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Get ready for more pink, more confidence, and a whole new side of Elle Woods on Prime Video.

I only saw “Legally Blonde” for the first time about four years ago, when my wife insisted we watch it together - it’s one of her all-time favorites. And yeah, even if some people call it a “girl’s movie” – I loved it. Reese Witherspoon’s Elle Woods is funny, smart, and endlessly charming, making it impossible not to root for her.

Now, Prime Video is taking us back to where it all started with “Elle,” a prequel series that explores Elle’s high school years and the experiences that shaped her into the pink-clad powerhouse we know and love. With Laura Kittrell (“Insecure”) as showrunner and Witherspoon producing, “Elle” is shaping up to be a must-watch for longtime fans and anyone who wants some high school nostalgia. Here’s everything...

Production is set to start in April on a new film that will feature two Star Warsfranchise veterans in starring roles. Per Deadline,Daisy Ridley and Alden Ehrenreich will star in The Last Resort, directed by Donald Petrie and written by Karen McCullah.

Ridley is widely known for her portrayal of Rey in the Star Wars sequels, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017), and Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Ehrenreich played a young Han Solo in 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, which was directed by Ron Howard.

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In The Last Resort, Brooke, played by Ridley, is set on proving herself worthy of running the hotel empire owned by her father and travels to the Philippines to scout a location for a new resort. While there, she meets Ben, played by Ehrenreich,...

Jennifer Coolidge may be “envious as hell” that she’s not in “The White Lotus” Season 3, but she is more than happy her character Tanya at least doesn’t have to deal with Jon Gries’ Greg.

Tanya and her husband Greg had a tumultuous marriage, leading to Greg seemingly hiring his former lover Quentin (Tom Hollander) to murder her. Tanya survived the kidnapping, but fell to her death while escaping. Now in Season 3, Gries’ Greg is back at the White Lotus resorts, this time with a new name (Gary) in Thailand. He also has a new girlfriend (Charlotte Le Bon) on his arm. Yet Greg/Gary isn’t the only returning “White Lotus” character: Belinda (Natasha Rothwell), who knew Greg from Season 1, definitely recognizes him…

And Coolidge can’t wait for chaos to ensue.

“Jon Gries has shown up,” Coolidge told Forbes. “I hope he gets it! I hope they do something terrible to him.

Mindy Kaling gets support from her longtime close friend B.J. Novak at her Star Ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday (February 18).

The 45-year-old actress and Hollywood star looked stunning in a long black dress at the special ceremony in Hollywood, Calif.

During a speech onstage, B.J. praised his bestie and former costar on The Office with a special speech.

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“Mindy respects and understands [fame] in a very intuitive way because in addition to being a brilliant and wildly successful showrunner, an incredible mother of three, a deep and caring daughter and friend and mentor to so many,” he said, via People.

B.J. continued, saying, “You’d be on the walk of talent if they had one. You’d be on the walk of friendship. You’d be on the walk of compassionate parenthood, but let’s face it all of...

Mindy Kaling gave fans an exciting update about the status of a third movie in the Legally Blonde franchise.

The 45-year-old writer and actress, who is known for shows such as The Office and Sex Lives of College Girls, revealed in a recent interview that an official script for Legally Blonde 3 has been completed.

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“Dan Goor and I just finished up a draft of Legally Blonde 3, which I can’t talk about, but we turned it in before Christmas,” Mindy told Variety.

In 2021, Mindy also teased what to expect for the project.

“I can’t wait to see what people will think of the way we wrote Elle Woods. We wrote Elle Woods at 40, so how Elle is at 40 versus how she was at 21 has been really fun to imagine,” she said to Access.

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Mindy Kaling is ready to step back in front of the camera. After both writing and starring in “The Office” and “The Mindy Project” (which she also created) early in her career, Kaling took a break from acting in recent years to focus on building a string of successful TV series — not to mention raising three young kids. That’s why you haven’t seen her pop into some of her hit comedies like “Never Have I Ever” and “The Sex Lives of College Girls.”

But that acting itch is making a bit of a return, particularly after she recently watched a few episodes of “Never Have I Ever” with her young cousins. “I was like, ‘As someone who has my own TV show and loves to act, how did I not act in the show about an Indian American family?’” Kaling says. “It was going so good that I...

Reese Witherspoon is producing a Legally Blonde prequel series for Prime Video and a new report has revealed the two actresses who are finalists for the role of young Elle Woods.

The prequel series will follow Elle’s life before she goes to college and law school. During a recent visit on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Reese opened up about the auditioning process to find the new Elle and how she’s watched “so many tapes.”

“I just love them all so much and they’re doing such a good job,” Reese said about the actresses who have been auditioning.

