Excited Legally Blonde fans have already set their sights on who they want to play the iconic role of Elle Woods for the television series prequel to the noughties flick.
Lovers of the movie were delighted when they found out Reese Witherspoon, 48, is working on a spin-off TV series with the help of her Hello Sunshine production company.
The prequel, titled Elle, will feature the character’s origin story as the pink-obsessed protagonist makes her way through high school before she became a Harvard Law student.
Reese reprised her beloved role once more to announce the new television series on Tuesday morning, wearing a matching pink skirt and jacket, which she teamed with baby pink heels as she walked onto the stage in search of her dog Bruiser at Amazon’s Upfront event in New York City.
With a cast and a release date yet to be announced, the news has prompted Legally Blonde fans to consider who could possibly live up to the role of Elle – and one particular pop princess is currently fan-favourite.
Excited Legally Blonde fans have already set their sights on who they want to play the iconic role of Elle Woods for the upcoming TV prequel (pictured: Reese Witherspoon in character)
Movie buffs have taken to X (formerly Twitter) to beg Amazon Prime bosses to give the role to American singer and actress, Sabrina Carpenter (pictured performing at Coachella in April)
Movie buffs have taken to X (formerly Twitter) to beg Amazon Prime bosses to give the role to American singer and actress, Sabrina Carpenter, exclaiming that ‘nobody else would be enough’.
Some had even suggested the 25-year-old pop sensation should take on the role if there were ever a chance, before the prequel was announced.
‘They better cast Sabrina Carpenter as Elle Woods when they make the movie musical version of Legally Blonde.’
‘She would do such a good job. I need Sabrina to play one of my fave characters.’; ‘She would be incredible! Manifesting.; ‘Sabrina Carpenter for Legally Blonde the musical.’
‘Who do I have to call to get Sabrina Carpenter the role of Elle Woods?’; ‘Pushing the Sabrina Carpenter as Elle Eoods campaign.’; ‘I know her music career is just starting to take off but Sabrina playing young Elle Woods would be everything.’
‘If Sabrina is young Elle Woods that would be the most iconic role ever for her. I need it to happen now nobody else would be enough.’
The 25-year-old blonde bombshell shot to fame following her role as popular character Maya Hart in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World, before going on to release several albums and hit songs.
Her fame reached new heights after she joined Taylor Swift as a supporting act on her Eras Tour and broke records with her first UK number 1 single, Espresso.
The prequel will feature Elle’s origin story as the pink-obsessed protagonist makes her way through high school, before she became a Harvard Law student
Sabrina’s fame reached new heights after she joined Taylor Swift as a supporting act on her Eras Tour, and broke records with her first UK number 1 single, Espresso (Pictured at the Era’s Tour in February)
Movie buffs have taken to X (formerly Twitter ) to beg Amazon Prime bosses to give the role to American singer and actress, Sabrina Carpenter, exclaiming that ‘nobody else would be enough’
The hitmaker and her boyfriend, Saltburn star Barry Keoghan, recently made their first red carpet debut at the 2024 Met Gala in New York City.
Sabrina and Barry were first romantically linked last December and in April he attended Coachella in support of his lady’s titillating performances.
Having focussed only on music for the past few years, nabbing the beloved role would reignite her acting career.
The rumours of Sabrina playing Elle were further fuelled when social media realised the Espresso singer and Reese Witherspoon followed each other on Instagram on Wednesday.
Fans speculated: ‘I bet she’s Reese’s pick for young Elle.’; ‘OMG Sabrina in the prequel please.’; ‘I NEED her to be the new Elle.’; ‘Oh legally blonde prequel we here.’
‘Just when they announced the new legally blonde …hope Sabrina gets cast as young Elle Woods she would do such a great job.’; ‘If she’s not young Elle I give up.’
Reese announced the new television series on Tuesday morning at Amazon’s Upfront event in New York City, reprising her role as Elle Woods once more
The rumours of Sabrina playing Elle were fuelled when social media realised the Espresso singer and Reese Witherspoon followed each other on Instagram on Wednesday
Legally Blonde was released in 2001 and followed sorority girl Elle who attempted to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner Huntington III, played by Matthew Davis, by getting a degree at Harvard Law School, and in the process, overcoming stereotypes about blondes to triumph as a successful lawyer.
The new spin-off, Elle, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
When Reese announced the exciting news on Tuesday, she even performed her character’s famous ‘bend and snap’ – signature move Elle performed for her lovesick manicurist Paulette Bonafonté, played by Jennifer Coolidge.
‘Guys, this is Bruiser!’ Reese told Jen Salke, Head of Amazon and MGM Studios. ‘Thank you, I’m so glad you found him!’
‘Can I get an autograph?’ Alan Moss, vice president of global ad sales for Amazon Ads, then asked, before accidentally dropping his pen.
‘Alan, I got it,’ Reese replied. ‘Because when you get nervous in front of a really big group of people that you’re trying to impress, all you have to do is bend and snap.’
At this point, the audience was heard breaking out into wild applause and laughter.
Speaking about the upcoming project, Reese continued: ‘I had this crazy idea that the world would want to know the origin story of Elle Woods.
‘So here I am, to officially tell you the most amazing news ever, which is that we’re going back to high school with Elle.
‘Before she became the most famous Gemini vegetarian to graduate from Harvard Law school, she was just a regular 90s high school girl.
‘And, thanks to Amazon and Hello Sunshine, all of you are going to get to know her in this new series on Amazon Prime Video. I’m so excited.’
Sabrina and her boyfriend, Saltburn star Barry Keoghan, recently made their first red carpet debut at the 2024 Met Gala in New York City
