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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lexi Minetree Reveals Advice Reese Witherspoon Offered Her for ‘Legally Blonde' Prequel ‘Elle'
Lexi Minetree is grateful she has Reese Witherspoon in her corner while filming the upcoming Legally Blonde prequel series Elle. "She's just the best. She's so warm and so caring," Minetree, 23, who plays the younger version of Witherspoon's character, exclusively told Us Weekly at the Amazon Upfronts on Monday, May 12. "She's always checking in with me." Minetree felt thankful for the support Witherspoon, 49, has shown her, adding, "[She's] making sure I'm drinking enough water, making sure I'm getting enough rest and making sure I'm just taking in every moment, which I really appreciate. She's amazing." While preparing to embody the role of Elle Woods, Minetree recalled watching the original movie "over 50 times." What to Know About Prime Video's 'Legally Blonde' Prequel 'Elle': Returning Cast Members and More "As for making it my own, one of the directors, Jason Moore, said something that really stuck with me. He said, 'Do the work, do the prep and then throw it away and let your instinct take over,'" she shared with Us. "That's really what I've tried to take to heart and add my own little thing to it." Based on Amanda Brown's novel, the 2001 movie Legally Blonde introduced Us to Elle Woods (Witherspoon), a sorority girl who attempted to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner (Matthew Davis) by attending Harvard Law School. Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Victor Garber and Jennifer Coolidge rounded out the cast, which inspired a second movie two years later. News broke in 2018 that Witherspoon had teamed up with Mindy Kaling for Legally Blonde 3 — but there has been no real update since. Instead, the focus has shifted to Prime Video's prequel series Elle, which according to the official synopsis follows the titular character 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. In other words, get ready for the teen years of this legendary lawyer's story." "Elle is in high school so she's still trying to figure out who she is as a person," Minetree teased on Monday. "She definitely loves fashion, just like she did in the movie. But again, I think what audiences are going to love is [that] she really gets to discover herself during this time." A Guide to Every 'Legally Blonde' Spinoff and Sequel: From Movies to Broadway Joining the project has made Minetree even more appreciative of Elle's favorite color, adding, "I do think I definitely need to love pink now but I've always enjoyed it, which I think is a good thing." As for who from the original movie Minetree would like to see make a cameo? "I would love it if Jennifer Coolidge can make an appearance," she noted. "She's just the best. Who doesn't love Jennifer Coolidge?" In addition to Minetree, Elle's parents will be played by June Diane Raphael and Tom Everett Scott. Chandler Kinney, Gabrielle Policano and Jacob Moskovitz were also announced as series regulars. Elle will premiere in summer 2026 on Prime Video.
USA Today
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Is Selma Blair game for reprising the icy Vivian in 'Legally Blonde 3?'
Is Selma Blair game for reprising the icy Vivian in 'Legally Blonde 3?' Show Caption Hide Caption Reese Witherspoon to executive produce new 'Legally Blonde' series Prime Video has announced that it has ordered a 'Legally Blonde' prequel series, titled Elle, which will follow he character through her teen years. unbranded - Entertainment Did we just feel a chill in the air? Selma Blair, originator of the role of Elle Woods' law school nemesis in 'Legally Blonde,' says she is ready to bend and snap back into the role of the initially icy Vivian Kensington. When Elle (Reese Witherspoon) enrolled at Harvard Law School ("What, like it's hard?"), desperate to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner (Matthew Davis) in the 2001 feature, she was crushed to learn that he'd already moved on with Vivian (Blair), a brunette no less, in need of mascara and "some serious highlights." Blair did not appear in the film's 2003 sequel, 'Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde,' when Elle ventured to D.C. to outlaw animal testing. The 52-year-old actress has been able to return to her craft, amid her battle with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), now that she's increased her stamina and is relapse-free. MS is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system. Those with RRMS can experience flare-ups during which symptoms are exacerbated for a period of time. Selma Blair opens up about 'cathartic' MS discussions, service dog 'boyfriend' Scout 'Now I maybe take two naps a week, whereas before it was like four naps a day,' Blair says. And having a script decreases her vocal dystonia, which makes her speech sound strained. 'So that was a relief to learn, 'Oh, maybe I can go on a set again. I can deal with this,'' she says. Blair says the jury is still out as to whether she'll appear in 'Legally Blonde 3.' A draft of Elle's next chapter has been completed, co-writer Mindy Kaling confirmed to Variety, but Blair says she hasn't heard anything about her potential involvement. 'I'll just keep my fingers crossed that that's some joyful thing that I could have a cameo in, at least, and be a part of that for a moment,' she says. 'I'd love to see Vivian Kensington again. It was so much fun.' Blair will appear with Judd Hirsch in 'Stay Forte,' a film which dramatizes the kidnapping and deaths of three Israeli hostages. Blair last appeared in the 2021 feature, 'Far More,' also starring Adrian Grenier and Drea de Matteo.
