Octavia Spencer Says Her 'Heart Dropped' After April Fools' Day Text From Taraji P. Henson

If Thunder Force will be remembered for anything, it might be this bizarro footnote: The movie marks the second time, after The Shape of Water, that a character played by Octavia Spencer learns her best friend has had life-changing sex with a fish-man. Which makes it sound a lot more interesting than it is.

The word “Miscreants” is uttered nearly a dozen times within the first fifteen minutes of “Thunder Force,” Netflix’s new superhero comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer. It’s an absurd word to say repeatedly and an even more absurd way for writer-director Ben Falcone to drive home the point that his superhero world is filled with only super-powered “bad guys” (yes, known as Miscreants) and they’re terrible.

Melissa McCarthy and her husband, filmmaker Ben Falcone, have managed to put out not one but two movies during this global pandemic.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticThe “Airplane!” school of chock-full-of-jokes conceptual parody, with its fourth-wall-smashing stupido-smart goofiness, had a pretty impressive run.

Ben Falcone called me to say, 'Hey, do you wanna be in a superhero movie and play a supervillain,' what's the first question you ask?" Bobby Cannavale posits, then answers his own question: «What's my power? You gotta know what your power is.»Falcone has directed wife Melissa McCarthy as a reformed white-collar criminal, a middle-aged co-ed and the savior of all humanity from an apocalyptic A.I. Now, they're adding superhero to that list.

Tori Spelling is speaking out on her controversial April Fools’ Day pregnancy post.

Move over Michael Strahan, as Taraji P. Henson pulled off a hilarious April Fools Day prank on Octavia Spencer!

Michael Strahan definitely won‘t end up on any lists about celebrities who failed on April Fools.’ The former professional football player got away with one of the most epic April Fools’ day pranks in celebrity history. Fans have been freaking out for the last 2 days after Strahan posted a highly believable, perfectly produced video of him going to see a dentist to close his famous gap.

Taraji P. Henson played quite the April Fools’ Day prank on Octavia Spencer! Spencer took to Instagram on Thursday to share a screenshot of a text she received from Henson that left her feeling like her “heart dropped.”

Monica Geller in “Twilight”? Courteney Cox had some fun on April Fools’ Day Thursday, showing off her fang-tastic new look.

Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer love goofing on each other.

Courteney Cox had some fun on April Fools' Day Thursday, showing off her fang-tastic new look. The 56-year-old star took to Instagram to share some fake fang implants. «So I was at the dentist getting my teeth cleaned and I thought, 'I'm so bored. I want something new,'» she said before flashing her teeth.

this Tweet by Campbell from February counts — everyone assumes he’ll be also appear in some capacity in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which Raimi is directing.So it is that Campbell tweeted “Oops.

The Irwin family is joining in on the April Fools' Day fun. The newest addition to iconic wildlife expert Steve Irwin's family came last month in the form of Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, daughter to Steve's own daughter Bindi.

Octavia Spencer is showing fans the text message that she received from longtime friend Taraji P. Henson on April Fools’ Day!