Legal Blonde 3 – starring Witherspoon – is currently in the works, with Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) writing the screenplay. The final product came after “about 10 drafts of the script. I worked with the writers (Kirsten Smith, Karen McCullah Lutz, who worked on Amanda Brown`s novel) who stayed after filming began,” Luketic explained. “And we had to rethink and rewrite, often in the middle of the night.” An untapped idea for the finished film included an appearance by Judge Judy during Elle`s Harvard video essay in which Elle and her friends were chasing the show`s host.[10] Alanna Ubach instead suggested casting Witherspoon`s husband, Ryan Phillippe, for the role, which was rewritten as a male character, but Witherspoon didn`t think the idea would work. [13] According to Selma Blair, the unforgettable ending of the 2001 hit “Legally Blonde” was originally intended to double the blonde. Charlize Theron, Gwyneth Paltrow, Alicia Silverstone, Katherine Heigl, Christina Applegate, Milla Jovovich and Jennifer Love Hewitt were all considered for the lead role,[12] but Luketic stated that he “knew on page five of the script that he wanted Reese to play Her”. [10] “I wanted someone with gravity and brains,” he said. “It had to be more behind the face, and Reese fit in perfectly.” Witherspoon was the first person to read the script, and it was not sent to other actresses.[12] Casting director Joseph Middleton had also previously worked with Witherspoon in The Man in the Moon and A Far Off Place, so he strongly believed in her for the role when Platt mentioned Witherspoon`s name. Applegate turned down the role and Platt suggested casting Britney Spears, but McCullah convinced him not to cast Britney Spears after her appearance on Saturday Night Live.
Despite Luketic`s enthusiasm for Witherspoon as a lead actor, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was not convinced.[13] [14] Witherspoon`s performance as Tracy Flick in Election put her in danger of being typed by studio executives. [14] “They thought I was a shrew,” Witherspoon told The Hollywood Reporter. Witherspoon had been sidelined for several other post-election roles. “My manager ended up calling me and saying, `You have to meet with the studio head because he`s not going to approve you. He thinks you`re really your Election character and you`re disgusting. And then I was told to dress sexy. Witherspoon went through several rounds of auditions for the role and even met executives with Southern California accents.[14] “I remember a room full of men asking me if I was mixed and if I was a sorority,” Witherspoon recalls. “Even though I had dropped out of university four years earlier and had never been to the nurses.” [14] Luketic recalls meeting with her to discuss how she would approach the role. “We met at a hotel on Sunset Boulevard and discussed the film. We were both concerned about certain aspects, such as, how can the public feel sorry for a rich girl driving a Porsche; And she had to dress in a very special way that wasn`t distracting or off-putting. And every decision came from a certain innocence [of character]. [10] On Rotten Tomatoes, Legally Blonde has a 70% approval rating, based on reviews from 147 critics, with an average rating of 6.20/10.
The site`s consensus is as follows: “While the images are predictable and stereotypical, Reese Witherspoon`s funny and nuanced portrayal makes this film better than it otherwise would have been.” [34] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 59 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating “mixed or average reviews”. [35] The audience surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an “A−” rating on the scale of A-F.[36] Devin Stone, better known online as LegalEagle, an American YouTuber and attorney, observed that the application process was not possible in the film in which Elle Woods sent a video essay to the Harvard Law School Admissions Board. “There`s no way to upload that into the law school`s application system,” Stone noted. [45] “During orientation, Harvard Law School actually released the clip of Elle`s admissions video, where the admissions committee decided to let her in, and then they swore they didn`t make any decision that way,” explained Harvard Law School student Jameyanne Fuller. [46] If you sign up, you`ll also have limited access to premium articles, exclusive newsletters, commentaries, and virtual events featuring our top journalists. Jennifer Coolidge was cast as Paulette, Elle`s manicure friend, a role for which Coolidge was rumored to be Courtney Love and Kathy Najimy. For the role of Warner`s new girlfriend, Vivian, Smith suggested that Chloë Sevigny be cast for the role, but that suggestion didn`t work, so Selma Blair was cast instead; Blair and Witherspoon had already been together in Cruel Intentions, so their friendship was an anchor between their characters. Ali Larter was originally set to play one of Elle`s sisters, but when she read the script, she fell in love with Brooke`s character Taylor Windham, the fitness guide for the murder trial. [13] Screenwriter Karen McCullah said the writers also rejected Elle`s idea of ending up with a teacher.
In an oral history of the film for the New York Times, actress Jessica Cauffiel (one of Elle`s best friends, Margot) claimed that an early ending to the film with Elle and her former adversary Vivian “ended in Hawaii in beach chairs, drinking margaritas and holding hands.” Any girl in Cosmo would have known the alternate endings of “Legal Blonde”. But now, star Selma Blair is finally weighing up the original LGBTQ conclusion that showed Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) found her happy for the rest of her life. with a surprising turn of phrase from enemies to lovers. One night, Callahan tries to seduce Elle, who now believes that this is the reason she got the internship. Devastated, she resigns and almost returns to California to tell Emmett what happened. When he tells Brooke, she fires Callahan and replaces him with Elle under Emmett`s direction, since she is only a law student, citing a Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling that law students can represent clients if they do so under the supervision of a licensed attorney. The cast and crew also did a lot of research, with McCullah and Smith attending Stanford Law School for a week during orientation time. A scene of a group of new students going around in circles was inspired by law students listening to the screenwriters during their visit. They also sat for the criminal and constitutional law categories; McCullah was particularly bored during the sophomore, although she found the first one interesting, but it inspired her to write a few scenes during that course.
[13] There`s no denying that Legally Blonde is one of the most iconic films of all time. Not only did he catapult Reese Witherspoon into superstardom, but he also blessed us with iconic phrases like “Bend over and crack!” and “I`m going to take the dog, fool!” Nevertheless, 20 years later, it remains just as hilarious and touching to see Elle Woods become the lawyer she was meant to be. Screenwriters Karen McCullah and Kristen Smith also noticed other endings, including one in which Elle and Vivian, who is now also blonde, founded the Blonde Legal Defense Club and distributed flyers at Harvard Law School Quad.
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