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<ul class="summary-list"><li>"Yellowstone" star Josh Lucas shared his thoughts about the new Matthew McConaughey-led spinoff.</li><li>It comes after <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/paramount-chris-mccarthy-daily-show-future-yellowstone-offshoots-1235360182/">Paramount confirmed</a> that the rumored franchise extension is going ahead.</li></ul>"<a href="https://www.insider.com/yellowstone-continue-without-kevin-costner-taylor-sheridan-2023-2">Yellowstone</a>" star Josh Lucas is more than ready to welcome <a href="https://www.insider.com/matthew-mcconaughey-fortune-teller-how-to-lose-a-guy-in-10-days-2023-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matthew McConaughey </a>into the fold.Speaking to <a href="https://www.etonline.com/yellowstone-star-josh-lucas-reacts-to-matthew-mcconaughey-joining-franchise-exclusive-202023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entertainment Tonight</a> on the red carpet ahead of the PaleyFest LA panel for the Paramount Network drama on Saturday, the "<a href="https://www.insider.com/then-and-now-sweet-home-alabama-cast-2020-9">Sweet Home Alabama</a>" actor shared his thoughts on the now-confirmed but as-yet-untitled spinoff starring the "True Detective" star.Lucas, who has been portraying a younger version of <a href="https://www.insider.com/yellowstone-kevin-costner-lawyer-slams-absolute-lie-over-conflict-2023-2">Kevin Costner's</a> character John Dutton in flashback scenes since season one, said he is just as in the dark as everyone else about the details, but said that he's sure the franchise's cocreator and writer, <a href="https://www.insider.com/1923-taylor-sheridan-allowed-aminah-nieves-contribute-to-teonna-storyline-2023-2">Taylor Sheridan</a>, "has great ideas for how these characters merge together.""Part of it is the mystery of the mind of that creator and waiting for that to be unleashed in a way, right?"He added: "So hell, yeah, bring it on!"Lucas also expressed his admiration for Sheridan's storytelling.The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and screenwriter has penned almost all the scripts for the flagship series by himself and wrote every single episode of <a href="https://www.insider.com/harrison-ford-1923-costar-helen-mirren-still-sexy-mosquito-coast-2023-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harrison Ford</a> and Helen Mirren-led drama "<a href="https://www.insider.com/1923-episode-7-details-easter-eggs-you-missed-2023-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1923</a>," as well as the earlier Dutton family origin series, "<a href="https://www.insider.com/yellowstone-taylor-sheridan-didnt-recognize-1883-star-dawn-olivieri-2023-1">1883</a>," entirely alone. "I'm always so fascinated to see what Taylor is doing as he tells the story," Lucas said."The thing that moves me or surprises me most is that every time I think something is too crazy or too fantastical, it turns out it's based on a true story from Taylor's life or from something that is very close to the cowboys that all of this story is about." <div type="image" title="Yellowstone cast at PaleyFest 2023" height="3024" width="4032" msid="99216129" hostid="261"></div>It's possible that the franchise extension could be the long-teased "6666," which was first announced in <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/02/yellowstone-spinoff-mayor-of-kingstown-land-man-taylor-sheridan-slate-paramount-plus-1234700272/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">early 2021</a> and is said to revolve around life on a real Texas-based ranch that <a href="https://fortworthreport.org/2022/01/22/legendary-four-sixes-ranch-sold-to-yellowstone-producer-taylor-sheridan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sheridan owns</a>.Lucas' comments come after Paramount Media Networks president Chris McCarthy confirmed to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/paramount-chris-mccarthy-daily-show-future-yellowstone-offshoots-1235360182/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a> that the rumored McConaughey-led spinoff of the popular series is moving forward, regardless of whether Costner returns to the original. It had been previously reported by <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/02/yellowstone-show-end-franchise-continues-matthew-mcconaughey-1235251400/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a> that the flagship series, which is the most-watched across cable and broadcast, could be ending sooner than expected due to disagreements with the "Field of Dreams" star over shooting schedules.However, Paramount Network's president of development and production, Keith Cox, confirmed at Saturday night's event that <a href="https://www.insider.com/yellowstone-paramount-confident-kevin-costner-will-return-2023-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Costner isn't going anywhere</a> any time soon."What I can say is our star, the face of our show, and executive producer, are very confident he is going to continue with our show," he told fans to enthusiastic applause as the panel, attended by Insider, kicked off.A spokesperson for Paramount Network previously <a href="https://www.insider.com/yellowstone-continue-without-kevin-costner-taylor-sheridan-2023-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Insider</a> in February that they hoped to have both Costner and McConaughey be part of the "Yellowstone" universe. "Kevin Costner is a big part of Yellowstone, and we hope that's the case for a long time to come," the network wrote."Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we'd love to partner."Costner himself was slated to attend the PaleyFest event alongside Sheridan, executive producer David Glasser, as well as some of the show's other main cast members, but in a last-minute shakeup, they did not appear. The lineup instead featured Lucas, Dawn Olivieri, Wendy Moniz, and Mo Brings Plenty.

