Reese Witherspoon has been a mainstay of cult-franchise Legally Blonde.
But a few knows Elle – a prequel show of comedy film series – has a hidden connection to the actress family.
Jason Moore, who juggles two series roles as director and executive producer, shed light on the link.
In Elle, the main character Elle Woods (now played by Lexi Minetree) goes to high-school in Seattle, where she struggles to blend in.
According to Moore, Witherspoon – who served as executive producer – drawn the storyline much from her children experiences.
“Reese is a mom, so she brought a lot of her like, ‘Here’s what my kids were going through and what I remember about being a young girl.’”
He further praised Witherspoon, stating, “The thing that I found amazing — that I thought might be more difficult — is how generous she was with it.”
“I think she realizes she is Elle Woods, but Elle Woods has come to represent things for a lot of people.”
Apart from heavily inspiring Elle’s story, Witherspoon idea in the first place have also set the project in motion.
The filmmakers previously were zeroing in on making Legally Blonde 3.
“They had tried to develop a Legally Blonde 3 movie for years,” he told People.
However, the actress came up with a different idea, where Elle Woods became what fans known her for: confident
“I think she started to ask the question, ‘How did Elle [Woods] become who she was?’”
Moore shared when The Morning Show star pitched the idea, nearly everyone liked it and the direction of the project was set.
“Reese is such a great steward of the character and knows it so well,” he noted.
“It’s defined a lot of her life, she would say that. And she has such a close relationship with it, that it comes very easily for her.”
Elle is streaming on Prime Video.