So, who are the actresses?

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Deadline reports that these two young actresses have “tested for the role” and have emerged as “finalists” for the job. Sources told the outlet that “no decision has been made yet; one is expected soon.”

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Prepare to bend and snap once again with perhaps the most iconic lawyer of all time, the one and only Elle Woods! Sadly, we're not talking about the long in-the-works Legally Blonde 3 that still hasn't come to fruition after initially being set for release in May 2020. But Elle will still be returning to our screens in some form very soon thanks to Reese Witherspoon's latest project.

Last May, Prime Video picked up a prequel series called Elle, which travels back in time to follow Witherspoon's famous character in high school. Before she studied fashion merchandising for her undergraduate degree, became a sorority president, and made a name for herself at Harvard Law School, who was Elle Woods when she was a bubbly, precocious teenager?

While promoting her new Prime Video romantic comedy You're Cordially Invited, Witherspoon dropped by The Tonight Show and chatted with Jimmy Fallon about her...

The casting process for Prime Video’s Legally Blonde prequel series, Elle, is currently underway — and Reese Witherspoon has a difficult decision ahead of her regarding who will next don her iconic hot pink two-piece and assume ownership of Bruiser the Chihuahua.

Appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote You’re Cordially Invited, her R-rated comedy opposite Will Ferrell, The Morning Show star gave an update to the show’s movement and how its formation came about.

Witherspoon said she was first inspired to explore the idea of a prequel series through viewing Netflix’s Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega as the macabre teen at boarding school: “I loved it, I watched every episode, I thought it was amazing.”

She continued, “I was like, ‘We should do Elle Woods in high school,’ because I wanted to see who she was before college, before law school, and I started having all these ideas,...

Movie adaptations of popular books have been around since the beginning of cinema and are still some of the most popular films to date. From the Harry Potter book series to the new Dune film adaptations and even the record-breaking Wicked, movie adaptations of books deliver some of the best and most popular films. This is largely thanks to the already existing fandom that loves the book. But sometimes, some movies are adaptations of lesser-known books, or viewers don't even know the movie takes inspiration from a book, even if the story is a classic.

While many movie fans might feel that lately, there are too many book adaptations, that's always been the case. Sometimes, movies take inspiration from non-fiction stories, while others are based on children's books or lesser-known novels. But regardless of the source material, there are many movies that became so popular that they are now some...

Batwoman creator Caroline Dries has joined an exciting project: the prequel series for Legally Blonde. Amazon officially greenlit the series in May.

Per Variety, Dries will serve as the series' co-showrunner, alongside series creator Laura Kittrell. Dries' previous writing credits include several superhero shows, including Smallville, Arrow, and Gotham Knights, as well as The Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place. Almost all received positive reviews from the critics, which makes her arrival in the upcoming Legally Blonde series exciting. She previously created and was the showrunner for Batwoman for the three seasons that aired on The CW, which has 83% from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes, but only 23% from the audience.

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As for Laura Kittrell, she served as a writer for Downward Dog and Insecure,...

Luke Wilson is getting back into his Legally Blonde role!

The 53-year-old actor made a surprise appearance on the Halloween episode of the Today show on Thursday (October 31), where he reprised his role of Emmett Richmond from the beloved movies, with host Savannah Guthrie dressed as Elle Woods.

The two also recreated the famous scene where Emmett first meets Elle (played by Reese Witherspoon), with Savannah wearing the signature pink courtroom ensemble, complete with a stuffed Bruiser the dog.

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“You have Stromwell, huh?” he asked, going on: “She did make me cry once. I mean, not in class — I waited till I got back to my room. But yeah, she’ll kick you right in the —”

“Oh, do you want some nuts?” Savannah joked, pulling out a bag of peanuts.

After recreating more iconic lines, including Elle’s pink scented résumé, Savannah did the “bend and snap” move!

Sarah Paulson is ready to showcase her comedic skills on the big screen.

The American Horror Story actress was recently asked during BuzzFeed’s “The Puppy Interview” which film genre she would love to star in next.

“I want someone to put me in a fucking comedy. Nobody puts me in a comedy,” she said. “All you want me to do is scream and run from a clown. You don’t understand that I’m like a gentle, nice, charming, funny person.”

Paulson also already had an idea of who she would like her costar to be in a potential comedy. “I’m going to say Cate Blanchett… I’d like to work with her in the horror genre, actually. Also, I would like to do a buddy picture with her, a road comedy. There’s something no one asked Cate Blanchett to do and no one asked me to do either,...