'Yellowstone' star Josh Lucas is confident Taylor Sheridan will be able to 'merge together' the flagship show and a Matthew McConaughey spinoff as Paramount confirms new show is coming

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Director Andy Tennant told Insider he's written a treatment for a "Sweet Home Alabama 2."</li><li>It would revolve around a college visit Reese Witherspoon and Melanie Lynskey's characters have with their kids.</li></ul>There's an idea in place if the classic Reese Witherspoon rom-com "Sweet Home Alabama" ever gets a sequel.In <a href="https://www.insider.com/sweet-home-alabama-20th-anniversary-interview-andy-tennant-josh-lucas-2022-9">celebration of the movie's 20th anniversary</a>, Insider chatted with Lucas, who played the romantic lead Jake, and director Andy Tennant, who revealed he's written a treatment for a sequel."Reese's daughter, Ava, went to school with my son, so I would see Reese on occasion," said Tennant of life since "Sweet Home Alabama" opened in theaters. "When the movie got to like 13 to 14 years later, I started thinking where they would all be. Where are those four characters now: Melanie (Witherspoon), Jake (Lucas), Andrew (Patrick Dempsey), and Melanie Lynskey's character, Lurlynn?""My kids were going through college so it got me thinking about a new generation of kids going to school and young love and what that would do to parents when they see their kids being real grown-ups," Tennant continued. "If the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, what is Melanie's daughter like?"Tennant said his treatment focuses on, "Reese's character and Melanie Lynskey's character taking their kids on a college tour."<div type="image" title="melanie lynskey sweet home alabama" height="544" width="1280" msid="94586870" hostid="261" sizebytes="38016"></div>Lucas told Insider he hasn't read Tennant's treatment yet, but the director has filled him in."Andy told me there would be an honesty to it," Lucas said. "That Jake would have mid-life issues and that there are differences where Jake and Melanie landed."Lucas has some idea of his own of where Jake is now."Hell, maybe Jake now lives in a trailer park while Melanie had built this perfect life," he said.In the last year, Lucas has said <a href="https://www.insider.com/sweet-home-alabama-josh-lucas-reese-witherspoon-sequel-2021-7">he's up for a part two</a>. The problem is Witherspoon's busy schedule."She's her own version of Oprah Winfrey now," <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UqZgsGbom0">he told SiriusXM in June 2021</a>.<div type="image" title="sweet home alabama" height="1422" width="2122" msid="94586872" hostid="261" sizebytes="75748"></div>But that hasn't stopped him and Tennant from trying to get a sequel off the ground."Josh and I continue to lobby Reese, but she's busy," the director said."I keep hearing that others from the movie would absolutely love to do it," Lucas said. "I would love to do a 'Sweet Home Alabama 2.'""Even Reese's lawyer loved the treatment," Tennant said. "But that's as close as I got."

