Legally Blonde (franchise)
media franchise
Legally Blonde (stylized as LEGALLY blonde) is an American media franchise based on Amanda Brown's 2001 novel of the same name, and owned by Amazon MGM Studios. It mainly follows the comical adventures of Elle Woods, a blonde who transforms from a sorority girl focused on a future with her boyfriend to a successful student at Harvard Law School.
The franchise includes two theatrical films, a direct-to-video spin-off, and a prequel television series. It also spawned a young adult novels series, and a stage musical adaptation, which in turn, spawned a reality competition television series, and a filmed stage production. Collectively, the first two films have grossed $267.1 million worldwide.
Origin
The franchise is based on the 2001 novel. Elle Woods, a blonde California University of Los Angeles sorority president & homecoming queen, is deeply in love with her college sweetheart, Warner Huntington III. When Warner enrolls in Harvard Law School & aims to find a girl more serious than Elle to be his wife, Elle schemes a plan to follow him there to win him back.
Films
Legally Blonde (2001)
Former Sorority President Elle Woods is happy and in love with her boyfriend. She wants nothing more than to be married, and become Mrs. Warner Huntington III. Huntington, however will not propose stating that she is "too blonde".
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