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The hit 2000s comedy series Legally Blonde is coming to the small screen with the announcement of a prequel TV series from Reese Witherspoon entitled Elle . The classic aughts staple debuted in 2001 and follows supposed ditzy rich girl Elle Woods (Witherspoon) who, in order to win back her ex-boyfriend, earns her way into Harvard Law School. With its signature tongue-in-cheek humor, anchored largely by Witherspoon's masterful performance, Legally Blonde kept viewers laughing while also poking fun at harmful stereotypes about women in traditionally male-dominated spaces.

Though Legally Blonde earned notably positive marks from critics, it was the financials that told the whole story, and the Reese Witherspoon vehicle grossed nearly $150 million worldwide (via Box Office Mojo). A sequel followed in 2003 that...

Reese Witherspoon almost played Cher in Clueless but ultimately lost the role to Alicia Silverstone. The success of Legally Blonde spawned a franchise, but Witherspoon only returned for the direct sequel. A prequel TV series called Elle, following a teenage Elle Woods, is in the works alongside Legally Blonde 3.

Reese Witherspoon has had various memorable roles on the big screen, among them Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, but she almost played another iconic rom-com blonde six years earlier. Witherspoons acting career began in 1991 with the TV film Wildflower and the coming-of-age movie The Man in the Moon, but her big break arrived with the 1998 teen fantasy comedy-drama Pleasantville. Witherspoons next big role was Annette Hargrove in the teen drama Cruel Intentions the following year, along with Tracy Flick in the black comedy Election.

Witherspoon became one of the most beloved rom-com and teen comedy actresses in 2001 when she starred in Legally Blonde.

Quick Links Legally Blonde 3 Is Coming Out in the Near Future What Is Legally Blonde 3 Going to Be About? There Is Another Legally Blonde Project in the Works Legally Blonde and Legally Blonde 2 are iconic rom-com films that skyrocketed Reese Witherspoon's career. For several years MGM Studios, Prime Video, and Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine media company have been planning a Legally Blonde 3. Prime Video recently announced a prequel spin-off series of Legally Blonde called Elle.

Based on Amanda Brown's novel, Legally Blonde has positioned itself as one of the most iconic comedies of the last thirty years. Its wide success not only established Elle Woods as a fan-favorite character but also skyrocketed Reese Witherspoon's career. On top of being funny and charming, Legally Blonde defies gender stereotypes. As a blonde, feminine girl obsessed with pink, Elle Woods has to work hard to earn the respect...

Quick Links Most Recent Legally Blonde 3 News Legally Blonde 3 Is Confirmed Legally Blonde 3 Production Status Legally Blonde 3 Cast Legally Blonde 3 Story Details Legally Blonde 3: Further News & Info Legally Blonde 3, featuring Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods, is highly anticipated and will pick up the franchise 20 years later. Elle Woods has become a feminist icon, breaking stereotypes about sorority girls and feminine women, and Legally Blonde 3 will explore her legacy in the 2020s. The release date for Legally Blonde 3 has not been announced, but it is dependent on Reese Witherspoon finding the right script and story for Elle's next chapter.

Legally Blonde 3 is on the way from MGM with Reece Witherspoon back once again as Elle Woods, and with a script penned by The Office alumni Mindy Kaling, the anticipation is high. The Legally Blonde movies focus on Elle Woods (Witherspoon), who enrolls in Harvard Law School...

Alanna Ubach's role as Susan in Ted showcases a reserved and easygoing mom dealing with wild antics and an explosive husband. The Ted prequel has revived the comedy franchise with a new ensemble cast and holds the highest review scores in the franchise. Alanna Ubach reflects on the fan support for season 1 as a special experience, discusses the humor and family dynamic of the show, teases season 2 plans, as well as her potential Legally Blonde 3 return, Euphoria season 3 development and Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles villain.

After years of success on both the big and small screens, Alanna Ubach is being eyed for awards consideration for her work in Ted. Ubach first broke out with her supporting role in the Legally Blonde movies as one of Elle's best friends, Serena, before finding further success in the Ryan Reynolds-led restaurant comedy Waiting..., Nickelodeon's El Tigre:...

Many movie franchises were canceled due to poor box office performance, leaving sequel setups unresolved. Movie endings frequently introduce new conflicts or villains to set the stage for future installments. Factors like cast changes, financial issues, or studio decisions can lead to planned sequels being abandoned, leaving audiences with unresolved storylines.

Many planned movie franchises were canceled following the first movie's poor performance, resulting in some sequel setups that went nowhere. Generally, a poor box office performance is all there is to it the first movie didn't make enough money, so the studio abandoned the franchise altogether rather than risk losing more, regardless of whether the movie acts as though there will be a sequel. Other factors may contribute, like a cast or crew member moving on from the project.