'Sweet Home Alabama' star Josh Lucas says he could see his character Jake living in a trailer park in a potential sequel

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="518981" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Josh-Lucas">Josh Lucas</keyword> is all for a "<keyword id="333815" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Sweet-Home-Alabama">Sweet Home Alabama</keyword>" sequel.</li><li>The problem is <keyword id="17580" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Reese-Witherspoon">Reese Witherspoon</keyword>'s busy schedule, he said.</li><li>"She's her own version of Oprah Winfrey now," he said.</li></ul>Josh Lucas expressed his openness to a sequel to the beloved 2002 rom-com "Sweet Home Alabama." But Reese Witherspoon's schedule might be the main thing holding them back."Look, I would love to do the sequel. The issue is Reese has got a book club," Lucas said with a laugh on SiriusXM's "Pop Culture Spotlight."And Witherspoon doesn't just have <a href="https://reesesbookclub.com/">a book club</a>. Along with having a full slate of vehicles to star in (including "Legally Blonde 3"), she's also producing projects and busy with her media company, <a href="https://hello-sunshine.com/">Hello Sunshine</a>."I'm saying that, like, laughingly, but Reese is, you know, I've heard like, 'Oh, you can talk to her about stuff five years from now, now.' She's a mogul."<div type="image" title="sweet home alabama" height="1012" width="1800" msid="84240548" hostid="261"></div>Lucas said that even during the making of "Sweet Home Alabama," in which he plays Witherspoon's estranged husband whom she falls back in love with (sorry, Patrick Dempsey), he could tell his costar was destined to take over Hollywood."Back when I was doing 'Sweet Home Alabama,' I, for some reason, remember telling the director or somebody, 'I bet this woman ends up running a movie studio one day,'" Lucas said. "And she's even beyond that at this point. I mean, she's her own version of Oprah Winfrey now, right? And it's extraordinary and not surprising either, at all."Lucas has also kept himself busy since making the rom-com, giving memorable roles in <keyword id="406" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Movies">movies</keyword> like "Glory Road" and most recently "Ford v Ferrari." But he said he was all for teaming back up with Witherspoon to continue the story of the red-hot couple Jake Perry and Melanie Smooter.And if he has to wait five years until that happens, so be it.

Josh Lucas says 'Sweet Home Alabama' sequel is blocked by Reese Witherspoon being a 'mogul': 'You can talk to her about stuff 5 years from now'

'Sweet Home Alabama' at 20: Director Andy Tennant and star Josh Lucas reveal never-before-told stories about the rom-com classic and their hopes for a sequel

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Reese Witherspoon said she still has the wedding dress she wore in "Sweet Home Alabama."</li><li>The star revealed this while on "The Drew Barrymore Show."</li></ul>Reese Witherspoon has a pretty special keepsake from the set of "Sweet Home Alabama."Witherspoon revealed on Tuesday's "The Drew Barrymore Show" that she still has the wedding dress her character wears at the end of the movie."I remember that scene that we shot in the rain, and I'm in the wedding dress and I run away from my wedding, and I run to see Josh Lucas on the beach, and it was pouring down rain," she told Barrymore. "I remember thinking, 'This is such a crazy, amazing moment. I'm gonna remember this forever.' And I still have the wedding dress."<div type="image" title="Reese Witherspoon in a wedding dress, Fred Ward in a suit" height="1500" width="1000" msid="98016742" hostid="261" sizebytes="125862"></div>In the beloved 2002 romantic comedy, Witherspoon plays a New York City fashion designer named Melanie who on the verge of marrying Andrew (Patrick Dempsey) learns she's still married to her high school sweetheart Jake (Josh Lucas). She then has to head down to her hometown in Alabama to get him to sign divorce papers. But she realizes she still has feelings for Jake.For years there have been hopes of a sequel but it has never become a reality. However, <a href="https://www.insider.com/sweet-home-alabama-20th-anniversary-interview-andy-tennant-josh-lucas-2022-9">"Sweet Home Alabama" director Andy Tennant told Insider</a> last year that he has a treatment for a sequel already written."What happened was Reese's daughter, Ava, went to school with my son, so I would see Reese on occasion," Tennant said. "When the movie got to like 13 to 14 years later, I started thinking where they would all be. Where are those four characters now: Melanie, Jake, Andrew, and Melanie Lynskey's character, Lurlynn? My kids were going through college so it got me thinking about a new generation of kids going to school and young love and what that would do to parents when they see their kids being real grown-ups. If the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, what is Melanie's daughter like?"Lucas, who <a href="https://www.insider.com/sweet-home-alabama-josh-lucas-reese-witherspoon-sequel-2021-7">has been game to do a sequel</a>, told Insider Tennant has shared the sequel idea with him and he loves it."Andy told me there would be an honesty to it," the actor said. "That Jake would have mid-life issues and that there are differences where Jake and Melanie landed. Hell, maybe Jake now lives in a trailer park while Melanie had built this perfect life."However, Witherspoon is still the holdout."I frankly haven't run into Reese since making the movie," Lucas said. "I keep hearing that others from the movie would absolutely love to do it. I would love to do a 'Sweet Home Alabama 2.'"

