Reese Witherspoon Makes Big ‘Legally Blonde’ Announcement

Reese Witherspoon made an enormous announcement concerning ‘Legally Blonde,’ and he or she did it the one method she might.. by bending and snapping!

Within the 2001 film, Witherspoon portrays the long-lasting character Elle Woods, who’s checked out as a seemingly stereotypical sorority lady with a love for vogue, pink, and all issues glamorous. Nevertheless, Elle shocks her family and friends when she decides to observe her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Regulation College in an try and win him again.

‘Legally Blonde’ has develop into a cultural phenomenon, and Witherspoon’s portrayal of Elle Woods stays one in all her most iconic roles. Because of its reputation, a sequel, ‘Legally Blonde 2: Pink, White & Blonde,’ and a Broadway musical adaptation have been launched.

Witherspoon additionally acquired a Golden Globe nomination for Greatest Actress – Movement Image Musical or Comedy and a nomination on the 2002 MTV Film Award for Greatest Feminine Efficiency. The movie grossed $141.7 million worldwide, together with $96.5 million in North America and $45.2 million elsewhere.

“I am so honored to have been part of sharing her story with you all,” Witherspoon shared when the film turned 20 years outdated. “Each meme, commencement cap, musical quantity, Halloween costume, and bend & snap has introduced me a lot JOY over these previous twenty years! I’m wondering… what is going to Elle do subsequent?”

After she seemingly teased a 3rd movie, it has been confirmed that the ‘Legally Blonde’ legacy will not be over.

On Tuesday, Could 14, Reese Witherspoon took the stage at Amazon Prime Video’s upfront presentation to make an enormous announcement.

For these of you who like to “bend and snap,” prepare as a result of an Elle Woods prequel collection is within the works! After all, they made the announcement in probably the most iconic method potential as one in all Witherspoon’s fellow presenters dropped a pen whereas “asking for an autograph,” to which Witherspoon proceeded to choose up along with her iconic “bend and snap.”

“I obtained it as a result of while you get nervous in entrance of a extremely massive group of individuals that you simply’re making an attempt to impress, all you need to do is bend and snap,” she mentioned through Selection.

After all, the bend and snap is without doubt one of the most iconic scenes from ‘Legally Blonde,’ however Jennifer Coolidge says it is “deceptive.”

“I’ve by no means had bending over work for me prefer it did in that film,” Coolidge instructed Deadline. “I believe that the bend and snap is deceptive. However I might must say after I did do the bend and snap, I used to be carrying my underwear and I really feel like in actual life you need to depart it off.”

On the Amazon Prime presentation, Reese Witherspoon instructed followers that the upcoming undertaking can be titled ‘Elle.’

“I had this loopy concept that the world would possibly wish to know the origin story of Elle Woods,” she mentioned on the panel. “So, right here I’m to formally inform you probably the most superb information ever, which is that we’re going again to highschool with Elle.”

“Earlier than she grew to become probably the most well-known Gemini vegetarian to graduate from Harvard Regulation College, she was only a common ‘90s highschool lady. And due to Amazon and Hey Sunshine, all of you’re going to get to know her on this new collection on Amazon Prime Video,” Witherspoon, who sported a pink ensemble, mentioned. “I’m so excited.”

The actress is an govt producer on the present together with Lauren Kisilevsky, Marc Platt, and Lauren Neustadter.

Deadline beforehand reported, “Witherspoon and her Hey Sunshine firm are behind ‘Legally Blonde’ spinoff TV collection impressed by the favored movie franchise that’s in growth at Amazon MGM Studios.”

Witherspoon beforehand spoke a couple of potential third movie. “I am nonetheless hoping that Legally Blonde 3 goes to return collectively in the suitable method,” she instructed USA In the present day in 2022. “It is identical to ‘High Gun’: They waited a very long time to make one other model of that film, and I cherished the nostalgia piece they included in it. So positively that gave us loads of inspiration about what we’d wish to do with Elle Woods and ensure that we had all those self same touchstones that mattered to individuals [back] then.”

“I really feel like these characters are my mates, so I safeguard them,” she added. “I might by no means make the subpar, mediocre model of their story.”

Whereas followers might not get a 3rd movie, they’re getting a brand new spin-off! A launch date has but to be introduced.