Melissa McCarthy to Show Off Dramatic Chops in Cop Movie

Melissa McCarthy is going to show off a different side of her acting chops in an upcoming dramatic Untitled Female Boston Cop project!

The Oscar-nominated actress, who is best known for starring in comedies, will play one of the first women to join the Boston police department back in the 1970s.

The movie will be based on a book proposal by Alexandra Lydon and Melissa will produce it with husband Ben Falcone.

The film “tells the true story of the first female police in one of Boston’s most turbulent decades. Taking place in the 1970s, the book chronicles the transition of black and white women into the notorious old boys’ club of the Boston Police Department, as they find themselves on the front lines of a racially divided city and became unwitting participants in a social revolution,” according to Deadline.

ARE YOU EXCITED to see Melissa McCarthy in a dramatic role?