Reese Witherspoon reveals she still owns the wedding dress she wore in 'Sweet Home Alabama'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"Yellowstone" made its PaleyFest debut on Saturday April 1 with a Q&amp;A including cast and Paramount Network president Keith Cox.</li><li>Cox immediately addressed rumors about Kevin Costner's behind-the-scenes dispute on the hit show.</li></ul>John Dutton may be sticking around a bit longer. Paramount Network vaguely addressed rumors about <a href="https://www.insider.com/yellowstone-continue-without-kevin-costner-taylor-sheridan-2023-2">Kevin Costner's</a> future on "<a href="https://www.insider.com/yellowstone-burning-questions-after-midseason-finale-2023-1">Yellowstone</a>" following speculation he may hang up his cowboy hat. "What I can say is our star, the face of our show, and executive producer, are very confident he is going to continue with our show," Paramount Network's president of development and production Keith Cox told fans to enthusiastic applause at a PaleyFest panel for the Paramount+ drama on Saturday night, attended by Insider.When asked when we can expect production on the season to resume, Cox said an announcement will come "soon." He described the season's remaining episodes as "phenomenal. I'm confident."The show's mid-season finale aired January 1.Fans inside Hollywood's Dolby Theatre were hoping to hear the comments from Costner himself. The show's star was originally set to appear alongside the majority of the series' main cast, including Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes, Kelsey Asbille, Wes Bentley, Gil Birmingham, and Jacki Weaver, as well as executive producers Taylor Sheridan and David Glasser.In a last-minute shake-up that felt like an April Fools' Day prank, the entire PaleyFest line-up changed with none of the original talent present.<div type="image" title="Yellowstone cast at PaleyFest 2023" height="3024" width="4032" msid="99184166" hostid="261" sizebytes="259458"></div>The whittled-down panel included Josh Lucas, Wendy Moniz, Mo Brings Plenty, Dawn Olivieri, and Paramount Network president of development and production, Keith Cox. Media, including Insider, learned of the schedule change as they checked in for the Saturday night event about an hour before the screening and Q&amp;A were set to begin.After screening season five, episode seven, "The Dream Is Me," a PaleyFest rep took the stage to tell fans "scheduling conflicts" led to the drastic change in panel lineup. That response didn't satisfy every fan, with a few briefly crying out in objection to the cast's absence.Throughout the hour-long panel, though a good many remained, fans visibly started slowly trickling out of the panel, which wasn't what they paid to see. <div type="image" title="The cast of &quot;Yellowstone&quot;" height="666" width="1000" msid="99184169" hostid="261" sizebytes="140196"></div><a href="https://deadline.com/2023/02/yellowstone-show-end-franchise-continues-matthew-mcconaughey-1235251400/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a> initially reported in February that Sheridan, Paramount Global, and Paramount Network sought to end the neo-western drama after its current fifth season because of disagreements with the "Field of Dreams" star over shooting schedules. The actor, who this year won a <a href="https://www.insider.com/golden-globes-2023-who-will-win-who-should-win-2023-1">Golden Globe</a> for his performance as aging rancher John Dutton, reportedly wanted to cut back his number of days on set in Montana to seven for the remaining episodes of season five (presumably because he is working on a <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kevin-costner-horizon-directing-four-movies-1235299756/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Western epic</a> which he is directing, co-writing, and starring in).At the time, the network denied the report, with a spokesperson telling Insider in a statement: "We have no news to report. Kevin Costner is a big part of 'Yellowstone,' and we hope that's the case for a long time to come.""Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we'd love to partner."Later the same month, Costner's lawyer addressed claims that the "Dances With Wolves" filmmaker was causing production issues."The idea that Kevin was only willing to work one week on the second half of season five of 'Yellowstone' is an absolute lie," the actor's litigator Marty Singer told <a href="https://puck.news/casualties-of-the-costner-yellowstone-crossfire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Puck</a> as part of an exposé that expanded on Deadline's reporting."It's ridiculous — and anyone suggesting it shouldn't be believed for one second," he continued. "As everyone who knows anything about Kevin is well aware, he is incredibly passionate about the show and has always gone way above and beyond to ensure its success."

