Reese Witherspoon is searching for a new Elle Woods for a prequel to "Legally Blonde."
On Wednesday, the actress, who starred in the iconic film franchise as Woods, shared an Instagram Reel announcing that the casting process is starting for the prequel titled "Elle," and they are having an open casting call for the role of a young Woods.
'Legally Blonde' prequel series 'Elle' announced: What we know"This is an open casting for the young Elle Woods when she was in high school," Witherspoon said.
"Send your submissions to the link in my bio," she added. "I cannot wait to see all the Elle Woods out there. This is going to be really fun."
Witherspoon said that her company Hello Sunshine is partnering with Amazon on the casting search.
Prime Video announced the news of "Elle" during its upfront presentation in May.
The series will follow Woods during her high school years "as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film," according to the streamer.
Reese Witherspoon reflects on 'Legally Blonde' as it turns 20Laura Kittrell created the series and will also act as showrunner and an executive producer.
Witherspoon is also an executive producer on the project along with Lauren Neustadter, Lauren Kisilevsky and Marc Platt.