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Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor have signed on to write the script for MGM's 'Legally Blonde 3.'

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00:00Mindy Kaling is signing on for Legally Blonde 3.

00:14It's been almost 20 years since the first Legally Blonde hit theaters, and we finally

00:18have an update on the highly anticipated third installment.

00:21It's been reported that Mindy Kaling, along with Dan Gore, has signed on to write the

00:24script for the latest installment of the MGM comedy franchise, with Reese Witherspoon reprising

00:29her role as the iconic and fashionable Elle Woods.

00:32It's still unclear, however, which other members of the original cast, which included

00:41Luke Wilson, could return for the third pick.

00:44Witherspoon confirmed back in June of 2018 that a third Legally Blonde movie was in the

00:49works, teasing fans on social media with a video that had Elle Woods written all over it.

00:53Witherspoon will also have a hand in producing the film through her banner, Hello Sunshine

00:57and the company's head of television and film, Laura Neustadter, along with Mark Platt and

01:02Adam Siegel of Platt Productions.

01:04The original Legally Blonde, which follows a hot pink clad law student shaking up the

01:07stuffy world of Harvard Law School, hit theaters back in 2001 and became a surprise box office

01:13hit.

01:15The success of the first film spurred a 2003 sequel, Legally Blonde 2, Red, White and Blonde.

01:24For more updates to this story, head to the article on THR.com.

01:27For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.