Reese Witherspoon made plenty of headlines this year, but it definitely wasn’t for any outstanding performances…at least not the kind that will get you an Oscar. None of us will forget watching her catch a DUI case with her hubby and acting a total fool with the police officers. But the good news is that America’s [former?] Sweetheart has a couple of projects lined up that we’re legitimately excited about.
Cheryl Strayed’s bestselling memoir Wild: From Lost To Found On The Pacific Crest Trail was a huge deal when it came out last year. Strayed reportedly reached out to Witherspoon personally, and the actress will both star in and produce the film. Not all fans of the memoir are on board with the idea of pretty-girl Witherspoon taking on the gritty role of a divorced woman, grieving her mother’s death, recovering from drug abuse, and hiking 1,100 miles in the wild. However, we think it would be pretty exciting to watch the actress make such an intense transformation, and bring this powerful story to life.
Another project teams the Southern belle with French-Canadian director Philippe Falardeau, who made a name for himself with his brilliant, Oscar-nominated film Monsieur Lazhar. But the director has been around for some time, Congorama and It’s Not Me, I Swear! being other films of note. He’ll soon be crossing over with his first English-language production, and Witherspoon is set to star in the lead role. Based on true events, the story follows a Sudanese refugee who is taken in by a brash American woman (Witherspoon’s character). This could be another big film from the director and Witherspoon will certainly get exposed to his particular style of directing; not a lot of bad there.
As if all this wasn’t enough, the actress has three other films in the works (including a romantic comedy titled The Beard, according to The Hollywood Reporter), and she’s even producing David Fincher’s highly-anticipated adaptation Gone Girl. Yes, folks. It’s officially time to start paying attention to Reese Witherspoon again.
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