A common movie sequel setup is the introduction of a new villain following the defeat of the previous installment's antagonist.

Alanna Ubach hints at a potential return to Legally Blonde 3, but notes nothing is official for Serena's appearance. Ubach also shares her excitement about the franchise's upcoming prequel show, Elle, while also revealing she just recently saw the musical for the first time and "loved it". Though no story details have been revealed for the threequel yet, Legally Blonde 3 could see Serena having gone on to build a career of her own similar to Reese Witherspoon's Elle.

While the third movie remains in an unclear state of limbo, original star Alanna Ubach has an exciting response to her potential Legally Blonde 3 return. Ubach rose to prominence playing the character of Serena McGuire, best friend and sorority sister to Reese Witherspoon's leading lady Elle Woods in MGM's 2001 hit rom-com, which was a box office success, taking over $140 million worldwide, against a budget of $18 million. Ubach also...

A Legally Blonde prequel series, titled Elle, ordered by Amazon Prime Video. The series, created by Laura Kittrell and produced by Reese Witherspoon, will show Elle's iconic personality and ingenuity. Fans await Legally Blonde 3 as well, with Reese Witherspoon returning as Elle, now a mom with a thriving career.

A Legally Blonde prequel series is now in development for Amazon Prime Video. Titled Elle, the spinoff has now been officially ordered by the studio, with the show just one of several exciting new projects now in development for the streaming platform and unveiled during their recent Upfronts presentation.

As per a report by Deadline, the details of Elle have been revealed, with the prequel following Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film. The show...

Legally Blonde prequel Elle series will focus on the high school years of iconic character Elle Woods. Reese Witherspoon may have found the perfect young Elle replacement in daughter Ava Phillippe. Ava Phillippe, 24, has started a modeling career and may make her acting debut in the Legally Blonde prequel series.

A Legally Blonde prequel series titled Elle is on the way, focusing on Elle Woods in her high school years, and Reese Witherspoon already has a perfect replacement for one of her most iconic roles. The Legally Blonde Prime Video prequel series created by Insecure, Black Monday, and High School producer Laura Kittrell was officially announced on May 14, 2024. Not much is known yet about the series Elle, but the announcement garnered a lot of excitement from fans of the popular franchise.

The romantic comedy film Legally Blonde first premiered in 2001 starring Witherspoon as Elle Woods, a seemingly ditzy sorority girl...

Reese Witherspoon has bent and snapped her way into a full-fledged “Legally Blonde” empire.

After playing L.A. sorority girl turned Harvard Law School student — and arguably, feminist icon — Elle Woods in 2001, Witherspoon has led sequel “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde” and is slated to star in a third film written by Mindy Kaling and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” co-creator Dan Goor. Kaling previously teased that the third film will center on Elle Woods reevaluating both her career and her perspective on life at age 42, telling Time magazine that she would never want the character to “be canceled or become a Karen.”

While the status of that trilogy installment is still unknown, given that the feature was announced in 2022, Witherspoon has turned instead to building out the “Legally Blonde” brand through TV.

IndieWire can confirm that a “Legally Blonde” prequel series titled “Elle” is in the works at Prime Video, with Witherspoon producing.

Exclusive: Legally Blonde has become the first big MGM title to spawn a TV series for Prime Video. The Amazon streamer has ordered Elle, a Legally Blonde prequel series. It hails from the film franchise’s star Reese Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine banner, part of Candle Media. The project is being unveiled at Prime Video’s inaugural upfront presentation today where the streamer also is announcing another TV series based on a MGM property, Tomb Raider.

Created by Laura Kittrell, who will serve as showrunner, Elle follows Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film. The series is set years before the events in the first movie, which kicked off as Elle Woods (Witherspoon) graduated from college and headed to Harvard Law to pursue a legal career.

It’s been over two decades since Reese Witherspoon wowed us with her blonde beauty and brains in the first installment of the “Legally Blonde” franchise.

Due to the widely positive reception of the first movie, the sequel “Legally Blonde: Red, White and Blonde” followed in 2003.

This was later followed by the 2009 direct-to-video spinoff “Legally Blondes,” which served as sort of a pilot for a potential series, but this did not take.

“Legally Blonde 3” has been in the works for several years with Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor working on the script, but nothing has come of it until now.

“Legally Blonde” Series Could Possibly Follow Adult Elle As She Navigates “Contemporary” Challenges

Reese Witherspoon’s role as Elle Woods in the first two “Legally Blonde” movies propelled her to superstardom.

Originally, Elle enrolled in Harvard Law School to get back her ex, but soon becomes a rising star in her department,...

