Reese Witherspoon ‘couldn’t be more excited’ as she inks deal with to star in and produce two romantic comedies for Netflix with ‘strong, smart and determined female leads’
- Actress, 44, will play the lead role in both projects
- Witherspoon won Oscar in 2006 playing June Carter Cash in Walk the Line
Reese Witherspoon is headed to Netflix.
The Oscar-winning actress, 44, said she ‘couldn’t be more excited’ as she’s set to headline two romantic comedies for the streaming service, titled Your Place Or Mine; and The Cactus.
‘We have been looking for the right feature opportunities to collaborate with Ted Sarandos, Scott Stuber and the entire team at Netflix for a while and we couldn’t be more excited to be working with them on these two romantic comedies,’ the New Orleans native told Deadline Tuesday. ‘
The latest: Reese Witherspoon, 44, said she ‘couldn’t be more excited’ as she’s set to headline two romantic comedies for Netflix, titled Your Place Or Mine; and The Cactus
Your Place Or Mine will be directed by The Devil Wears Prada screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, telling the tale of a pair of long-distance best friends whose lives are newly intertwined amid major decisions. Reese is working on the project with Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan’s Aggregate Films company.
Costigan told Deadline: ‘This is the perfect home for our movie, and with the ideal creative partners to be making a sophisticated and very contemporary romantic comedy that we believe global audiences will be excited to see.’
The Cactus is based off last year’s New York Times bestseller from Sarah Haywood, detailing the story of a 45-year-old woman exploring a new path after she becomes pregnant.
Witherspoon said that ‘both Sarah Haywood’s and Aline Brosh McKenna’s stories blend everything we love about traditional RomComs with strong, smart and determined female leads.’
Beaming: The Cruel Intentions star posed in a recent shot as she locked down at her home
Way back when: Reese dazzled on the red carpet at the SAG Awards in January
Reese, who’s mom to daughter Ava Phillippe, 20, and son Deacon Phillippe, 16, with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, 45; and seven-year-old son Tennessee with her husband, CAA agent Jim Toth, 50; is producing both projects.
The A-list beauty in recent years has also produced her shows such as Big Little Lies on HBO, The Morning Show on Apple and Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere.
Witherspoon will be back on set at an undermined time, as the pandemic has impacted Hollywood in a number of facets, shutting down studios while a number of entertainers have tested positive for the virus, with some people dying.
As of Tuesday, the death total for COVID-19 was at 76,617 people in the U.S., with 1,360,705 total positive diagnoses, The COVID Tracking Project reported. On a global level, 291,942 people have died amid 4,261,747 positive diagnoses worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University.