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[[File:Reese Witherspoon 2005.jpg|thumb|upright|Witherspoon attending the premiere of ''[[Walk the Line]]'' at the [[2005 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]

In late 2004, Witherspoon starred alongside [[Mark Ruffalo]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Just ~~like~~Like Heaven (~~2005~~ film)|Just Like Heaven]]''. Her character, Elizabeth Masterson, is an ambitious young doctor who is involved in a car accident on her way to a [[blind date]] and is left in a [[coma]]; her spirit returns to her old apartment where she later finds true love.<ref>{{cite news|first=Katie|last=Moten|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2005/1229/justlikeheaven.html |title=Just Like Heaven (PG) |website=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|date=December 29, 2005 |access-date=November 4, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023101757/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2005/1229/justlikeheaven.html |archive-date=October 23, 2007}}</ref> Next, she was cast as [[June Carter Cash]], the second wife of singer-songwriter [[Johnny Cash]] ([[Joaquin Phoenix]]), in [[James Mangold]]'s ''[[Walk the Line]]'' (2005). She never had the chance to meet Carter Cash, as Witherspoon was filming ''Vanity Fair'' at the time the singer died.<ref name="That's Reese" /> Witherspoon performed her own vocals in the film, and her songs had to be performed in front of a live audience; she was so worried about needing to perform that she asked her lawyer to terminate the film contract.<ref name="faces" /> "That was the most challenging part of the role," she later recalled. "I'd never sung professionally."<ref>{{cite news|title=Reese Witherspoon, live on Breakfast |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/breakfast/4666180.stm |access-date=November 7, 2007 |date=February 1, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106220629/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/breakfast/4666180.stm |archive-date=January 6, 2007 }}</ref> Subsequently, she had to spend six months learning how to sing for the role, including from the help of vocal coach [[Roger Love]].<ref name="faces">{{cite news|title=Faces of the week |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6113620.stm |access-date=November 5, 2007 |date=November 3, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213153356/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6113620.stm |archive-date=February 13, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Stars Learn to Sing for Roles ... or Do They? |date=February 8, 2006 |author=Donaldson-Evans, Catherine |publisher=Fox News Channel |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184170,00.html |access-date=November 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203032648/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C184170%2C00.html |archive-date=December 3, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-begin-again-vocal-coach-20140625-story.html|title=Vocal coach Roger Love helps put the sing in Hollywood performances|date=June 25, 2014|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=January 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230150820/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-begin-again-vocal-coach-20140625-story.html|archive-date=December 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Witherspoon's portrayal of Carter Cash was acclaimed by critics, with Roger Ebert stating that her performance added "boundless energy" to the film.<ref>{{cite news|first=Roger|last=Ebert|author-link=Roger Ebert|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051117/REVIEWS/51107006/1023 |title=Walk the Line |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=September 27, 2002 |access-date=December 1, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212120132/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20051117%2FREVIEWS%2F51107006%2F1023 |archive-date=December 12, 2007 }}</ref> She won Best Actress at the [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Academy Awards]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Golden Globes]], [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|British Academy Film Awards]], and a [[Screen Actors Guild]] award for her performance.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=2006 Film Actress in a Leading Role {{!}} BAFTA Awards|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2006/film/actress-in-a-leading-role|website=awards.bafta.org|access-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428200124/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2006/film/actress-in-a-leading-role|archive-date=April 28, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="academy-award-bbc" /><ref name=":1" />