Legally Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon as the pink-loving lawyer Elle Woods, is one of the most iconic films of the 2000s. Since the film has continued to maintain the same popularity, the universe will now grow with a spinoff series.

Deadline reports that Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine production company are behind the upcoming spinoff TV series. The series is currently in development at Amazon MGM Studios. Gossip Girl developers/executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are tied to write and executive produce the upcoming series.

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So far, there is no official plot, as details are being kept under wraps. However, the news about the Legally Blonde universe doesn't stop here.

A Legally Blonde TV show is in development with Reese Witherspoon's involvement as a producer. Transitioning Legally Blonde to a TV format could allow for more in-depth exploration of characters and cases compared to the movies. A second show is also being discussed, though it is only in the ideas stage.

Reese Witherspoon's comedy classic Legally Blonde is headed for the small screen, with a TV series now in development. Released in 2001, Legally Blonde followed Witherspoon's Elle Woods, a sorority girl who tries to win back her ex-boyfriend by attending Harvard Law School and becomes a successful lawyer in the process. The movie was a box office success, grossing $141.8 million against a production budget of $18 million, and spawned a theatrical sequel, but the long-gestating Legally Blonde 3 has yet to materialize.

Now, according to Deadline, Witherspoon is finally revisiting one of her most iconic roles, but in a different medium.

Exclusive: Reese Witherspoon is revisiting one of the signature titles in her acting resume, taking it to a new medium. Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine company are behind Legally Blonde spinoff TV series inspired by the popular film franchise that are in development at Amazon MGM Studios, sources tell Deadline.

One offshoot, which is further along in the development process, is being written by Gossip Girl developers/executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. The duo are executive producing the project, whose premise is being kept under wraps, via their Fake Empire banner, alongside Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter via Hello Sunshine as well the Legally Blonde movie franchise producer Marc Platt. Hello Sunshine, a part of Candle Media; Fake Empire; and Amazon MGM Studios are producing.

I hear Hello Sunshine and Amazon are looking to further expand the Legally Blonde TV universe with a potential second spinoff series, which is still in preliminary,...

Dylan Mulvaney dreams of a trans Legally Blonde reimagining, with a new take on classic characters. Legally Blonde 3 is in the works, starring Reese Witherspoon and written by Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor. Amazon plans to expand the franchise with a third movie, introducing Elle's daughter.

Dylan Mulvaney has revealed her big-screen dreams of playing Legally Blonde lead Elle Woods. In an interview with IMDb, Mulvaney, who now has more than 10 million followers on TikTok, detailed her idea of a trans take on the romantic comedy, as well as revealing that her “dream dream” role is that of Glinda in Wicked.

“My dream though is to do a trans Legally Blonde. I wanna play Elle Woods and have maybe a trans Emmett and a trans Paulette. And I think what’s so cool about plugging trans people into existing stories is it inherently changes what the topic is, but...

Fans eagerly await Remo Williams 2 to revive the mid-80s cinematic legacy of martial arts and espionage. Gordon Smith's involvement in a new TV show offers hope for a serialized adaptation rich with character depth. Sony's plan for a comprehensive reboot signals a departure from the standalone narrative of the original movie.

The legacy of Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins endures as a quintessential slice of mid-80s cinema, and fans have been waiting for Remo Williams 2 for decades. The original movie is based on Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir's The Destroyer pulp novel series and aimed to kickstart a franchise mirroring the success and longevity of its literary counterpart, which spans over 150 books. Despite its ambitions and a charismatic performance by Fred Ward as the titular character, the film's underwhelming box office reception left its sequel and broader franchise ambitions unfulfilled.

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Beverly Hills Ninja gained a cult following despite poor reviews, thanks to Chris Farley's physical comedy and the mix of martial arts and humor. Following Farley's death, David Hasselhoff was set to replace him in Beverly Hills Ninja 2, generating curiosity and skepticism. Lawsuits surrounding the sequel exposed the tumultuous behind-the-scenes drama and highlighted challenges in international film production and rights management.

Beverly Hills Ninja, released in 1997, is remembered as a comedic romp featuring the late Chris Farley in a winning blend of martial arts and humor, and Beverly Hills Ninja 2 was briefly in development too. The original film follows inept ninja Haru (Farley), an American raised by a clan of martial artists in Japan when he washed ashore as a young boy, who finds himself on a comical adventure in Beverly Hills. Despite poor reviews from critics, the movie gained a cult following, thanks to Farley's physical comedy and...

Some movies or entire franchises could benefit from legacy sequels, prequels, or spinoffs in the TV format. For example, an Ocean's 8 television series would reunite the cast that never returned for a sequel and introduce new con artists, A Hunger Games television series could focus on the other games not featured in the films, introducing new characters and exploring different years of the Games, allowing the franchise to grow and thrive on TV as well.

