M2 Wants Her Director

With one of summer’s breakout roles (in Bridesmaids) still fresh on our minds, an Emmy for her work on TV’s Mike & Molly, and a critically acclaimed SNL hosting debut under her belt, Melissa McCarthy is Hollywood’s latest It Girl.

And I likey.

The actress is enjoying her newfound clout and putting it to good use: She’s talking to director Tate Taylor (The Help) about helming her comedy passion project Tammy.

This a story McCarthy first developed during her time with the L.A.-based Groundlings and follows an overweight woman who has just lost her job and who finds out her husband is cheating on her. So, to cope with it all, she decides to hit the road with her drunkard, trash-talking diabetic grandma.

And they say originality is dead in Tinseltown. This just goes to show ya that is not true.

Photo: HollywoodReporter.com.