Almost immediately after Reese Witherspoon optioned author Celeste Ng’s bestseller “Little Fires Everywhere” to produce an on-screen adaptation, the question became, who would play Mia Warren to her Elena Richardson, the two mothers at the center of the story.
But for the Oscar winner, the answer came easily, and she turned to friend Kerry Washington for the role. “Who wouldn’t want to partner with Reese Witherspoon?” Washington told Variety at the junket for the Hulu limited series, nodding to her co-star and co-executive producer. “Or Kerry Washington?” Witherspoon chimed in. “Washington and Witherspoon — it’s like our own version of an action movie.” And there’s plenty of action in store as two of Hollywood’s most powerful
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