The actress played Elle Woods, a sorority girl who attempts to win back her ex-boyfriend by getting a law degree, in the hit 2001 comedy and reprised her role in the 2003 sequel.<\/p>\n
It was reported earlier this week that Reese was close <\/a>to landing a deal with MGM bosses for a third movie and on Thursday, she confirmed she’d star in a new instalment.<\/p>\n\n “It’s true… #LegallyBlonde3.” <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The star posted alongside a video of her sporting a pink bikini while lying on a blue lounger in a pool, a reference to the costume she wore in her admission video for Harvard University in the first movie.<\/p>\n Editors at Deadline have reported that Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, who adapted Amanda Brown’s novel for the original movie, will pen the script, while Marc Platt, via his Marc Platt Productions, will produce alongside Reese and her Hello Sunshine banner. Robert Luketic helmed the first Legally Blonde but the latest project is yet to secure a director.<\/p>\n\n It\u2019s true… #LegallyBlonde3<\/a><\/p> A post shared by Reese Witherspoon<\/a> (@reesewitherspoon) on