ReeseWitherspoonisreportedlyclosetosigningadealwithMGMtoreturnastheleadin"LegallyBlonde3."Thepopularcomedyfranchiseissettocontinuewithanewinstallment,andWitherspoon'sreturnishighlyanticipated.Theoriginalfilm'sscreenwriters,KirstenSmithandKarenMcCullah,arealsointalkstoreturn,andifallgoeswell,theywillbeginwritingthescriptandsearchingforadirector.Thefirstfilm,releasedin2001,followedthestoryofElleWoods,ablondesororitygirlwhodecidestoproveherintelligencebyattendingHarvardLawSchool.Thesequel,releasedin2003,continuedElle'sadventures."LegallyBlonde3"willpickupwherethepreviousfilmsleftoff,withEllefacingnewchallengesandadventures.Fanscanexpectmorelaughsandathrillingstoryline,alongwithWitherspoon'sstellarperformance.Thefilmwillmaintainthesamestyleandspiritasitspredecessors,promisingauniqueandentertainingcomedyexperience.