In recent years, several movie series have been revived on television, expanding the story of the world and characters created in the original premise, yet there are still a few famous films whose story should continue in a TV reboot. Box office hits often see the demand for a sequel or spin-off in their respective franchises, but it is worth considering that a format change could allow for further success. One notable example of this is Cobra Kai,...

Legally Blonde 3 was originally announced to be in development in 2018, but has not yet come to fruition. Legally Blonde star Luke Wilson believes Reese Witherspoon is determined to find the perfect script. Wilson suggests that the success of the Barbie movie might inspire the Legally Blonde team to work hard on crafting the best script possible.

Legally Blonde 3 has gotten a cautiously optimistic update in the wake of Barbie's success. The original 2001 movie Legally Blonde followed spoiled sorority girl Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) as she went to Harvard in an attempt to win back her ex, only to realize that she genuinely wanted to succeed as a lawyer. The movie spawned the sequel Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, & Blonde and the TV movie spinoff Legally Blondes, but while Legally Blonde 3 was announced to be in development as early as 2018, the movie has yet to get any closer to kicking off production.

Movie franchises can often produce a sequel that surpasses the success of the original, with some even reaching the $1 billion mark at the box office. The success of a movie franchise depends on factors such as time frame, marketing, critical acclaim, and viewer interest in the story. Examples of successful sequel films include "Top Gun: Maverick," which surpassed the original film's success, and "Finding Dory," which achieved over $1 billion in ticket sales after the first film fell short.

A movie franchise doesn't typically start with a record-setting film in terms of ticket sales, but a well-developed sequel further down the road might hit the $1 billion mark. However, there is no success formula that can be applicable to all franchises. For some, it takes two or three movies to set this record, while for others, it never comes. The time frame, marketing, critical acclaim, and other things might factor in most unpredictably.

Several highly anticipated movie sequels, such as Legally Blonde 3 and Sherlock Holmes 3, have been stuck in development hell for years, with no release dates announced and various obstacles preventing their progress. External circumstances, like changing directors and screenwriters or the Covid-19 pandemic, have hindered the production of movies like World War Z 2, leaving fans waiting for updates and potential release dates. While there is a demand for sequels like Incredibles 3 and Zootopia 2, with hints of production and willingness from the cast and crew to return, it remains uncertain whether these films will actually come to fruition.

Even though the 2020s have become known as the era of sequels, there are still quite a few movie continuations that have been stuck in development hell for years or even decades. Some films might have been announced a while back, but they do not seem to be progressing any further,...

On Friday Nicole Kidman apparently woke up and chose benevolence. While speaking to an audience at an Lpga-hosted event during the Cme Group Tour Championship, Kidman casually said, “I loved ‘Big Little Lies.’ We will be bringing you a third one, just Fyi.”

The video was shared on the DeuxMoi Instagram account and promptly spread across the internet shortly thereafter by fan accounts like Nicole Kidman Daily. HBO has declined to comment.

the third season of big little lies is coming, according to nicole kidman pic.twitter.com/ezQVnV1IvM

— nicole kidman daily (@dailykidman) November 18, 2023

Fans have clamored for a third season of the series since Season 2 ended in July 2019. The show’s principal stars have been equally enthusiastic about returning to Monterey, California.

In October 2020, Kidman said of a possible third season, “There are so many great stories to tell and I am open to all the different horizons.

Reese Witherspoon has established herself as a major force in the film and television industry through her production company, Hello Sunshine. Witherspoon is committed to telling diverse stories, particularly those focused on women, and wants to create content that inspires girls and women. While she prefers to work on lighter and more uplifting projects, Witherspoon is set to reprise her iconic roles in Legally Blonde 3 and the sequel to Election, showcasing her range as an actress.

Reese Witherspoon has made a huge impact in the world of movies and television, producing stories for a wide audience with her company Hello Sunshine. And the actress is very clear about what kind of stories she wants to tell, and which she doesn't.

Witherspoon started acting in 1991, appearing in the television film Wildflower and the movie The Man in the Moon, at just 15 years old. Her big break came in 1999 thanks to Cruel Intentions,...

Legally Blonde 3, featuring Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods, is highly anticipated and will pick up the franchise 20 years later. Elle Woods has become a feminist icon, breaking stereotypes about sorority girls and feminine women, and Legally Blonde 3 will explore her legacy in the 2020s. The release date for Legally Blonde 3 has not been announced, but it is dependent on Reese Witherspoon finding the right script and story for Elle's next chapter.

