CNN
—
The time has come for Reese Witherspoon and the crew behind the brand new “Legally Blonde” prequel series to search out their younger Elle Woods.
On Wednesday, Witherspoon announced in a video posted to Instagram that the search is on to forged the coveted function of a excessive school-aged Woods for the upcoming Prime Video sequence “Elle,” the famed pink-clad character that Witherspoon originated within the 2001 basic.
“We’re beginning the casting course of and we’re making it open,” Witherspoon stated within the video. “That is going to be actually enjoyable!”
Within the caption, Witherspoon directed her followers to submit their auditions on the hyperlink in her bio, writing she’s “SO excited to see your whole fabulous takes on everybody’s favourite Gemini vegetarian.”
Witherspoon announced the prequel sequence when she appeared at Prime Video’s upfront presentation in Might, saying that earlier than Woods grew to become a Harvard Regulation grad, she was only a “common ‘90s highschool lady.”
The sequence will observe a teenage Woods “as we study in regards to the life experiences that formed her into the long-lasting younger girl we got here to know and love within the first ‘Legally Blonde’ movie,” in accordance with an official synopsis.
Viewers will see how Woods “navigated her world as an adolescent along with her distinct persona and ingenuity, in ways in which solely our beloved Elle might do,” Withersoon, who will function an govt producer on the sequence, stated in a information launch on the time of the present’s announcement.
“Legally Blonde” premiered in 2001 and has grow to be a cult basic. Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Luke Wilson, Jennifer Coolidge, Victor Garber, Ali Larter and Holland Taylor rounded out the all-star forged. A sequel was launched in 2003 and a 3rd installment is reportedly being co-written by Mindy Kaling.
The film follows the optimistic and trendy sorority queen Woods (Witherspoon), who attends Harvard Regulation to win again her faculty boyfriend Warner (Davis). Woods winds up proving her many critics improper when she excels in her discipline, finds love elsewhere and realizes her true worth.
What, like it’s hard?