Mindy Kaling Teases 'Juicy Story' for Elle Woods in 'Legally Blonde 3,' Talks Charity Work (Exclusive)

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Mindy Kaling is offering a update. The multi-hyphenate is hard at work writing the script for the anticipated follow-up in Reese Witherspoon's iconic movie franchise, and revealed to ET's Matt Cohen why she's taking her time crafting the story. «I love this project.

I am so excited about it. We are working on it,» Kaling said while promoting her ambassadorship with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network ahead of their national fundraising event, PanCAN PurpleStride, on April 30. «It is going, you know, a little more slowly than we like but [it's] just because we really want it to be good.»The 42-year-old went on to explain that Elle Woods, the central character in is «beloved» and they want to do right by her.«I think of it like Reese's.

Elle Woods is like her Captain America, and so you don't want to be the person that messes up that story,» Kaling said. «So for me, we are just taking our time because we want it to be really good.»While Kaling didn't delve into details about , she's hopeful to work closely with Jennifer Coolidge — whom she's promised will «1,000 percent» return for the new installment."[She] is just someone who all writers would kill to write for," she expressed. «She is so funny.

She elevates any material and she is just like… She can just do a glance, it is just hilarious. And so as a writer, it's the jackpot.