EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has picked up Party Girls, an original pitch from the Legally Blonde screenwriting duo Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith and Karen McCullah, with Todd Garner attached to produce via his Broken Road Productions banner. Garner is the producer behind such films as Paul Blart: Mall Cop and its sequel, Scou…

EXCLUSIVE: MGM is near a deal with Reese Witherspoon to reprise her role as the precocious, idealistic Elle Woods in Legally Blonde 3, and they’ve brought back most of the creative team from the first film. The pic is coming together quickly. Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Karen McCullah, who adapted the Amanda Brown novel…

EXCLUSIVE: Legally Blonde and 10 Things I Hate About You scribe Karen McCullah has been tapped to adapt fashion and movie-world rom-com The Stylist, the 2016 debut novel from Rosie Nixon, Editor-in- Chief of UK celebrity news bible Hello Magazine. The Stylist charts the escapades of Amber Green, a fashion boutique…

Alcon Entertainment has nabbed the rights to self-styled “Mom Rock” musician Judy Davids’ 2008 comedic memoir Rock Star Mommy: My Life As A Rocker Mom with plans to turn it into a feature film. In the book, Davids chronicles her path from suburban soccer mom and housewife to becoming the founder and guitarist for the…

Germany’s Constantin Film and Nicky Weinstock’s LA-based Invention Studios are teaming on The Baby Shower, an R-rated comedy about four women on a weekend getaway gone wrong. Based on Jenni Ross’ original screenplay, the femme film will be rewritten by Legally Blonde, The House Bunny and Expendabelles co-scripter Karen…

EXCLUSIVE: Paradigm has signed Karen McCullah, best known for co-writing with partner Kirsten Smith 10 Things I Hate About You, Legally Blonde, She's the Man, Ella Enchanted, The Ugly Truth and The House Bunny. She also wrote and produced the dramedy Crazy Kind of Love. They have been working on ExpendaBelles, the…