Reese Witherspoon is turning Legally Blonde on a TV show? What, like it’s hard?
The actress and her production company Hello Sunshine are in development on a spin-off TV series of her popular legal romantic comedies, ET can confirm. Deadline was the first to report on Thursday that Witherspoon, along with gossip Girl Executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage intend to keep the franchise on TV and/or streaming, although project details are being kept under wraps for now.
The original film, which became an enduring hit when it was released in 2001, has since spawned two follow-up films – 2003 Legally Blonde 2: Redhead, White and Blonde, in which Witherspoon reprized her titular role as Elle Woods, and the 2009 direct-to-DVD Legally blondes — as well as a popular Broadway show in which Laura Bell Bundy originated the role of Elle.
A third film starring Witherspoon has also long been in the works, with the latest iteration being developed by Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor – however, Kaling said last fall that the project, like many others, was delayed by the Writers Guild strike.
Her too told ET in April 2022 that she and the Legally Blonde 3 the creative team was taking its time writing, adamant about doing justice to the legacy of the beloved franchise.
“I love this project. I’m really excited about it. We’re working on it,” Kaling said at the time. “It’s going, you know, a little slower than we’d like, but (it’s) just because we really want it to be good. I think of it like it’s, Reese’s Avengers. Elle Woods is like your Captain America, so you don’t want to be the one who ruins that story. So to me, we’re just taking our time because we want it to be really good.”
Witherspoon has already caused this your next version of Legally Blonde will be heavily focused on Elle’s relationship with Jennifer Coolidgeiconic manicurist, Paulette Bonafonté.
“I’m beyond myself when it comes to Jennifer Coolidge,” Witherspoon gushed. “She deserves every single one of those flowers she’s getting now. And she’s just one of those people who is so naturally talented and funny and you can just tell people love her, because she gets there and everyone’s like, ‘I love her,’ but she did a great job on our business for so long, it’s great to see her having this incredible moment.”
“There is not Legally Blonde 3 without Jennifer Coolidge,” said Witherspoon.
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