Reese Witherspoon said last August that she and others were "thinking about" making Legally Blonde 3. It's been several months since then, but Witherspoon has made her decision: She's definitely down to play Elle Woods for the third film.
"Yeah, yeah I would [do it]!" she told James Corden last night. "I think it'd be kind of cool to see her 15 years later, like what's she doing now? What do you think? I don't know. But I need a good idea."
Then fellow guest Tony Goldwyn suggested that Woods have a Kellyanne Conway-type role. Witherspoon dismissed that quickly with a little Conway burn: "People like Elle Woods so…"
But otherwise, Witherspoon is open: Woods could be the first female president, "she could, yeah, yeah, or she could be a Supreme Court justice or she could be like a really great powerful attorney," the actress mused. "Or she could be in prison. She could be anything! I don't know."
There's no official confirmation of a film yet, but Witherspoon told Corden in the meantime, she'd reprise the role on his show in a Crosswalk Musical. His response to that is perfect:
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Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held positions at InStyle and Cosmopolitan. When she's not working, she loves running around Central Park, making people take #ootd pics of her, and exploring New York City.
