SUBMITTED BY Scooby

September 10, 2002 — Charles Herman-Wurmfeld, who directed "Kissing Jessica Stein", has closed a deal to direct Reese Witherspoon in MGM's "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde." The Kate Kondell-penned project is on a fast track at MGM with a November start date planned. As for the story?

The sequel sees Witherspoon's Woods head to Washington to battle politicos after her triumphant -- and surprising -- success as a Beverly Hills sorority girl-turned-Harvard Law School graduate.