Who’s able to follow their “bend and snap” routine? Earlier this 12 months, Reese Witherspoon launched the world to actress Lexi Minetree, who will play the brand new Elle Woods within the upcoming Legally Blonde collection Elle. The extremely anticipated prequel (produced by Amazon MGM Studios) will comply with a teenage Elle as she navigates her highschool years. After watching her get into Harvard Regulation, we’re certain she’ll make navigating highschool look simple as a result of, what, prefer it’s onerous? Shortly after unveiling the brand new Elle, Witherspoon’s manufacturing firm, Hey Sunshine, introduced that the present had entered manufacturing, and Prime Video later confirmed that the Legally Blonde prequel would have a Summer season 2026 launch. Now the streamer has one other thrilling new replace to share with followers.
Lately on Instagram, Witherspoon’s Hey Sunshine posted a video that options the Elle forged on set. Originally of the clip, Minetree recreates her character’s iconic “bend and snap” transfer and publicizes that the prequel collection has formally wrapped filming. “That is a bend and wrap!” she says as she stands in entrance of a slew of pink posters showcasing well-known rock bands. Different forged members who make a shock cameo within the video embody June Diane Raphael as Elle’s mother, Eva Woods, and Tom Everett Scott as Wyatt Woods, Elle’s father. The caption reads, “Harvard was onerous. Highschool was tougher. Manufacturing on our brand-new collection Elle has formally wrapped — class is in session Summer season 2026!” See the video under.
This new prequel collection comes precisely 24 years after followers had been first launched to the clever and trendy Elle Woods in 2001’s Legally Blonde. The movie follows Elle (Witherspoon), who’s ready for the second her boyfriend, Warner Huntington III, pops the massive query. Nonetheless, there’s one drawback: she’s too blonde. Because of this, he breaks up together with her and begins his semester at Harvard Regulation Faculty. Decided to win him again, Elle transfers to Harvard to show she’s greater than only a fairly blonde. The hit launch spawned a sequel, Legally Blonde 2: Crimson, White & Blonde (2003), along with a direct-to-DVD spin-off, Legally Blondes (2009), and Legally Blonde: The Musical (2007).
Whereas followers are excited to see Elle’s backstory within the upcoming prequel collection, they cannot assist however marvel what occurred to Legally Blonde 3, a sequel that is been within the works for over a decade. In 2018, MGM introduced they might be making one other installment to the Legally Blonde franchise, with Witherspoon set to return as Elle. After quite a few pushbacks and delays, there hasn’t been any replace about Legally Blonde 3 for fairly a while, which leaves followers unsure about its future. When (if ever) can we count on to see Witherspoon’s Elle Woods again on the massive display?
Is ‘Legally Blonde 3’ Nonetheless Occurring?
Not a lot has been revealed in regards to the making of Legally Blonde 3, which makes it appear seemingly that the film is at a little bit of a standstill. Initially, it was purported to premiere in theaters in February 2020, however that is lengthy since come and gone and we do not have a brand new launch date. In 2023, Witherspoon revealed to Leisure Tonight that Jennifer Coolidge, who portrayed Elle’s shut pal and manicurist, Paulette Bonafonté, was confirmed to return for the sequel. That very same 12 months, Mindy Kaling, a co-writer for the sequel script, revealed on the Desk for Two podcast that writing the script has been troublesome. She defined:
“And in order that’s difficult as a author. Writing one thing that’s extremely humorous and is a superb position for Reese however is saying one thing about feminism now. So we have simply been attempting to nail it.”
And it has been radio silence ever since. Is Legally Blonde 3 nonetheless occurring? For now, we do not know for certain. It seems that Amazon MGM Studios and Witherspoon are primarily specializing in the Elle prequel collection. On the intense aspect, it hasn’t been introduced that Legally Blonde 3 has been utterly scrapped or shelved, so it may nonetheless be in improvement. A minimum of for now, followers have the Legally Blonde prequel collection to sit up for, which is ready to premiere on Prime Video in Summer season 2026. Keep tuned for extra updates!