#Reese Witherspoon
Trailer Watch: Reese Witherspoon Leads Aline Brosh McKenna Rom-Com “Your Place or Mine”
Contrary to rumors suggesting otherwise, a sequel to Nancy Meyers’ “The Holiday” is not in the works. But we do have another house-swapping rom-com from a woman director to look...
Reese Witherspoon to Topline Amazon Cheerleading Series “All-Stars” From Aline Brosh McKenna
Hot on the heels of signing on to “Election” sequel “Tracy Flick Can’t Win,” Reese Witherspoon is grasping at the Spirit Stick. Variety reports that the Oscar and Emmy...
Reese Witherspoon Will Star In and Produce “Election” Sequel “Tracy Flick Can’t Win”
Reese Witherspoon is ready to pick Flick. The Oscar winner has signed on to topline and produce a sequel to “Election” that will see her reprising the role of Tracy Flick. Titled...
Olivia Newman to Direct Apple Limited Series “The Last Thing He Told Me,” Jennifer Garner Stars
Olivia Newman has joined Apple TV+’s adaptation of Laura Dave’s bestseller “The Last Thing He Told Me.” The “Where the Crawdads Sing” filmmaker is set to direct and...
Dolly Parton to Star in Adaptation of Her Book “Run, Rose, Run,” Also Producing with Reese Witherspoon
Dolly Parton is no stranger to translating her musical sensibility to the screen — look no further than “Dumplin’,” “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” and...
Phenomenal’s Meena Harris & More to Appear in Women in STEM Short Doc from Reese Witherspoon
A new short documentary about women trailblazers in STEM is on the way. Set to stream on-demand in January, “In Her Element” focuses on “female pioneers using technology to advance...
Trailer Watch: It’s Time for UBA to Reckon with Its Racism in “The Morning Show” Season 2
At the end of “The Morning Show’s” first season, talk show hosts Alex (Jennifer Aniston) and Bradley (Reese Witherspoon) opened up about their network’s toxic, misogynist...
Teaser Watch: Reese Witherspoon & Jennifer Aniston Return for “The Morning Show’s” Second Season
Jennifer Aniston finds herself in the hot seat in a new teaser for “The Morning Show’s” second season, which sees Alex (Aniston) and Bradley (Reese Witherspoon) reckoning with their...
Apply Now: Reese Witherspoon’s LitUp Fellowship for Underrepresented Women Writers
Reese Witherspoon is broadening her support for women writers. The Reese’s Book Club founder and star-producer of “Little Fires Everywhere,” “Wild,” “Gone...
Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Topline Apple TV+ Psychological Thriller “Surface” from Veronica West
Gugu Mbatha-Raw is getting her own Apple TV+ show. The “Morning Show” alumna will follow up her supporting role on the streamer’s flagship series with “Surface,” a...
Olivia Newman Will Direct “Where the Crawdads Sing” Adaptation, Reese Witherspoon Producing
“Where the Crawdads Sing” has found its director. Olivia Newman has been tapped to helm the adaptation of Delia Owen’s best-selling novel, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. Boasting...
Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor Tapped to Pen “Legally Blonde 3”
Mindy Kaling and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” co-creator Dan Goor have signed up — hopefully on pink, scented paper — to write the third installment of the “Legally...
Reese Witherspoon Has Two Netflix Rom-Coms on the Way
Reese Witherspoon is joining forces with another streamer. The Oscar and Emmy winner just starred in and exec produced Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere” and Apple TV+’s...
Pick of the Day: “Little Fires Everywhere”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. A stunned Reese...
Quote of the Day: Reese Witherspoon Reflects on Her Career and Hollywood’s Evolution
“I can remember being in pictures in which I was the only woman on the set and there would be 150 men,” Reese Witherspoon recalled in a new Vanity Fair profile. “Maybe there would be a couple...
Lucy Alibar Will Pen “Where the Crawdads Sing” Adaptation
Hello Sunshine and 3000 Pictures have enlisted an Oscar-nominated screenwriter to pen their adaptation of “Where the Crawdads Sing.” Lucy Alibar will bring Delia Owen’s critically...
Trailer Watch: Reese Witherspoon Offers a New Take on the Animal Kingdom in “Fierce Queens”
“Why do they call it the animal kingdom when it’s clearly run by queens?” asks Reese Witherspoon in a new trailer for Quibi’s “Fierce Queens.” Set to Nelly...
