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Space Cadet is a romantic comedy film written and directed by Liz W. Garcia. The Prime Video film follows the story of Tiffany “Rex” Simpson, a Florida party girl who has always dreamed of going to space and gets admitted into the NASA space program because of a fluke with much more capable candidates. She must prove herself to the NASA bosses using her heart, street smarts, and moxie. Space Cadet stars Emma Roberts in the lead role, with Tom Hopper, Poppy Liu, Sebastián Yatra, Kuhoo Verma, Desi Lydic, Gabrielle Union, Andrew Call, Sam Robards, and Dave Foley starring in supporting roles. If you like the comedic, romantic, and heartfelt moments of Space Cadet, here are some similar films you could watch next.

Legally Blonde (Max & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – MGM

Legally Blonde is a romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic from a screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith.

Exclusive: Legally Blonde has become the first big MGM title to spawn a TV series for Prime Video. The Amazon streamer has ordered Elle, a Legally Blonde prequel series. It hails from the film franchise’s star Reese Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine banner, part of Candle Media. The project is being unveiled at Prime Video’s inaugural upfront presentation today where the streamer also is announcing another TV series based on a MGM property, Tomb Raider.

Created by Laura Kittrell, who will serve as showrunner, Elle follows Elle Woods in high school 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. The series is set years before the events in the first movie, which kicked off as Elle Woods (Witherspoon) graduated from college and headed to Harvard Law to pursue a legal career.

Legally Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon as the pink-loving lawyer Elle Woods, is one of the most iconic films of the 2000s. Since the film has continued to maintain the same popularity, the universe will now grow with a spinoff series.

Deadline reports that Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine production company are behind the upcoming spinoff TV series. The series is currently in development at Amazon MGM Studios. Gossip Girl developers/executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are tied to write and executive produce the upcoming series.

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So far, there is no official plot, as details are being kept under wraps. However, the news about the Legally Blonde universe doesn't stop here.

Exclusive: Reese Witherspoon is revisiting one of the signature titles in her acting resume, taking it to a new medium. Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine company are behind Legally Blonde spinoff TV series inspired by the popular film franchise that are in development at Amazon MGM Studios, sources tell Deadline.

One offshoot, which is further along in the development process, is being written by Gossip Girl developers/executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. The duo are executive producing the project, whose premise is being kept under wraps, via their Fake Empire banner, alongside Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter via Hello Sunshine as well the Legally Blonde movie franchise producer Marc Platt. Hello Sunshine, a part of Candle Media; Fake Empire; and Amazon MGM Studios are producing.

I hear Hello Sunshine and Amazon are looking to further expand the Legally Blonde TV universe with a potential second spinoff series, which is still in preliminary,...

Dylan Mulvaney is dreaming big, and one of the characters she would like to play is Elle Woods from Legally Blonde.

In a recent interview, the singer and actress said that her dream theater role was to play Glinda in Wicked, but her “dream dream” was to portray the Harvard Law School student that Reese Witherspoon famously played in the 2001 film.

“My dream though is to do a trans Legally Blonde,” Mulvaney said in an interview with IMDb during SXSW. “I wanna play Elle Woods and have maybe a trans Emmett and a trans Paulette. And I think what’s so cool about plugging trans people into existing stories is it inherently changes what the topic is, but in a way that you don’t actually have to do much to the script because it becomes something different — but actually, I think it makes it even more powerful.”

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"Legally Blonde" is a secret sequel to "Clueless," with Cher and Elle Woods being the same person. Both Cher and Elle are stylish, popular, and have a similar rhetoric style. The theory of Cher and Elle being the same person creates a connected universe between the two films.

Despite its success, Clueless never got a proper sequel, but a theory claims that a secret sequel arrived six years later, and was also a big success. The 1990s saw a new wave of teen comedies, with many now considered classics and some of the best of the genre, and among those falling into both categories is Clueless. Directed by Amy Heckerling, Clueless is loosely based on Jane Austen’s 1815 novel Emma and takes the audience to modern-day Beverly Hills to meet Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone), one of the wealthiest, most stylish, and most popular girls in Bronson Alcott High School, along...