Legally Blonde 3 is on the way from MGM with Reece Witherspoon back once again as Elle Woods, and with a script penned by The Office alumni Mindy Kaling, the anticipation is high. The Legally Blonde movies focus on Elle Woods (Witherspoon), who enrolls in Harvard Law School to spite her condescending ex-boyfriend who thought her too unintelligent to pass the bar. Elle of course the last laugh, successfully arguing a court case, graduating from Harvard Law,...

Reese Witherspoon is opening up about tough conversations she’s had with her children.

The Legally Blonde icon is a mom to Ava and Deacon, whom she shares with ex Ryan Phillippe, and Tennessee, whom she shares with ex Jim Toth.

During a recent podcast appearance, she spoke candidly about why it was important to let your children fail at things. Reese even revealed a time when she talked to her Ava about not being good at something.

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“I see this a lot with parents. I don’t know when we stopped letting our kids fail,” Reese mused on Good Inside with Dr. Becky podcast, via BuzzFeed News.

She continued, saying, “I think learning from failure is actually a valuable tool that you can’t take away from kids. You rob them if you don’t let them sit in the discomfort of the experience.

Election, the comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick, is finally getting a sequel after 24 years. The sequel picks up years after the events of the original story, with Tracy now a substitute teacher and vice principal. Reese Witherspoon will also reprise another popular role in Legally Blonde 3, which is currently on hiatus due to the writers' strike.

Twenty-four years have passed since the release of Election, the comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick, and there is finally news about its sequel. Directed by and co-written by Alexander Payne, the film is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta. The story follows Tracy Flick, an ambitious high school student who seeks to become the next student president, mounting an impressive election campaign. However, one of her teachers, Jim McAllister, does not like the idea of her being elected and decides to sabotage Tracy's plans,...

Reese Witherspoon overcame her Fear and has since become one of Hollywood’s elite talents. Five years prior to the aforementioned 1996 thriller, which was directed by James Foley, Witherspoon made her film debut in the heralded The Man in the Moon. However, Fear was much maligned by critics. The movie fared only slightly better with audiences, and Witherspoon didn’t care for the sex scene she had to share with co-star Mark Wahlberg on-screen.

“I didn’t have control over it,” Witherspoon said in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar. “It wasn’t explicit in the script that that’s what was going to happen, so that was something that I think the director thought of on his own. And then [Foley] asked me on set if I would do it, and I said no. It wasn’t a particularly great experience.”

Witherspoon was only 19 years old when she shot Fear.

Reese Witherspoon is recalling riding out the rollercoaster of being a young Hollywood star under the male gaze.

The Hello Sunshine production company founder told Harper’s Bazaar how the infamous 1996 erotic thriller “Fear” — released when she was 20 — partly inspired her to shift her career to become an “agent for change” for women in Hollywood.

Witherspoon unpacked the iconic rollercoaster scene in which her character is fingered by the sinister love interest, played by Mark Wahlberg. Witherspoon noted that she requested a stunt double for the below-the-waist scenes; the film was directed by James Foley.

“I didn’t have control over it,” Witherspoon said. “It wasn’t explicit in the script that that’s what was going to happen, so that was something that I think the director thought of on his own and then asked me on set if I would do it, and I said no. It wasn’t a particularly great experience.

The 2000s produced some great movies and here are 10 great 2000s comfort movies to watch. The 2000s are iconic for many movies that are still beloved today. Many cinephiles recognize the period for starting some iconic series such as Harry Potter and Twilight, as well as producing movies that are still considered some of the best ever, such as The Dark Knight. However, the 2000s is also renowned for its romcoms and raunchy comedies. New movies, such as Jennifer Lawrence's No Hard Feelings, are being praised for bringing back the 2000s comedy style, showing just how loved these movies are.

Comedies such as Shaun of the Dead, Step Brothers, and Bruce Almighty are still standing the test of time. Plus, movies such as Bridget Jones’ Diary, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, and The Proposal are still providing the blueprint for romcoms today. 2000s movies provide a...

Emmy-winning actors Jennifer Coolidge and Brian Cox, both whom have been effectively dominating Hollywood lately thanks to two of the biggest shows on television, are actually about to come together on an all new feature project. Per a report from Deadline, they're set to join Dustin Hoffman and Gabrielle Union on a new crime comedy film from Dito Montiel titled Riff Raff, a truly unique collaboration of talent that's sure to get plenty of attention.

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Riff Raff, set as a crime comedy, is the latest directorial endeavor from Dito Montiel, who previously worked on drama film A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006), which starred the likes of Shia Labeouf, Channing Tatum, and Robert Downey Jr before his MCU debut. The script for the new feature is being written by John Pollono. Producers include Noah Rothman,...

