 1980s comedy classic
"Ghostbusters" alongside Kristen Wiig and "Spy" director Paul
Feig. "I cannot wait," said McCarthy. "And that's with such a
great group of ladies, that I am really excited about it."
McCarthy, 44, began her career as a stand-up comedian performing
with improv group the Groundlings. She then moved into
television, starring in series such as "Gilmore Girls,"
"Samantha Who?" and "Mike & Molly," which earned her a 2011 Emmy
award for lead actress in a comedy. Her 2011 supporting role in
"Bridesmaids," an acclaimed female-driven comedy, earned her an
Oscar nomination.
"Spy" opens June 5 in the United States and United Kingdom.
(Reporting by Edward Baran, Reuters TV; Writing by Daina Beth
Solomon; Editing by Mary Milliken and Lisa Shumaker)
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