Legally Blonde Prequel: Reese Witherspoon Shares First Look of Young Elle Woods; ‘Couldn’t be More Excited’

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Reese Witherspoon unveiled a glimpse of the Legally Blonde prequel on social media. She revealed that Lexi Minetree will portray a younger Elle Woods in the new Amazon Prime Video series, which has just started filming.

Harvard proved challenging, high school even more so. Now, our new series ‘Elle’ is being produced! I’m absolutely thrilled to bring Minetree, a younger rendition of my famous character, to life.” – The Morning Show actress expressed her enthusiasm in her latest post.

Based on the given summary, this prequel is set during Elle Woods’ high school days, delving into the pivotal moments in her life that transformed her into the cherished character from the classic movie “Legally Blonde.

As a devoted admirer of the original character, I’m honored to step into the role of an executive producer for this captivating series. Alongside this incredible journey, I was privileged to be part of the casting process. Auditioning promising young talents was nothing short of exhilarating, a truly unique and enjoyable experience I described to People magazine as a “trip.

On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Reese Witherspoon shared that the character of Wednesday portrayed by Jenna Ortega sparked her curiosity about Elle’s life before she turned legally blonde. Intrigued by the idea, she expressed, “I thought it was fantastic! We should delve into Elle Woods’ high school years!

In February, it was revealed that Lexi Minetree would be the main character in the upcoming series, which represents her first significant acting role since making brief appearances on Law & Order: SVU. Tom Everett Scott has been cast as Elle’s father, while June Diane Raphael will portray her mother in the show.

In collaboration, Laura Kittrell and Caroline Dries take on the role of co-executive producers for the spinoff series named Elle. Together with Reese Witherspoon, Marc Platt, Lauren Neustadter, and Lauren Kisilevsky under the Hello Sunshine production company, they also serve as executive producers for this project.

In this version, the show is penned by the same duo who wrote Legally Blonde, namely Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith. Interestingly, the original director of Legally Blonde, Robert Luketic, has come back to helm the spin-off.

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2025-04-03 20:52