Two decades later and Legally Blonde is finally making a revival on Amazon Prime with a potential TV show and Reese Witherspoon reprising her role in Legally Blonde 3. As a staple in the 2000s era chick flicks, Legally Blonde did not only pioneer the iconic "bend and snap" but also addressed many compelling issues from female empowerment to sexual harassment. Using comedy and fashion, the film enraptured and encouraged women, particularly "girly girls," to never underestimate themselves, and the character of Elle Woods practically became a role model. It would be impossible to replace or re-imagine this cult classic, but framing the TV show as a love letter to the original may open up opportunities to delve into more contemporary issues without parodying its charm and nostalgia.

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With big hits like "Daisy Jones & The Six" and "Where the Crawdads Sing" to its name, Reese Witherspoon's media company Hello Sunshine has quickly become a formidable force in the entertainment industry. Hello Sunshine isn't Witherspoon's first foray into producing, though - she founded the production company Type A Films in 2000, which went on to produce hits like "Gone Girl" and "Wild." In 2016, she joined forces with Seth Rodsky, Sarah Harden, and Otter Media to launch Hello Sunshine into the stratosphere. The company, which is focused on elevating women's stories, produces movies, TV shows, and documentaries. Witherspoon also curates a monthly book club under the Hello Sunshine name, and many of those books have been turned into onscreen projects - including, most recently, Nikolaj Coster-Waldeau and Jennifer Garner's "The Last Thing He Told Me," which premiered on Apple TV+ on April 14. Ultimately, one...

Amazon’s $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM last year has opened the door for Amazon Studios to develop new projects based on some of the studio’s hottest properties, and news is emerging of some upcoming reboots, remakes and sequels currently being considered.

According to Deadline, a look through MGM’s extensive library has identified numerous properties ripe for development.

Among those reportedly on the table are “Legally Blonde”, “Robocop”, “Stargate”, “Fame”, “The Pink Panther” “The Magnificent Seven” and “The Thomas Crown Affair”.

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Each property is said to being approached differently, with some eyed for movies, some for television, and some for both.

One property in the latter category is “Legally Blonde”, with Deadline reporting that Amazon Studios is “in active early conversations” about a new movie (presumably featuring star Reese Witherspoon reviving her role) and a TV series.

Amazon Studios has identified a batch of titles from its $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM that the company plans to develop into TV or film projects, including “Robocop,” “Stargate” “Legally Blonde,” “Fame,” Barbershop,” “The Magnificent Seven,” “Pink Panther” and “The Thomas Crown Affair.”

A source familiar with the matter confirmed to TheWrap that the company is in active early conversations for a “Legally Blonde” movie and potential TV series. Additionally, Amazon has similar plans for “Stargate” under consideration, with a movie expected to go first. “Robocop” is also being discussed for film and TV, with a TV series potentially going first.

The source added that Amazon Studios is actively developing TV series based on “Fame,” “Barbershop” and “The Magnificent Seven,” as well as discussing “Thomas Crown Affair” movie and “Pink Panther” movie, which could be animated. A “Poltergeist” project is also under consideration.

The news was first reported by Deadline.

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Exclusive: MGM’s extensive film & TV catalogue, built over the past century, was the main driver behind Amazon’s $8.5B acquisition of the storied Hollywood studio. For the past year, since the deal closed in March 2022, Amazon Studios has been sifting through MGM’s library, identifying about a dozen initial titles for film and/or TV development, including Robocop, Stargate, Legally Blonde, Fame, Barbershop, The Magnificent Seven, Pink Panther and The Thomas Crown Affair.

We hear A-list creative auspices have reached out to inquire about adapting MGM IP which they are fans of. Additionally, Amazon Studios also has been leaning on its own roster of talent for some projects.

Each title is being approached differently — some are being steered toward film, some toward TV and some big ones are getting both movie and TV treatment.

For instance, Amazon Studios is in active early conversation on Legally Blonde, both for a...

Creed 3 has smashed a box office opening weekend record in just a single day. The film, which opened on March 3, is the third film in the Creed franchise, which itself is a spin-off of the long-running boxing franchise Rocky. Michael B. Jordan, who stars as the boxing champion Adonis Creed, reprised his role for this entry which was also his directorial debut. Also on hand in the film's ensemble cast is Jordan's Marvel Cinematic Universe compatriot Jonathan Majors, as well as Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu, and Phylicia Rashad.

Per Deadline, the opening day of Creed 3 already raked in a domestic box office gross of $22 million. Not only is the film well on its way to the strongest opening weekend of the franchise, it has broken a theatrical record for Amazon Studios, which recently acquired the film's parent company MGM. In just a single day, the film...