Melissa McCarthy Takes On A Feisty Bird In First Trailer For ‘The Starling’

Reuniting with “St. Vincent,” director Theodore Melfi, Melissa McCarthy, and Chris O’Dowd play a married couple on the rocks after the unexpected loss of their baby tears them apart.

Guy Lodge Film CriticLate in “The Starling,” at a stage when Melissa McCarthy’s grieving mother has never felt more distant from her withdrawn husband, she receives a pep talk from Kevin Kline’s wise confidante about the titular bird.

If you can get all worked up about a somewhat aggressive little bird that, to the annoyance of homeowner Melissa McCarthy, has decided to take up residence in a tree on her property, you’re welcome to The Starling, an astonishingly treacly film that’s meant to be inspirational but is something close to agony to sit through.

EXCLUSIVE: Among the world premieres being offered at the Toronto Film Festival this week is the latest from director Ted Melfi, The Starling, which reteams him with Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd. Both also appeared in Melfi’s much acclaimed St. Vincent that starred Bill Murray and which also had its world premiere at TIFF in 2014. Kevin Kline also joins them in a major role here.

Christopher Vourlias Heretic, the Athens-based boutique production company and sales agent, has acquired world sales rights for “Vera Dreams of the Sea,” the feature-length debut of Kosovan director Kaltrina Krasniqi, which will have its world premiere in the Horizons sidebar of the Venice Film Festival.

The trailer for The Starling, which features a star-studded cast for Netflix, has just debuted online.

Who better to go to when you’re feeling overwhelming grief and loss than your local veterinarian? As odd as that might sound, that’s exactly what a woman needs in the new film, “The Starling.” As seen in the trailer for “The Starling,” the film stars Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd as a couple dealing with a tragedy.

Melissa McCarthy, 50, shared a playful moment she had on the set of her Hulu show, Nine Perfect Strangers, with Nicole Kidman, 54, in her latest Instagram post. The comedic actress took a playful air swing at the Australian while standing outside on a dirt road and surrounded by trees before she did an air kick to fight back.

Melissa McCarthy penned a heartfelt tribute to someone very special recently and the throwback image she used to drive the message home, left fans lost for words. The Bridesmaids actress, 50, stunned her social media followers with an old snapshot of herself alongside her dear friend and fashion designer, Brian Atwood and wrote: "To the person in High School that said "you are better than", "you can do this" and "get on that damn stage and do what you do".

Melissa McCarthy is opening up about the story behind her “Honk!” sign for pal Mariska Hargitay.

When people think of technology and robots, they think of Melissa McCarthy.

Melissa McCarthy is officially a Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stan!

Melissa McCarthy has nothing but nice things to say about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. The Oscar-nominated actress recently collaborated with Markle to create a silly video in celebration of Markle's recent 40th birthday.  In the clip, McCarthy and the "Suits" alum engaged in a comedy bit featuring the royal convincing McCarthy to donate 40 minutes of time to help reintegrate women into the workforce after the COVID-19 shutdown.

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If you missed it, last week, Melissa McCarthy teamed up with Meghan Markle for a special project for the Duchess’ 40th birthday.