Thunder Force: Ben Falcone on Casting Jason Bateman as The Crab

With Thunder Force now streaming on Netflix, I recently spoke with writer-director Ben Falcone about making his superhero comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer. The movie takes place in a world where only the supervillains have powers, and it’s up to two estranged childhood best friends (McCarthy and Spencer) to save the city. The movie also stars Bobby Cannavale, Pom Klementieff, Kevin Dunn, Melissa Leo, and Jason Bateman. During the interview, Falcone talked about his life-long interest in comic books, what comics he’d save from his collection in an emergency, if he thought about putting in a post-credits scene, and what it was like pitching Bateman for the movie and telling him he’d have crab claw hands. Finally, while I know you have a lot of choices on what to watch this weekend, I recommend checking out Thunder Force purely for Jason Bateman’s work in this film. Trust me, his work as “The Crab” will definitely make you laugh. Ben Falcone: • Who really funded his comic boo