Mindy Kaling teases 'Legally Blonde 3': 'We have a lot of fan favourites from original'

Actor-writer Mindy Kaling, who is penning Legally Blonde 3 with Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-creator Dan Goor, says new movie will definitely pay hom to original. Hollywood star Reese Wirspoon will be returning as attorney Elle Woods for much-anticipated MGM project and will also be producing via her Hello Sunshine banner along with franchise's original producer Marc Platt.

In an interview with Access, Kaling said as a fan of franchise she was thrilled to come on board to write upcoming installment. “I love franchise so much. I love Elle Woods as a character and when Reese asked me to write it I was like, ‘Absolutely!''" Office alum said. first Legally Blonde movie, which released in 2001, revolved around a lively sorority sister trying to win back her ex-boyfriend by getting a law degree from Harvard University. film also featured Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matw Davis, Victor Garber, Jennifer Coolidge and a Chihuahua named Bruiser.

sequel, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, set in Washington, DC, came out in 2013.

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Kaling teased that re will be a good dose of iconic "bend and snap" and or fan favourites moments from first two movies. “Bend and Snap is forever. We definitely have a lot of fan favorites from original movie," she said. Asked about tentative release date of Legally Blonde 3, Kaling said audiences will have to wait a bit longer for movie as team is still figuring out ways to shoot film amid coronavirus pandemic.

"I don’t kw when we’ll be able to shoot movies again but it would be great to, if Reese likes script, shooting it this year would be awesome."

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Mindy Kaling was recently seen in movie Ocean’s 8, which was released in 2018. She is most popularly kwn for acting and writing for  Office, which had a long and successful run on television. 

(With PTI inputs)