His little mini-mes! Fans have debated for years whether Ryan Phillippe and ex Reese Witherspoon’s kids look more like their mom or dad — and the Cruel Intentions star is ready to set the record straight.
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Reese Witherspoon has found a fit for her next producing project. Witherspoon is stepping into the world of children's entertainment as her Hello Sunshine production company teams up with Build-A-Bear Entertainment to develop a reimagined version of the children's classic, .The project will mark the debut feature film offering from Hello Sunshine's Kids and Animation division, and the first-ever collaboration between the production company and the family-friendly toy and entertainment brand. A press release from Hello Sunshine teases, «This modern take on a classic will lean into the title character as a powerful female protagonist.»Witherspoon has long been a champion of female-led storytelling, telling ET back in 2014, «I was really seeing a deficit in the marketplace of strong female roles and women as the lead in films.… I realized if I wasn't going to start creating these opportunities for myself and other women, nobody was going to do it.»In 2017, she opened up about being driven to inspire the next generation of girls. «I think about the little girls out there who watch women be the architect for their own stories and write their own stories and produce them and act in them and take the power back,» she told ET at the time.
[I’m] motivated by motivating them.«Most recently, Witherspoon gushed over how her Apple TV+ series, , »really touches people." «I think it's really speaking to the truth about what it is to be a woman in the workplace, in particular a woman in media,» she told ET in July. «I think it's really resonating with audiences around the world.»For more from Witherspoon, watch below. Reese Witherspoon Says She Doesn't See the Resemblance With Daughter Selma Blair Shares Hopes for 'Legally Blonde 3'
.His little mini-mes! Fans have debated for years whether Ryan Phillippe and ex Reese Witherspoon’s kids look more like their mom or dad — and the Cruel Intentions star is ready to set the record straight.
Reese Witherspoon isn't often thought of as a child actor, with her breakthrough coming in 1999 cult teen film Cruel Intentions, and having made her mark as a household name in early naughties hits like Legally Blonde and Sweet Home Alabama. But Reese's movie debut was actually at the tender age of 14 in The Man in the Moon.
Katie Reul editor When executive producer and Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon was tasked with casting a performer to play Amy Wheeler in “From Scratch,” Netflix’s limited series adaptation of Tembi Locke’s memoir, she looked no further than her dinner table. Witherspoon was dining across from Zoe Saldaña, who was accompanied by her Italian husband and exchanging bits of dialogue in his native tongue, when she realized the “Avatar” star would be the perfect actor to play Amy. The show is an epic love story about Amy’s whirlwind romance with a hunky Sicilian chef named Lino (Eugenio Mastrandrea), who she meets while studying abroad in Italy. When Lino is diagnosed with cancer, the couple must reconcile with family and navigate their love in the face of imminent loss.
, and star Zoe Saldana is opening up about bringing the true story to the screen in the new Netflix romantic drama series.Saldana spoke with ET's Cassie DiLaura at a special screening of in Los Angeles on Monday, and she reflected on the beautiful and emotional challenge of starring in the project, based on the memoir of the same name by Tembi Locke.«You do know that you’re walking into a story where you know that their fate was not as everybody was hoping for,» Saldana explained. «But then you meet someone like Tembi Locke, who is the most hopeful individual -- just like a ray of light — who has basically set the tone of what it means to start from scratch. Regardless whether you’re starting from scratch in a new country, in a brand new marriage, in a brand new love, also in a brand new transition in life and a new journey.»«Her book, her memoir, was just so genuinely sincere and it really talked about how complex grief can be,» an emotional Saldana shared.
Zoe Saldana and Reese Witherspoon have teamed up for a new limited series on Netflix!
Reese Witherspoon took a trip down memory lane on Sunday as she reminisced about her first ever photo shoot with Seventeen Magazine.SEE: Reese Witherspoon splashes out $28million on FOUR new homesTaking to Instagram, the Legally Blonde actress shared a never-before-seen throwback snap of herself posing at the beach alongside her co-star, Emily Warfield.WATCH: Reese Witherspoon fails to keep up in hysterical home workout videoThe 15-year-old teen actress could be seen wearing a blue baseball cap, skinny jeans and an oatmeal knitted jumper.LOOK: Reese Witherspoon's favourite red lipstick is in the Amazon saleSEE: Reese Witherspoon shares insight into relationship with daughter Ava with new photosBursting with nostalgia, Reese captioned her post: "Throwback to my very first photo shoot ever for Seventeen magazine. I can't believe I found this photo.
The tale of Goldilocks is getting the feature film treatment.
Reese Witherspoon steps out in two stylish looks in New York City on Wednesday (October 5).
Reese Witherspoon "doesn't see the resemblance" between herself and her daughter. The 46-year-old actress is mother to Ava Elizabeth, 23, with her ex-partner Ryan Phillippe but when she was shown a photo of the two together during an appearance on 'The Today Show', she insisted that the two do not look alike. Host Jenna Bush Hager said: "Wait, y'all are twins!" Reese replied: "She and I don't see it that much!" The 'Legally Blonde' star - who is also mother to Deacon, 18, with 'Cruel Intentions' actor Ryan, 48, as well as 10-year-old Tennessee with husband Jim Toth - also explained that parenthood is about "managing" children when they are small but as children age, they rely more on "emotional support" as she reflected on the age span of her brood.
Reese Witherspoon and Ava Phillippe are names that increasingly pop up. The mom and daughter duo look incredibly alike, which continues to surprise people as Ava grows up. In an appearance on the Today Show, Witherspoon said she and her daughter don’t see it that way.Reese Witherspoon exudes glamour with almost 210 carats of dazzling jewelry at the EmmysJennifer Garner shares the special gift she’s giving Reese Witherspoon for her birthdayA post shared by Reese Witherspoon (@reesewitherspoon)When discussing Witherspoon and her daughter, host Jenna Bush Hager said that the two were twins.
Reese Witherspoon is opening up about the comparisons between herself and daughter, Ava Phillippe.
Selma Blair has high hopes for! The actress, who played Elle Woods' nemesis-turned-bestie in the 2001 original, is opening up to ET about the next highly anticipated installment." is such a joy, such a technicolor classic now," Blair gushes to ET special correspondent — and Blair's real-life pal — Amanda Kloots at a rehearsal on Saturday. While producer/star Reese Witherspoon and writer Mindy Kaling have been offering periodic updates about the state of the project, an official cast list and plotline has yet to be confirmed. «Reese is really into it, you know, she loves her fans and she loves that movie and it's so much fun,» Blair continues. «I know she said seeing and what nostalgia that was, and it's like — we gotta bring back.»Blair says she has «no idea» whether her character is included in the script, but is «putting it out there» in the universe that she'd like to be involved.