The Heat, Tammy, Identity Thief, Spy, The Boss, Life of the Party, The Happytime Murders, Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Nine Perfect Strangers. In the April 2021 issue of Instyle, McCarthy said that "[she is] on the left for sure" with regard to politics. In August 2021, McCarthy joined the 40x40 campaign launched by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex to mark her 40th birthday. 40x40 is a campaign that asks people around the world to spend 40 minutes of their time mentoring women reentering the workforce and combating the outsized economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women. Production In 2013, McCarthy founded the production company On the Day Productions with her husband Ben Falcone. Tammy was the company's first project. The film cost $20 million. Production credits Film Tammy (2014; co-production with New Line Cinema and Gary Sanchez Productions) The Boss (2016; co-production with Universal Pictures and Gary Sanchez Productions) Life of the Party (2018; co-production with New Line Cinema) The Happytime Murders (2018; co-production with STX Entertainment, H. Brothers, Black Bear Pictures and Henson Alternative) Superintelligence (2020; distributed by HBO Max; co-production with New Line Cinema and Bron Creative) Thunder Force (2021; co-production with Netflix) Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed (2021) Margie Claus (TBA; co-production with New Line Cinema) Untitled Tinker Bell Project (TBA; co-production with 20th Century Studios and 21 Laps Entertainment) Untitled Female Boston Cops Project (TBA; co-production with New Line Cinema) Cousin Irv From Mars (TBA; co-production with Universal Pictures) Just Do It (TBA; co-production with 20th Century Studios) Untitled Stanley Cup Project (TBA; co-production with Paramount Pictures) Television Nobodies (2017–2018; co-production with Jax Media) God’s Favorite Idiot (2022) Fashion line McCarthy studied textiles at Southern Illinois University, and was interested in a fashion career before she pursued her interests in acting. When she moved to New York City, it was to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology. One of her closest friends is shoe designer Brian Atwood. McCarthy also spent time working as the costumer for a dance company. In 2015, McCarthy announced her first clothing collection, Melissa McCarthy Seven7, for plus-size women. The line includes clothes up to size 28. In an interview with More, McCarthy stated that "people don't stop at size 12. I feel like there's a big thing missing where you can't dress to your mood above a certain number. Malls segregate "plus-size" clothes stores and hide these