Thunder Force: Octavia Spencer stars in Netflix film trailer
Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer star as former pals who rediscover their friendship. Unlike many dramas with a similar story, Thunder Force sees the pair find one another again when a mishap leads them to become a superhero crime-fighting duo. Their friendship is seen from its early days, with young actresses playing their childhood selves, and it seems the young Lydia has got fans of the film talking.
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Who plays young Lydia in Thunder Force?
In Thunder Force, both Lydia (played by Melissa McCarthy) and Emily (Octavia Spencer) are seen in their early friendship.
As children, they are thick as thieves but drift apart as their lives take very different paths.
Their early friendship is dramatised in the movie, as well as their teenage years, before we finally see them reunited after years of separation.
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Viewers witness the two as they first bond after Emily moves into Lydia’s neighbourhood following the deaths of her parents.
A mean boy at school bullies young Emily, but Lydia stands up for her in a way reminiscent of Melissa McCarthy.
She shouts: “Get in that dumpster, cus that’s where the garbage goes.”
The young Lydia is played by Vivian Falcone, and she's the daughter fo the film's director, Ben Falcone, and his wife Melissa McCarthy, in 2007.
Ben spoke of his daughter performing in the film, despite Melissa and Ben attempting to ‘keep her out’ of showbusiness.
He said: “[We] kept Vivian out of acting but she’s very good at it.
“We needed a person to play a twelve-year-old Lydia and Vivian is a dead ringer for Melissa at that age.