Commanding somewhere between 15 and $20 million per film appearance, and locked in a two-year battle with Angelina Jolie over the distinction of being Hollywood’s highest paid actress, Reese Witherspoon is a heavy favorite to overtake Jolie in the new year.
Witherspoon’s latest film, “Four Christmases,” has been a runaway hit, taking in over $100 million for studio Warner Brothers in less than three weeks. Budgeted at $80 million, “Christmases,” (currently residing in second place behind last week’s “The Day the Earth Stood Still”) has been predicted to remain in the box-office Top 5 throughout the holiday season, making it a strong candidate for one of the year’s most profitable films.
No surprise then that studio bosses are eager to sign the 32 year-old to co-star in director James L Brooks’ latest project, a comedy tentatively titled “How Do You Know?”
Reported Monday by Variety, Witherspoon has been cast as one of three main characters in the film, which will begin shooting in March for Columbia Pictures. Brooks’ past films include 2004’s “Spanglish,” 1997’s “As Good as it Gets” and “Terms of Endearment,” which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1983.
Additionally, Witherspoon will be lending her voice to the main character of Dreamworks Animation’s upcoming “Monsters Vs Aliens.”
Due out in early Spring, Witherspoon will play Susan Murphy, a young girl who turns into a super-monster named Ginormica and is tasked with saving the world after being struck by a meteorite.
Witherspoon has also signed on to star in an as-yet untitled romantic comedy - alongside Ben Stiller - for “Almost Famous” and “Jerry Maguire” director Cameron Crowe. Filming is expected to begin in July.
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