“Legally Blonde” is getting another sequel after 15 years. What, like it’s hard?
A third film in the highly quotable franchise starring Reese Witherspoon as intrepid lawyer Elle Woods is in the works, Deadline reports. MGM is regrouping the creative team behind the original film, which became a sleeper success when it hit theaters in 2001.
Screenwriters Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Karen McCullah, who adapted Amanda Brown’s novel of the same name, are in talks to write the new film’s script, while Marc Platt and Adam Siegel are set to produce once again. Witherspoon, who has added some serious producing credits to her name over the past decade, will also produce the film through her Hello Sunshine company.
Witherspoon was in the politically themed sequel “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde,” which failed to impress critics but still managed to rake it in at the box office.
The “Big Little Lies” actress has since given fans hope that Elle Woods could live again.
“I actually think it’s kind of great right now because we’re talking about women in politics and how important [it] is to get more women [in office],” Witherspoon said in 2015. “And I think it’d be kind of a cool thing to have her be a Supreme Court justice or someone who runs for office.”
When the topic of another sequel came up again last year, Witherspoon said she hoped to find “somebody really clever to come up with a great idea.”
“I do think it’s a good time to do it,” she said. “I think women need that kind of positivity right now.”
FILE - In this April 21, 2013 file photo, Actress Reese Witherspoon attends the premiere of "Mud" hosted by The Cinema Society with FIJI Water & Levi's at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/InvisionAP)
This image released by ABC news shows co-host George Stephanopoulos, left, interviewing actress Reese Witherspoon on "Good Morning America," Thursday, May 2, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/ABC, Ida Mae Astute)
This film image released by Roadside Attractions shows Reese Witherspoon in a scene from "Mud." (AP Photo/Roadside Attractions, Jim Bridges)
Reese Witherspoon arrives at the 85th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actress Reese Witherspoon arrives at the Oscars at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - DECEMBER 07: Honoree Reese Witherspoon and actor Jim Toth pose with the Grace Kelly Award during the 7th Annual March of Dimes Celebration of Babies, a Hollywood Luncheon, at the Beverly Hills Hotel on December 7, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images For March Of Dimes)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - DECEMBER 07: Elizabeth Banks and Reese Witherspoon arrives at the March Of Dimes' Celebration Of Babies held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on December 7, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - DECEMBER 06: Actress Reese Witherspoon arrives at the Chrildren's Defense Fund of California 22nd Annual Beat The Odds Awards at Beverly Hills Hotel on December 6, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for CDF)
CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 23: Actress Reese Witherspoon attends An Evening with Reese Witherspoon hosted by the Gene Siskel Film Center at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago on June 23, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images)
US actors Reese Witherspoon (L) and Matthew McConaughey smile as they leave the Festival Palace following the screening of the film 'Mud' presented in competition at the 65th Cannes film festival on May 26, 2012 in Cannes. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI
US actress Reese Witherspoon smiles during the press conference for the film 'Mud' presented in competition at the 65th Cannes film festival on May 26, 2012 in Cannes. AFP PHOTO / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT
US actress Reese Witherspoon smiles while posing during the photocall of 'Mud' presented in competition at the 65th Cannes film festival on May 26, 2012 in Cannes. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 08: Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon attend a soccer game in Pacific Palisades on December 8, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JB Lacroix/WireImage)
NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 09: Presenter Reese Witherspoon speaks at the 45th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 9, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Actress Reese Witherspoon arrives at the inaugural Art + Film Gala honoring actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood and artist John Baldessari at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles, November 5, 2011 AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 17: Actresses Reese Witherspoon (L) and Jennifer Aniston attend ELLE's 18th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute held at the Four Seasons Hotel on October 17, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 17: Actress Reese Witherspoon arrives at ELLE's 18th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute held at the Four Seasons Hotel on October 17, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 16: Reese Witherspoon, Avon Foundation for Women Honorary Chair attends the 2011 Breast Cancer Global Congress & Avon Walk For Breast Cancer New York on October 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Avon)
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 06: Actress Reese Witherspoon arrives at the second annual Art Mere/Art Pere Night presented by CORZO Tequila at Smashbox West Hollywood on October 6, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for CORZO Tequila)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 10: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge speaks with Kristin Gore (C) and Reese Witherspoon during a reception to mark the launch of Tusk's US Patron Circle at the home of Steve Tisch on July 10, 2011 in Beverley Hill, California. (Photo by Karen Ballard - Pool/Getty Images)
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JUNE 16: In this handout provided by Avon, Avon Global Ambassador Reese Witherspoon attends the Avon Believe World Tour on June 16, 2011 in Moscow, Russia.(Photo by Avon via Getty Images)
WARSAW, POLAND - JUNE 14: In this handout provided by Avon, Avon Global Ambassador Reese Witherspoon and Avon Chairman & CEO Andrea Jung attend the Avon Believe World Tour on June 14, 2011 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Avon via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 05: Actress Reese Witherspoon arrives at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Actress Reese Witherspoon arrives at the premiere of 'How do you know' at the Village Theater in Westwood, California, on December 13, 2010. AFP PHOTO / VALERIE MACON
Academy Award winning actress Reese Witherspoon gestures at the ceremony to unveil her Hollywood Walk of Fame star in Hollywood on December 1, 2010. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON
Academy Award winning actress Reese Witherspoon gestures at the ceremony to unveil her Hollywood Walk of Fame star in Hollywood on December 1, 2010. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON
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