The Legally Blonde prequel series just added TV royalty to its cast. James Van Der Beek is back, joining the upcoming series Elle alongside Lexi Minetree, who will star as Elle Woods during her high school years. Van Der Beek will play Dean Wilson, described as “the city’s new mayoral candidate and current school district […]
Legally Blonde prequel series finds its young Elle
Last year it was announced that Amazon had granted a series order to a Legally Blonde prequel series from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine production company, and now comes word that Lexi Minetree (The Murdaugh Murders) is set to portray a young Elle Woods in Prime Video’s Elle. “Allow me to introduce you to the new […]
Ranking Reese Witherspoon’s Romantic Comedies
Casey Chong ranks the romantic comedies of Reese Witherspoon… Much like Julia Roberts and Meg Ryan, Reese Witherspoon is synonymous with the rom-com genre, even though the actress has explored different genres such as biographical dramas (Walk the Line, Wild) and thrillers (Freeway, Fear). And yet, it was the rom-com genre that skyrocketed Witherspoon’s career, […]
Reese Witherspoon-produced Legally Blonde prequel Elle gets series order
Legally Blonde became a cultural touchstone for many in the 00s, and now, with a new prequel series, we’ll be able to revisit the pink and blonde world of Elle Woods. As we reported previously, a new Legally Blonde project was in development. We’ve learned it will be a prequel series following a young Elle […]
Legally Blonde spin-off in the works at Amazon
Elle Woods is a staple movie character of the 00s. Reese Witherspoon took the blonde law student and made her a culture icon, and she’s getting another stab at it. But this time, she’s taking over the small screen. Deadline broke the news that Witherspoon’s company, Hello Sunshine, is developing something related to Legally Blonde at […]
Amazon begins MGM IP deep dive with new RoboCop, Legally Blonde and Stargate planned
MGM’s vast catalog of film and TV shows looks to enter a new era under Amazon Studios as new reports are saying the main reason behind Amazon’s insane $8 billion acquisition of the storied Hollywood studio is to dive deep into their IPs, and the first round of projects is beginning to take shape. Deadline […]
Legally Blonde 3 pushed back to May 2022
Two years after first announcing that Reese Witherspoon will be reprising her iconic role as sorority girl-turned-lawyer Elle Woods, studio MGM has now confirmed that Legally Blonde 3 has been pushed back and will debut in May 2022. Elle Woods is back! Legally Blonde 3 coming May 2022. We rest our case. #LegallyBlonde3 #ElleWoods @ReeseW pic.twitter.com/WnxI1YEfqD — […]
Reese Witherspoon set for Legally Blonde 3, will release on Valentine’s Day 2020
Reese Witherspoon has officially signed on to reprise her role as Elle Woods for Legally Blonde 3, which will reunite the actress with screenwriters Kirsten ‘Kiwi’ Smith and Karen McCullah, as well as producers Marc Platt and Adam Siegel. Witherspoon confirmed the news with the following tweet: It’s true… #LegallyBlonde3 pic.twitter.com/i9zBrUpRCp — Reese Witherspoon (@ReeseW) […]
Ten Stock Female Characters Hollywood Needs to Stop Writing
Kirsty Capes with ten stock female characters Hollywood needs to stop writing… From Mary Sues to Disposable Women, Hollywood seems to have a problem with writing interesting and original female characters. It’s not a problem, I would argue, that seems to happen with male characters, and I for one find it interesting, if not a […]
