Elle Wooden’s good day on the conclusion of “Legally Blonde” might have regarded utterly totally different — no less than in accordance with two of the movie’s actors.
And Selma Blair just lately stated on Evan Ross Katz’s podcast, “Shut Up Evan,” she would’ve “cherished” this alternate ending.
Most keep in mind the conclusion of the beloved 2001 film with Reese Witherspoon (Elle) talking at her Harvard Legislation College commencement. After she offers a speech about seeing previous first impressions and believing in oneself, overlaying textual content explains what transpired for the film’s main characters. One of many greatest revelations was that Elle and Blair’s character Vivian — who started the film at odds with each other, spurred by their curiosity in the identical man — are actually finest buddies. It additionally famous that Elle was relationship Luke Wilson’s character Emmett.
However in accordance with an oral historical past of “Legally Blonde” to have a good time its twentieth anniversary within the New York Occasions revealed final yr, two of the movie’s actors, Jessica Cauffiel (Margot) and Alanna Ubach (Serena), stated the movie as soon as had a totally totally different ending.
“The primary ending was Elle and Vivian in Hawaii in seashore chairs, ingesting margaritas and holding palms,” Cauffiel informed the Occasions, and Ubach agreed. “The insinuation was both they have been finest buddies or they'd gotten collectively romantically.”
The Occasions notes that the movie’s screenwriters, Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith, denied this declare, and later stated they by no means wrote that ending throughout an interview with Yahoo in 2021.
When Blair was informed about this alternate ending whereas showing on the “Shut Up Evan” podcast this month, she was into the concept. However admitted she had by no means seen or heard of this ending up to now.
“No, however I really like that concept! What enjoyable,” Blair stated, including that she’s buddies with the writers. “I'd’ve cherished that a lot.”
This ambiguous ending wasn’t the one one Cauffiel and Ubach shared with the Occasions. They stated there was a model through which Vivian dyed her hair blonde and one other that concluded with an enormous musical quantity.
Smith did observe there was an ending that was examined for audiences through which Elle was kissing Emmett as the ultimate shot.
“We screened the film two or thrice, and each time individuals didn’t wish to finish it with a kiss,” Smith stated. “They thought it wasn’t a narrative about [Elle] getting a boyfriend, which was actually cool to have individuals say that.”
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