Paramount is 'very confident' Kevin Costner 'will continue' on 'Yellowstone' despite exit rumors

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The next episode of "Yellowstone," titled "Watch'em Ride Away," will air Sunday, December 4.</li><li>The preview shows how Summer's arrival at the ranch stirs up more trouble for the Duttons.</li></ul>Sunday night's episode of "Yellowstone" will see Summer's arrival at the ranch stir up some trouble for the Duttons.The preview for episode five, titled "Watch 'em Ride Away," opens rather appropriately with a shot of young John Dutton (Josh Lucas) riding away from the ranch, followed by his trusted team of ranch hands, who are also saddled up.It's not clear where they're going and why exactly they're setting out at night time. "First Duttons to settle this valley, fighting was all they knew," we hear present-day John (Kevin Costner) saying in a voiceover, referencing his ancestors whose story is set to be told in the new spinoff series <a href="https://www.insider.com/1923-questions-we-have-yellowstone-prequel-trailer-2022-11">"1923."</a><div type="image" title="Young John Dutton (Josh Lucas) in &quot;Yellowstone&quot; season five, episode five." height="960" width="1920" msid="95894977" hostid="261"></div>It then cuts to the present day, and Beth (Kelly Reilly) is giving her father some advice on the porch of the log cabin. "She is not gonna help you, dad," she says. "You have invited your worst enemy to sleep in your bed."It's obvious that she's referring to animal rights activist Summer Higgins (Piper Perabo), who we then see standing by a wooden post looking out onto the ranch. She has taken up temporary residence with the Duttons after John used his power as governor to pardon her.Although she warned John upon her release that it was unlikely they would start up their romantic relationship again, given the fact we saw her running around the cabin barefoot in an oversized T-shirt at the end of <a href="https://www.insider.com/yellowstone-season-5-episode-4-recap-details-you-missed-2022-11">episode four</a>, we have a strong feeling that Beth is talking both literally and figuratively here.<div type="image" title="Summer Higgins (Piper Perabo) &quot;Yellowstone&quot; season five, episode five." height="886" width="1773" msid="95894978" hostid="261"></div>Beth isn't the only one who thinks that Summer's return can only mean bad news. We see John give Rip (Cole Hauser) a concerned glance right after this, making it clear that Rip is just as worried about Summer's presence on the ranch.After all, she did put the welfare of animals above her own when she assaulted an officer at a livestock protest. How will she react if — or shall we say when, because it really is a matter of time — she finds out that John's men are responsible for the deaths of three endangered wolves? It seems likely that the Duttons could have another enemy on their hands if John's plan to hire her as his environmental advisor backfires.Next up, we catch up with Jamie (Wes Bentley) and <a href="https://www.insider.com/yellowstone-new-characters-in-season-5-2022-11">Sarah (Dawn Olivieri)</a>, and it looks like a lot has happened since their <a href="https://www.insider.com/yellowstone-season-5-episode-4-recap-details-you-missed-2022-11#jamie-shouldve-known-that-when-sarah-suggested-the-deerfield-club-for-their-business-date-that-it-was-likely-that-they-would-be-caught-by-beth-5">rendezvous in the bathrooms at the Deerfield Club</a>. Was it Sarah's plan to ply Jamie with drinks, hook up with him, and get some intel out of him? It sure looks that way, given that it's back to business as she confronts him in his office.<div type="image" title="Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley) and Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri) in &quot;Yellowstone&quot; season five, episode four." height="937" width="1874" msid="95894979" hostid="261"></div>"Market Equities or its partners — we can do whatever we want," she says with a smirk, and the look on Jamie's face suggests this is the last thing he expected to hear.The preview then cuts back to John at the ranch, and he's sitting fireside with Rip. He tells his son-in-law: "Cowards rule these days, Rip. It's time we show them what we do and how we do it."We then see Beth dispense another warning to her father. "They want the land, dad," she tells him. "That's all that you need to understand."The closing shot of the preview mirrors the opening, only this time, it's present-day John leading his bunkhouse boys out into the darkness."Yellowstone" airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Paramount Network.

