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‘Elle’ Casts James Van Der Beek In ‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel For Prime Video

'Elle' Casts James Van Der Beek In 'Legally Blonde' Prequel For Prime Video

James Van Der BeekPhil Chester/Sarah K. Byrne The Dawson’s Creek star will recur as the city’s new mayoral candidate and current school district superintendent Dean Wilson. The series is set years before the events in the first movie, which kicked off as Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) graduated from college and headed to Harvard Law to pursue a legal career. Previously announced castmembers include June Diane Raphael (Elle’s mom Eva), and Tom Everett Scott (Elle’s dad Wyatt), Gabrielle Policano (Liz), Jacob Moskovitz (Miles), Chandler Kinney (Kimberly), and Zac Looker (Dustin), and recurring roles Jessica Belkin (Madison), Logan Shroyer (Josh), Amy Pietz (Donna), Matt Ober (Principal Anderson), Chloe Wepper (Ms. Burke), David Burtka (Chad), Brad Harder (Charlie), Kayla Maisonet (Tiffany), and Lisa Yamada (Amber).

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