‘Legally Blonde’ Stars Reunite for First Time in 25 Years Ahead of ‘Elle’ Prequel Series

In celebration of new Prime Video collection ellewhich follows a highschool model of Elle Woods, the forged of Legally Blonde publicly reunited over the weekend for the primary time since the film’s release 25 years in the past.

Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Coolidge, Selma Blair, Ali Larter, Matthew Davis and Victor Garber stepped out at “Elle World,” an immersive fan occasion that took over Manhattan’s Hall des Lumières on Saturday. Along with posing for pictures collectively and with the new elle cast — which sees newcomer Lexi Minetree taking up Witherspoon’s iconic position — the unique stars additionally sat down for a dialog moderated by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers.

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“When I walked in and I saw this moment, it just felt like it was galvanizing how I felt about playing this character — I’m gonna cry,” Witherspoon advised the group as she held again tears. “Playing this character for 25 years has been the privilege of my life, just because people come up to me and they tell me stories about how they go to law school because of her or they named their daughter Elle or they overcame some incredible challenge in their life because she did that. She went through this experience of feeling like everybody was looking down on her or judged her, and I don’t know a person on earth who hasn’t felt like an underdog in some situation. Watching this happen is extremely emotional for me, and I’m really just so touched that you’re all here,” she stated, turning to her fellow Legally Blonde alum.

The actors recounted the well-known traces which are most frequently stated again to them by followers, as Coolidge additionally teased, “I was so lucky to get cast in this movie, and it is one of my favorite jobs of all time, but I stupidly thought that when I was auditioning, I thought I was going to be Elle.” The night time closed out with two shock musical performances, with Hoku performing “Perfect Day” from the movie’s opening sequence and Vanessa Carlton singing “A Thousand Miles,” which can also be featured in the film.

As for the upcoming collection, which Witherspoon is producing through her Hello Sunshine firm, elle follows Elle Woods in 1995 as she navigates the tumultuous waters of highschool in her Seattle hometown. June Diane Raphael and Tom Everett Scott play her mother and father as Elle navigates difficult friendships, forbidden romance and questionable trend selections. The present begins streaming July 1 on Prime Video.

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