Current:Home > reviewsSignalHub Quantitative Think Tank Center:Reese Witherspoon to revive 'Legally Blonde' in Amazon Prime Video series -ProfitLogic
SignalHub Quantitative Think Tank Center:Reese Witherspoon to revive 'Legally Blonde' in Amazon Prime Video series
EchoSense View
Date:2025-04-07 14:59:34
What,SignalHub Quantitative Think Tank Center like it's hard?
Reese Witherspoon is bringing an old classic back with a new twist: a "Legally Blonde" TV series.
Witherspoon, 48, and her Hello Sunshine company under Candle Media will produce the series alongside Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage's production company Fake Empire and Amazon MGM Studios, a rep for Amazon Prime Video confirmed to USA TODAY Thursday.
"Gossip Girl" creators and writers Schwartz and Savage will be writing the script for the television series.
Plot details are unavailable and it's unclear if Witherspoon will star in the spinoff.
Witherspoon's "Legally Blonde" became a pop culture phenomenon when it hit theaters in 2001. The movie, starring the actress as sorority girl Elle Woods on a mission to win her boyfriend back at Harvard as he plans to devote his time to law school. The character based on Amanda Brown's novel adopted the motto: "If you can't beat them, join them."
The movie went on to gross over $140 million worldwide, per Box Office Mojo.
Witherspoon came back for the sequel "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde" in 2003, but did not participate in the lesser acknowledged "Legally Blondes" in 2009.
Reese Witherspoon talks Apple TV+ drama'Surface,' how new 'Top Gun' inspired 'Legally Blonde 3'
Since 2018, a "Legally Blonde 3" has been in talks to be written by Mindy Kaling but there has not been any timeline on when to expect the project.
"I'm still hoping that 'Legally Blonde 3' is gonna come together in the right way," Witherspoon told USA TODAY in July 2022. "It's just like 'Top Gun': They waited a long time to make another version of that movie, and I loved the nostalgia piece they incorporated in it. So definitely that gave us a lot of inspiration about what we would want to do with Elle Woods and make sure that we had all those same touchstones that mattered to people (back) then."
She added: "I feel like these characters are my friends, so I safeguard them. I would never make the subpar, mediocre version of their story."
veryGood! (9867)
Related
- Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
- The Beatles will release a final record, using John Lennon's voice via an AI assist
- A color-changing lizard and Muppet orchid are among 380 newly found species – many of which are under threat
- Codex Sassoon, oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, sold at auction for $38.1 million
- Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
- Tom Brady Announces Return to the Sports World After NFL Retirement
- Transcript: Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on Face the Nation, May 21, 2023
- New search for Madeleine McCann centers on reservoir in Portugal
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- Russia's Wagner Group accused of using rape and mass-murder to control an African gold mining town
Ranking
- Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
- 5 questions about the new streaming service Max — after a glitchy launch
- People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused
- After days of destruction, Macron blames a familiar bogeyman: video games
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- Jonathan Majors Denies Assaulting Woman After Being Arrested for Domestic Dispute
- Andy Cohen Teases “Really Confrontational” Vanderpump Reunion With Ariana Madix in “Revenge Dress”
- Reese Witherspoon and Husband Jim Toth Break Up After 11 Years of Marriage
Recommendation
A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
Outdoor Home Decor & Furniture to Make Your Backyard, Balcony or Patio Feel Like a Great Escape
AI-generated images are everywhere. Here's how to spot them
A color-changing lizard and Muppet orchid are among 380 newly found species – many of which are under threat
Scoot flight from Singapore to Wuhan turns back after 'technical issue' detected
Why SpaceX staff cheered when the Starship rocket exploded
Ariana Madix Shares Thoughts on Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss After VPR Reunion
Make Easter Easier With 15 Top-Rated Kitchen Finds You Never Knew You Needed