The preview for next week's episode of 'Yellowstone' teases more trouble for the Duttons following Summer's return

<ul class="summary-list"><li>In the original ending, audiences thought Reese Witherspoon's character was struck by lightning.</li><li>It turned out to just be a joke, but the studio demanded that it be reshot.</li></ul>The ending of "Sweet Home Alabama" puts you in a good mood as Melanie (Reese Witherspoon) finally realizes that Jake (Josh Lucas) is her true love.But in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IGTESK1PqM">the original ending</a>, director Andy Tennant came up with a dark joke that completely ruined the vibe of the rom-com.While looking back on the movie for its <a href="https://www.insider.com/sweet-home-alabama-20th-anniversary-interview-andy-tennant-josh-lucas-2022-9">20th anniversary, Tennant talked to Insider</a> about how, in the original ending, test audiences thought Witherspoon's Melanie character died.Like in the finished movie, in the original ending, Melanie leaves her fiancé (Patrick Dempsey) at their wedding when she discovers she hasn't signed the documents to divorce Jake. She races to find Jake on the beach as he's preparing for a lightning storm to collect glass that's formed when lightning hits the sand. There, she professes her love for Jake and the two kiss, but this is where the original ending is different.In the original version, we hear lightning strike as they kiss and then a white light covers the screen. The scene cuts to friends and family dancing at a wedding reception. Jake walks in holding Melanie in his arms who looks unconscious. He tells everyone, "Melanie Carmichael is dead." Everyone is in shock. Then he says, "Long live Felony Melanie," which is the nickname from her youth. Melanie, who was just playing dead, gives him a kiss. They then go and dance as the Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Sweet Home Alabama" plays and the credits start.Tennant said test audiences did not like the ending."I don't know why we thought that was really funny," Tennant said. "It was funny on paper."Tennant said the reaction of actress Mary Kay Place, who played Melanie's mother, was so sad he could instantly feel anger from the audience.<div type="image" title="Josh Lucas holding Reese Witherspoon" height="553" width="1397" msid="94509683" hostid="261" sizebytes="27456"></div>"When we showed it to a test audience the whole room was just like, 'What the fuck!'" he said. "The audience loved the movie up until that shot.""I did think the ending would work," Lucas told Insider. "I thought it was funny and silly and weird."But it was instant to Tennant that it would have to be changed. In fact, he had no say in it."Literally, Nina Jacobson, head of Buena Vista Pictures, walked up the aisle before the lights had even come up and said to me, 'We're reshooting the ending,'" Tennant said.A reshoot was done where after the kiss on the beach, Sheriff Wade (Courtney Gains) tracks them down and brings them back to the bar where the friends and family scramble to make up a wedding reception. And when Melanie and Jake arrive they dance to, you guessed it, "Sweet Home Alabama.""It never bodes well when you hear you're doing a major reshoot," Lucas said. "But it worked out."We'll say. Audiences loved the movie as it had a record-breaking opening at the box office with <a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0256415/?ref_=bo_se_r_1">$35.6 million</a> in September 2002 — a record that would stand as the best opening in September for 10 years.