Amazon Studios has identified a batch of titles from its $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM that the company plans to develop into TV or film projects, including “Robocop,” “Stargate” “Legally Blonde,” “Fame,” Barbershop,” “The Magnificent Seven,” “Pink Panther” and “The Thomas Crown Affair.”

A source familiar with the matter confirmed to TheWrap that the company is in active early conversations for a “Legally Blonde” movie and potential TV series. Additionally, Amazon has similar plans for “Stargate” under consideration, with a movie expected to go first. “Robocop” is also being discussed for film and TV, with a TV series potentially going first.

The source added that Amazon Studios is actively developing TV series based on “Fame,” “Barbershop” and “The Magnificent Seven,” as well as discussing “Thomas Crown Affair” movie and “Pink Panther” movie, which could be animated. A “Poltergeist” project is also under consideration.

The news was first reported by Deadline.

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Exclusive: MGM’s extensive film & TV catalogue, built over the past century, was the main driver behind Amazon’s $8.5B acquisition of the storied Hollywood studio. For the past year, since the deal closed in March 2022, Amazon Studios has been sifting through MGM’s library, identifying about a dozen initial titles for film and/or TV development, including Robocop, Stargate, Legally Blonde, Fame, Barbershop, The Magnificent Seven, Pink Panther and The Thomas Crown Affair.

We hear A-list creative auspices have reached out to inquire about adapting MGM IP which they are fans of. Additionally, Amazon Studios also has been leaning on its own roster of talent for some projects.

Each title is being approached differently — some are being steered toward film, some toward TV and some big ones are getting both movie and TV treatment.

For instance, Amazon Studios is in active early conversation on Legally Blonde, both for a...

Reese Witherspoon reflected on her role in Legally Blonde 20 years to the day the movie premiered in theaters. Released on July 13, 2001, the legal comedy starred Witherspoon as Elle Woods, a blonde sorority girl who earns a degree at Harvard and becomes a very successful lawyer. A tremendous hit at the box office, the movie spawned an ongoing franchise that has another installment currently in the works.

On the 40th anniversary, Reese Witherspoon posted an image of herself as Elle Woods holding the character's pet dog. There are many fans who may find it hard to believe it's already been two decades since we first saw Elle, and time has flown just as quickly for Witherspoon herself. In the tweet, the actress stated, "Omigod you guys .... Legally Blonde premiered 20 years ago Today! Time flies when you're busy using legal jargon in your every day life."

Omigod you guys ….#LegallyBlonde premiered 20 years ago Today!

Once upon a time, a California blonde decided she'd like to go to Stanford Law School—because of its proximity to Neiman Marcus. Nope, not Elle Woods. We'll get to her. "I wanted to go to Stanford when I saw the mall," Arizona State grad Amanda Brown admitted to the San Francisco Chronicle of enrolling at the prestigious institution in the early '90s. "When I went for my interview I checked out the Polo Store, checked out Neiman's. So I became myopically focused." With what she called "very good" test scores, she got in easily. What? Like it's hard? Apparently not, though it does turn out that law school isn't for...

Photo: 'Legally Blonde'/MGM On July 13, 2001, a small-budget comedy whose studio had very low expectations for was released in theaters. It wound up becoming an audience and box office success and would go on to inspire many women to enter careers in law and to stand up for themselves. This film was none other than ‘Legally Blonde’. 20 years later, ‘Legally Blonde’ is still inspiring women and has become an iconic and beloved feminist film. The Premise ‘Legally Blonde’ is based on the novel of the same name by Amanda Brown, who wrote it based on her experiences at Harvard Law School as a blonde who was very into fashion and beauty. The film adaptation follows Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon), a fashion merchandising student and sorority president at the fictional Cula who decides to go to Harvard Law School in an effort to win back her ex-boyfriend, Warren (Matthew Davis), who...

When 2021 began, many movie lovers were hopeful April would be the month of the rebound. James Bond was scheduled to (finally) return at the beginning of the month, and Marvel’s Black Widow was waiting at just the end of it. This of course did not happen.

