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- Author, Steven McIntosh
- Role, entertainment reporter
Actress Reese Witherspoon has said she is “very excited” about a new Legally Blonde prequel series, premiering next year.
Amazon Prime Video confirmed that the series, titled Elle, was in development earlier this week.
It will follow Witherspoon’s character, Elle Woods, before the events of Legally Blonde.
The star will executive produce the show, but it has not yet been announced who will play teenager Elle Woods.
In a video shared on Instagram, Witherspoon could be seen getting dressed and applying pink lipstick before brandishing a “top secret” scented script ahead of an Amazon Prime Video presentation to advertisers.
She wrote: “Before she became the most famous Gemini vegetarian to graduate from Harvard Law, she was just a normal high school girl in the ’90s.
“And you all will meet her next year on Prime Video. I’M SO EXCITED!”
In the original Legally Blonde, Woods was admitted to Harvard Law School in search of a boyfriend who had broken up with her.
While studying there, Woods discovers that she has much more to offer than her looks and proves to have the makings of a highly capable lawyer.
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The cult film, also starring Jennifer Coolidge and Luke Wilson, became a huge hit after its release in 2001.
Its success prompted a sequel two years later, as well as a stage musical that premiered in 2007.
The new series will be produced by Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine company, which is now part of Candle Media and was previously responsible for shows such as Daisy Jones And The Six.
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