The casting course of for Prime Video‘s Legally Blonde prequel sequence, Elle, is at present underway — and Reese Witherspoon has a tough resolution forward of her concerning who will subsequent don her iconic sizzling pink two-piece and assume possession of Bruiser the Chihuahua.
Showing on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon to advertise You’re Cordially Invited, her R-rated comedy reverse Will Ferrell, The Morning Present star gave an replace to the present’s motion and the way its formation took place.
Witherspoon mentioned she was first impressed to discover the thought of a prequel sequence by viewing Netflix’s Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega because the macabre teen at boarding faculty: “I cherished it, I watched each episode, I assumed it was wonderful.”
She continued, “I used to be like, ‘We must always do Elle Woods in highschool,’ as a result of I wished to see who she was earlier than faculty, earlier than regulation faculty, and I began having all these concepts, and these wonderful writers got here up with an important pitch and now Amazon is making the present and it’s known as Elle.”
“And now, I’ve to choose a lady to play the younger me,” the Good day Sunshine producer mentioned, including that there are “so many” audition tapes “and it’s so enjoyable to look at.”
“I simply love all of them a lot and so they’re doing such job,” she mentioned, noting that the auditioning course of has modified drastically from the casting workplace days to the distant format now, the place potential stars should shoot, produce and costume their very own video for consideration.
“However they’re killing it, and now it’s a very exhausting resolution,” she concluded.
Witherspoon additionally previewed the method to Individuals, revealing that the challenge will start principal images in March and that her involvement within the casting is “form of a visit.”
Introduced by Deadline solely final Could, Elle is created by Laura Kittrell (Insecure) and follows Woods in highschool, earlier than she goes on to dominate the hallowed grounds of Harvard Regulation Faculty. The challenge is along with one other spinoff sequence hailing from Gossip Woman duo Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. To not point out, there’s the long-gestating Legally Blonde 3, with Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor set to write down.
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