Legally Blonde Prequel Casts Young Elle Woods, And Reese Witherspoon Has Shared The Video Of Her Telling The New Star She Got The Part

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The Legally Blonde prequel series Elle has found its lead. The show, which is executive produced by original star Reese Witherspoon, will follow the teenage years of future sorority girl turned Harvard law student Elle Woods, who was the lead of the 2001 movie Legally Blonde and its 2003 sequel Red, White, & Blonde. An open casting call for the title role in the upcoming Elle began in September 2024. Earlier in the week, the process had reportedly been narrowed down to a few finalists, including young actors Lexi Minetree and Madison Wolfe.

On her official Instagram account, Reese Witherspoon shared a video announcing that the part of Elle Woods in Elle has gone to Lexi Minetree. In the video, which features a caption celebrating that "we finally found our Elle," Witherspoon sits down with Minetree while both are dressed in pink. Witherspoon shares that "we had to make a really hard decision" while an overlay shows footage from Minetree's audition tape, which is a recreation of Elle Woods' video application to Harvard from the original movie.

While Witherspoon at first makes it seem like she may be delivering a rejection, she eventually says, "you don't have to audition anymore, because you got the part." Minetree responds by crying, hugging Witherspoon, and calling her mom in the joyous video. See the post below:

Minetree also shared the video to her own Instagram account, with a caption profusely thanking "my family, friends, and reps who believe in me and my silly lil dreams," as well as Amazon MGM Studios, Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine, and everyone involved in the audition process. She also thanked her hairdresser who helped her dye her hair, saying, "Don’t worry Amazon, I won’t be changing from blonde ANYTIME soon!" See her post below:

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Source: Reese Witherspoon/Instagram & Lexi Minetree/Instagram

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