Nevertheless, for those looking for more bite-sized distractions over the usual binging blur on streaming services, there is still relief coming on Netflix. While all of the below movies are relatively recent, chances are you haven’t seen any of them in a long time, if at all. So sit back, relax, and find out the best options to Netflix and chill this April.

Insidious (2011)

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As the movie that arguably ushered in the horror movie renaissance of the 2010s—or at least cemented the Blumhouse Productions formula—Insidious has become strangely overlooked. This is probably due to director James Wan and star...

There’s a version of Babyteeth that could have been made which would have overplayed the quirk and cuteness factor. Luckily, no one involved in this movie is looking to do that. There are times where that method is needed, but here, it’s all about the heart of the matter. Babyteeth has a ton of ambition, keeps you on your toes, and showcases again that not only is Ben Mendelsohn a deeply underrated actor, but that Eliza Scanlan is one of our more exciting up and coming actresses. Despite a few hiccups along the way, everyone involved makes this work something that truly stands out. Come Friday, when it release, you’ll understand why. The film is a dramedy, centered on Milla (Scanlan) a seriously ill teenager. When she meets and falls in love with drug dealer and all-around troubled Moses (Toby Wallace), it’s as equally what she...

Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor will write MGM’s “Legally Blonde 3,” in which Reese Witherspoon is set to reprise her iconic role of Elle Woods, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.

Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is producing the film, alongside Marc Platt and Adam Siegel, president of Platt Productions. Hello Sunshine’s head of film and television, Lauren Neustadter, is also producing.

This is the second time Kaling and Goor are partnering up on a film. They collaborated on the Kaling/Priyanka Chopra wedding comedy that was picked up by Universal after a heated auction in 2019.

Also Read: 'Legally Blonde 3' Gets Valentine's Day 2020 Release Date

Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah adapted the novel by Amanda Brown for the first film and were previously in talks to write the script.

“Legally Blonde” grossed $141 million worldwide, while its followup secured $124 million at the global box office.

Discover the top 10 college flicks that every college student can relate to: party, romance, attraction, and everything they did.

Top 10 Movies on College Life

College life is one of the most cherished moments in the life of a person. Like two sides of a coin, one pertains to the boring academics and the other, to the fun and frolic. Bunking colleges and going to watch movies is what every student did in his or her life.

And, of course, a lot of these flicks told about college life, connected with all the fun, range of emotions, and the nitty-gritty things you might have done with your friends. Below we gathered, with the help from ProHighGrades specialists, the top ten college movies that will make you nostalgic about your time at the campus and also keep you entertained.

The Social Network

One of the most dramatic and compelling biographical drama, ‘The Social Network...

Feature charts the rise and fall of Australian band The Go-Betweens.

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The Go-Betweens

UK outfit Moviehouse Entertainment has boarded international rights on music documentary The Go-Betweens: Right Here.

Directed by Kriv Stenders (Red Dog), the doc chronicles the rise and fall of influential Australian rock group The Go-Betweens, featuring candid interviews with band members (including Robert Forster, Lindy Morrison, Robert Vickers, Amanda Brown and John Wilsteed) intertwined with archival photographs, film and music recordings.

The film was produced by Australian outfit Essential Media and Entertainment. Joe Weatherstone (Killing Ground) produced, executive producers were Essential Media’s Chris Hilton and David Alrich.

The Go-Betweens: Right Here premiered at the Sydney Film Festival and also played the Melbourne Film Festival. It was released in Australia by distributor Umbrella Entertainment in September 2017.

Executive producer Chris Hilton commented: “In this film you find a universal story of the exhilarating, unpredictable and precarious...

Filipino television and recording artist, Nikki Gil, has started vocal and dance preparations for the very demanding role of Elle Woods, which Laura Bell Bundy originated on Broadway in the hit movie-to-stage musical Legally Blonde. Atlantis Productions (Spring Awakening, Spelling Bee) brings to Manila Legally Blonde, a fun, teen musical based on the Amanda Brown novel, and the Hollywood film of the same title premiering in June 2010 at the Meralco Theatre.