“Elle” will follow the future lawyer during her high school years.
Witherspoon shared the news with ajoyous Instagram video.
The clip also features brief glimpses of Minetree’s audition.
Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde; Reese Witherspoon tells Lexi Minetree she’s the next Elle Woods.Credit:Tracy Bennett/MGM; Reese Witherspoon/Instagram
“I haven’t slept in three nights.
“Hey Anne, Lexi just handed me her phone.
Minetree’s mother also noted that Witherspoon and her daughter even sounded alike.
Lexi Minetree, who has been named as the new Elle Woods in the ‘Legally Blonde’ prequel series.Lexi Minetree/Instagram
“When I saw her tape I was like, ‘Are we the same person?'”
Witherspoon will executive produce alongside Lauren Neustadter, Lauren Kisilevsky, and Marc Platt.
What could be better than that?”
