Elle Woods will be back in MGM's Legally Blonde 3, with a new script to be written by Mindy Kaling (The Office) and Dan Goor (Parks and Recreation). Back in 2018, it was announced a new Legally Blonde film was on its way, with Reese Witherspoon set to return as her iconic character. The writers from the first film, Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Karen McCullah, were originally set to write the script.
According to Deadline, Kaling and Goor, who also worked together on an upcoming wedding comedy with Priyanka Chopra, will be writing an original story, and not making touch ups or changes to any existing script for Legally Blonde 3. Witherspoon will star and produce under her studio Hello Sunshine, alongside one of the series' original producers, Marc Platt.
The original Legally Blonde film came out in 2001 and has since become a classic. A sequel was released two years later. Since then, it's been 17 years, but the story of Woods, a sorority girl who follows an ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School to win him back and instead becomes an accomplished lawyer herself, remains an important piece of pop culture.
Previously, Mindy starred in the comedy The Mindy Project and has created and executive-produced a series of shows and films, including Hulu's Four Weddings and a Funeral television adaptation, the Amazon comedy Late Night, and most recently, the Netflix series Never Have I Ever. Goor has won two Emmys for writing on The Daily Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and co-created the hit comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine. The two should make a fun team for Legally Blonde 3.
Source: Deadline