The original 'Sweet Home Alabama' ending was reshot because test audiences thought Reese Witherspoon's character died

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Charlize Theron was originally attached as the lead in 2002's "Sweet Home Alabama."</li><li>Following a rewrite by director Andy Tennant, he said Theron left the project.</li></ul>"Sweet Home Alabama" would have been a whole lot different if it went with its original story — and cast.In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the rom-com classic starring Reese Witherspoon, Patrick Dempsey, and Josh Lucas, <a href="https://www.insider.com/sweet-home-alabama-20th-anniversary-interview-andy-tennant-josh-lucas-2022-9">Insider spoke to director Andy Tennant</a> who recalled the movie's rocky beginnings."I was given the script; it wasn't very good. Everyone had passed on it in town," Tennant said.But coming off the box office disaster "Anna and the King" in 1999, Tennant said he found himself in "director jail" so when "Sweet Home Alabama" came back around, he agreed to take it on. But he still wasn't into the script."The script was just as bad," Tennant said. "I think the fiancé of Reese's character was a complete tool and the guy down South was a hunky, handsome guy. I think he was a stock-car driver."Tennant said he and his writing partner Rick Parks came up with an idea: "Why don't we do a love triangle where the love choices are between a great guy and the right guy?"The duo completely rewrote the script, but they ran into a problem. Charlize Theron was attached to play the lead in the movie and didn't like what they came up with.<div type="image" title="Charlize Theron in a black top" height="1700" width="2267" msid="94503384" hostid="261" sizebytes="151740"></div>At the time the movie was being developed in the late 1990s/early 2000s, Theron was just beginning to become a star thanks to movies like "The Devil's Advocate," "The Cider House Rules," "The Yards," and "Sweet November.""Charlize and her production company were the original principals behind the project," Tennant said. "They were developing it for Charlize to star. When I did the rewrite with Rick, I don't think she was a fan and so everybody parted ways."But thanks to "Legally Blonde," Tennant's movie quickly found its new lead."'Legally Blonde' came out and I got a call from the studio and they were like, 'What do you think of Reese Witherspoon?' And I was like, 'I've known her since she was 15. She would be great.'"Tennant had made a TV movie with Witherspoon when she was a teen and the two had stayed in touch ever since.<div type="image" title="Reese Witherspoon wearing a pink outfit and holding a dog in &quot;Legally Blonde.&quot;" height="1203" width="1605" msid="94503385" hostid="261" sizebytes="61338"></div>"I had lunch with her not that long before I turned in the 'Sweet Home Alabama' script," he recalled. "We were just catching up and I asked, 'What have you been up to?' And she said, 'I made this movie nobody is going to see. It's silly but it was really fun to make.' And that turned out to be 'Legally Blonde.' And she asked me what I was doing, and I was like, 'We just wrote a movie, but I don't know if it's ever going to get made.'"When "Legally Blonde" opened in 2001, it became a box office hit and proved Witherspoon was a star. She was quickly signed to play the lead in "Sweet Home Alabama.""The only reason 'Sweet Home Alabama' was made was because of 'Legally Blonde,'" Tennant said.

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