The blonde’s revenge : Reese Witherspoon as Barbie before her time
From The blonde’s revenge (2001), Reese Witherspoon proved that blondes should be taken seriously. In this colorful pop comedy, the actress plays Elle Woods, a rather superficial student, cliché of the mindless blonde. It is also because of the image she projects of her that her boyfriend decides to leave her when she enters Harvard, believing that this “Marylin” could ruin her career for him. Determined not to give in, she also manages to enroll in the prestigious law school to prove to her ex-boyfriend that she is as good as him. Better yet, she’ll beat it by proving herself as an intern at the law firm of one of their professors.
Great success upon its release with almost $142 million in worldwide box office receipts, The blonde’s revenge gave rise to a sequel, The blonde strikes again, which reached similar figures in 2003. For more than twenty years we have been waiting for the return of the sparkling Elle Woods, so well played by a delightful Reese Witherspoon. But still nothing on the horizon. Well, almost, since thena third work it was announced more than five years ago!
It was in 2018 that Reese Witherspoon confirmed the start of construction Revenge of the blonde girl 3 (Legally blonde 3 in the VO). The screenwriters of the first film, Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Karen McCullah, were supposed to write the next chapter in Elle Woods’ life. AND a date had even been announced : February 14, 2020 for Valentine’s Day.
A long-awaited third film
Only the year 2020 has passed, and nothing has progressed Revenge of the blonde girl 3. We may now even doubt that the project will be built given the lack of progress since then. However, it seems that Reese Witherspoon hasn’t given up. The actress, also a producer, is still waiting for the “perfect script”. It is for this reason that the previously mentioned screenwriters were later replaced by Daniel J. Goor. Then it was Mindy Kaling who took over this mission, saying in 2022 that she didn’t want to “ruining the Reese Witherspoon franchise“.
Believe Screenrantthe long-awaited script would not have been offered yet (the 2023 writers’ strike could have had an impact on this level). Production therefore remains at a standstill. This does not mean that the project is abandoned. Recently, during an interview given to Comic book (in December 2023), Luke Wilson he was vaguely optimistic about it Revenge of the blonde girl 3. When asked if he had information on the progress of the project, the interpreter of Emmett Richmond in the saga stated that he had participated a Zoom meeting with the whole team, but without this making things happen. On the other hand, according to him, the success of Barbie in 2023 could help break the deadlock, as long as, once again, “the perfect scenario” lands in the hands of Reese Witherspoon.
Reese is a very perceptive person, so I think he really wants to wait for the perfect scenario. But I’m sure that Barbie’s success, which caused a sensation around the world, touched them. In any case I hope this encourages them to get the best possible scenario.
Barbie, starring Margot Robbie, was truly a box office success with over $1.4 billion grossed at the box office worldwide. he is also easy to combine the two works with Reese Witherspoon appearing in The blonde’s revenge with her big smile and pink clothes. A third work could ride Barbie’s wave or, on the contrary, give the impression of a repetition. Everything will depend on the scenario, if it is ever written…
Source: Cine Serie
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