Teaser Watch: Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington Square Off in “Little Fires Everywhere”
A stunned Reese Witherspoon watches her picture-perfect home burn to the ground in a new teaser for “Little Fires Everywhere.” An adaptation of Celeste Ng’s best-selling novel, the...
Zoe Saldana to Lead Netflix Adaptation of “From Scratch” & Exec Produce Alongside Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon is working on yet another adaptation of a woman-penned book. Following in the footsteps of “Gone Girl,” “Wild,” and “Big Little Lies” comes word...
Reese Witherspoon Will Receive 2019 Sherry Lansing Leadership Award
Reese Witherspoon will soon have another trophy to add to her mantel. The Oscar winner is this year’s recipient of the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, The Hollywood Reporter has announced....
Trailer Watch: Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon Reinvent “The Morning Show”
“Good morning. I’m bringing you some sad and upsetting news. And while I don’t know the details of the allegations, Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell), my co-host and partner of 15 years...
Teaser Watch: Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston Take On the News in “The Morning Show”
People “want to trust that the person telling them the truth about the world is an honest person.” At least, that’s what Reese Witherspoon’s “Morning Show”...
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and Audible Announce Original Slate
It came as no surprise when noted bookworm Reese Witherspoon went into business with Audible last year. The pact kicked off with a book club led by the Oscar winner and her female-focused media...
Reese Witherspoon Exec Producing Starz Family Drama from “Queen Sugar’s” Davita Scarlett
Reese Witherspoon has lined up yet another TV gig. The Oscar-winning actress and rising mogul is developing “Kin,” a Starz family drama from “Queen Sugar” writer Davita...
Reese Witherspoon Taps Liz Hannah to Write “Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine” Adaptation
Things are moving forward on Reese Witherspoon’s adaptation of “Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.” Deadline confirms Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is joining forces with...
Reese Witherspoon and Fox 2000 Nab Rights for Vietnam Book “League of Wives”
No stranger to period pics, Reese Witherspoon traveled to the ’60s to tell the story of June Carter Cash in “Walk the Line,” the ’30s for circus drama “Water for...
Comedy About Undocumented Immigrants from Sara Saedi in the Works at ABC, Reese Witherspoon to EP
Reese Witherspoon is aiming to take Sara Saedi’s memoir about growing up in a family of undocumented immigrants to the small screen. ABC has handed out a script order to...
Amazon Orders Drama About a Female-Led ’70s Rock Band from Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon has yet another project in development. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon just ordered 13 episodes of “Daisy Chain & the Six,” a ’70s-set drama about a rock...
Mimi Leder to Direct and Produce Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston’s Apple Series
Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston’s upcoming Apple series still doesn’t have a name, but the buzzy project has secured a director. Emmy winner Mimi Leder is signed on to helm the...
Reese Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine Move Towards VOD
Reese Witherspoon and her production company, Hello Sunshine, are proving themselves to be a very powerful force in the production world. Hello Sunshine already has multiple projects in the works...
“Legally Blonde 3” in the Works with Reese Witherspoon
Could Elle Woods be heading to the Oval Office? Reese Witherspoon is nearing a deal with MGM to reprise her role as a sorority president-turned-lawyer for “Legally Blonde 3.” The writers...
Apply Now: AT&T Hello Sunshine Filmmaker Lab for Teen Girls
If you are — or know — a teen girl who dreams of following in the footsteps of Patty Jenkins, Ava DuVernay, Greta Gerwig, and other female directors, take note. Aspiring filmmakers...
Reese Witherspoon/Sofia Vergara Unnamed Film Directed by Anne Fletcher Targets Mother’s Day 2015 Release
Reese Witherpoon and Sofia Vergara will co-star in an unnamed buddy comedy directed by Anne Fletcher (The Guilt Trip, The Proposal, 27 Dresses). New Line Cinema/Warner Brothers will co-produce with...
Reese Witherspoon to Star in Adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild
Fox Searchlight just acquired the worldwide rights to Cheryl Strayed’s critically acclaimed and bestselling memoir Wild. Reese Witherspoon is set to star and produce. The film is about Strayed...
Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara to Star in ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’
Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara are set to star in Don’t Mess With Texas. After a bidding war, Universal just made a deal for the script, written by John Quaintance and David Feeney, who...
Jessica Chastain, Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon Being Considered for ‘Rodham’
As expected some of the most talented women in Hollywood are being considered to play Hillary Clinton in the upcoming Rodham. Jessica Chastain, Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon and Amanda...