Tag: Legally Blonde
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10 Best ‘The Morning Show’ Characters, Ranked by Likability
The Morning Show (2019) is a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of morning television. Who makes the cut, who does – and who doesn’t have the it factor, and just how far those on top will go to stay there. An all-star cast that includes Friends alum Jennifer Aniston as The Morning Show host…
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Reese Witherspoon Made a Little Red Riding Hood Adaptation, and It’s F***ed
Before Reese Witherspoon became a household name around the world with performances in hits like Election and Legally Blonde, she was a young actress who was looking for stepping-stone roles in Hollywood. Big Little Lies, Wild, and the Apple TV+ hit The Morning Show, which is well into its third season, along with her production…
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Garth Craven, Peckinpah Collaborator and Film Editor of ‘Legally Blonde,’ Dies at 84
Film and sound editor Garth Craven, who edited films including “Legally Blonde” and got his start in film editing with Sam Peckinpah’s “Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid,” died May 20 in Barcelona. He was 84.His death was only recently announced by his daughter Willow.Craven not only worked in the cutting room but also in…
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Reese Witherspoon Thought ‘Nobody’ Would See ‘Legally Blonde’ Before ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ Success
“Legally Blonde” is now legal…but Reese Witherspoon apparently didn’t think the film would spur two sequels back in 2001.Ahead of “Legally Blonde 3,” penned by Mindy Kaling, longtime Witherspoon collaborator Andy Tennant revealed the Emmy and Oscar winner didn’t anticipate the massive success of the Harvard Law School-based fish out of water rom-com.“I had lunch…
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Reese Witherspoon ‘Still Hopes’ That ‘Legally Blonde 3’ Comes Together: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Gave Us Inspiration
“Legally Blonde” fans have been waiting in limbo for announcements on the long-in-the-works third movie, but a recent Reese Witherspoon interview implies the sequel isn’t a sure thing just yet. The Oscar winner recently told USA Today that she is still hoping the movie comes together in “the right way,” which may surprise fans given…
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Selma Blair Weighs in on LGBTQ ‘Legally Blonde’ Original Ending: ‘Let’s Go with That’
Any Cosmo girl would have known about the “Legally Blonde” alternate endings. But now star Selma Blair is finally weighing in on the scrapped LGBTQ original conclusion that showed Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) finding her happily ever after…with a surprising enemies-to-lovers twist.During a 2021 oral history in honor of the film’s 20th anniversary, actress Jessica…
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Have we witnessed the death of the Hollywood remake?
Meagre turnout for West Side Story shows that these days, the way to cash in on intellectual property is via sequels and rebootsSo far, Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story hasn’t had audiences pirouetting and finger-clicking their way to cinemas. There are plenty of reasons why; the main one relating to a certain global pandemic. But…
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Why the James Bond Franchise Complicates Amazon’s Talks to Acquire MGM
Industry executives are stunned that Amazon is in negotiations to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in a deal that could reach $9 billion. Their shock comes from a belief that the price tag severely overvalues the studio behind James Bond, the Pink Panther and “Legally Blonde.”Other companies have kicked the tires on MGM at various points during a…
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‘Introducing, Selma Blair’ Makes the Actress and Activist Into the Leading Lady of Her Own Life
In August 2018, after years of self-professed “unhealthy” living and a litany of symptoms that scared the hell out of her, actress Selma Blair received a startling diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Suddenly, a lot made sense: the tremors that kept her from everyday living, the incipient terror that had often led her to drink, a…
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‘Legally Blonde 3’ Pushes Back Release to May 2022
“Legally Blonde 3” is slated to hit theaters in May 2022 after originally being scheduled for a February 2020 release.MGM Studios announced the news on Twitter late Tuesday, following the “Legally Blonde” virtual reunion featuring Reese Witherspoon and her co-stars Selma Blair (Vivian Kensington), Jessica Cauffiel (Margot), Jennifer Coolidge (Paulette Bonafonté), Matthew Davis (Warner Huntington…