Witherspoon and Phoenix received a nomination for "collaborative video of the year" from the [[CMT Music Awards]].<ref name="academy-award-bbc">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4824306.stm |title=Movie stars up for country award |publisher=BBC |access-date=July 17, 2008 |date=March 20, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060521194812/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4824306.stm |archive-date=May 21, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cmt.com/microsites/cmt-music-awards/2006/nominees.jhtml |title=2006 Nominees |publisher=[[Country Music Television]] |access-date=July 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719195902/http://www.cmt.com/microsites/cmt-music-awards/2006/nominees.jhtml |archive-date=July 19, 2008 }}</ref> Witherspoon has expressed her passion for the film: "I really like in this film that it is realistic and portrays sort of a real marriage, a real relationship where there are forbidden thoughts and fallibility. And it is about compassion in the long haul, not just the short easy solutions to problems."<ref name="about.interview">{{cite web |first=Rebecca |last=Murray |url=http://movies.about.com/od/walktheline/a/walklinrw111405_2.htm |title=Reese Witherspoon Interview |publisher=[[About.com]] |date=July 31, 2017 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820081417/http://movies.about.com/od/walktheline/a/walklinrw111405_2.htm |archive-date=August 20, 2007 }}</ref> She also stated that she believed Carter Cash was a woman ahead of her time: "I think the really remarkable thing about her character is that she did all of these things that we sort of see as normal things in the 1950s when it wasn't really acceptable for a woman to be married and divorced twice and have two different children by two different husbands and travel around in a car full of very famous musicians all by herself. She didn't try to comply to social convention, so I think that makes her a very modern woman."<ref name="about.interview" /> After the success of ''Walk the Line'', Witherspoon starred in the fantasy ''[[Penelope (2006 film)|Penelope]]'', as Annie, the best friend of Penelope ([[Christina Ricci]]), a girl who has a curse in her family. The film was produced by her company [[Type A Films]], and filming began in March 2006.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Exclusive: Penelope Set Pics |date=March 15, 2006 |magazine=Empire |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=18285 |access-date=December 31, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231234128/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=18285 |archive-date=December 31, 2014 }}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2006 Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref name="faces" /><ref>{{cite news|first=Moira|last=Macdonald |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/television/2003244619_toronto06.html|title=From Toronto: Let the film festival begin! |newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=September 6, 2006 |access-date=December 12, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622034054/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/television/2003244619_toronto06.html |archive-date=June 22, 2011 }}</ref> but went unreleased until February 2008.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jennifer M.|last=Wood|url=https://www.moviemaker.com/archives/moviemaking/directing/articles-directing/mark-palansky-penelope-christina-ricci-20080229/|title=Deconstructing Penelope|work=[[MovieMaker]]|date=February 29, 2008|access-date=December 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224113310/https://www.moviemaker.com/archives/moviemaking/directing/articles-directing/mark-palansky-penelope-christina-ricci-20080229/|archive-date=February 24, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Gregg|last=Goldstein|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/penelope-slides-summit-149560|title=Penelope' slides to Summit| work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 6, 2007 |access-date=February 1, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110052325/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/penelope-slides-summit-149560 |archive-date=November 10, 2012}}</ref>

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[[File:Reese Witherspoon May 2011.jpg|thumb|upright|Witherspoon at the premiere of ''[[Water for Elephants (film)|Water for Elephants]]'' in 2011]]

Witherspoon returned with three romances released in 2010, 2011 and 2012, all starring her as a woman caught in a [[love triangle]] between two men. In the first, she was cast in [[James L. Brooks]]' ''[[How Do You Know]],'' in which she played a former national softball player who struggles to choose between a baseball-star boyfriend ([[Owen Wilson]]) and a business executive being investigated for [[white-collar crime]] ([[Paul Rudd]]).<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Cieply|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/movies/23brooks.html |title=Star-Heavy Big-Budget Love Story Bucks Trend |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 22, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330102910/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/movies/23brooks.html |archive-date=March 30, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gordon and the Whale |publisher=Gordon and the Whale |date=June 9, 2010 |url=http://gordonandthewhale.com/james-l-brooks-comedy-now-titled-everything-youve-got/ |access-date=June 21, 2010 |first=Joshua |last=Brunsting |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613160856/http://gordonandthewhale.com/james-l-brooks-comedy-now-titled-everything-youve-got/ |archive-date=June 13, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Film trailer: Witherspoon, Rudd, Wilson and Nicholson in 'How Do You Know' |work=The Independent |location=UK |date=August 14, 2010 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/film-trailer-witherspoon-rudd-wilson-and-nicholson-in-lsquohow-do-you-knowrsquo-2052468.html |access-date=August 14, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108191322/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/film-trailer-witherspoon-rudd-wilson-and-nicholson-in-lsquohow-do-you-knowrsquo-2052468.html |archive-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref> in which she played a former national softball player who struggles to choose between a baseball-star boyfriend ([[Owen Wilson]]) and a business executive being investigated for [[white-collar crime]] ([[Paul Rudd]]). Filming took place in [[Philadelphia]] and [[Washington, D.C.]] during the summer and fall of 2009 ~~and it was released on December 17, 2010.~~<ref>{{cite magazine | first = Tatiana | last = Siegel | url = https://variety.com/2009/film/news/rudd-wilson-in-talks-for-brooks-film-1118000256/ | title = Rudd, Wilson in talks for Brooks film | magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = February 17, 2009 | access-date = February 29, 2020 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120917172407/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000256.html?categoryid=13&cs=1= | url-status = live | archive-date = September 17, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Reese Witherspoon: Filming in Philly |publisher=GossipCenter Network |date=October 1, 2009 |url=http://celebrity-gossip.net/celebrities/hollywood/reese-witherspoon-filming-in-philly-219333 |access-date=April 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723023718/http://celebrity-gossip.net/celebrities/hollywood/reese-witherspoon-filming-in-philly-219333 |archive-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson Movie Coming to D.C. |newspaper=Washington City Paper |date=June 4, 2009 |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/06/04/reese-witherspoon-owen-wilson-movie-coming-to-dc/ |access-date=March 14, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618060638/http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/06/04/reese-witherspoon-owen-wilson-movie-coming-to-dc/ |archive-date=June 18, 2009 }}</ref> and it was released on December 17, 2010. The film was critically and commercially unsuccessful; with a budget of more than $100 million, the film only earned $48.7 million worldwide, leading the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' to call it "one of the year's biggest flops".<ref>{{cite news|title=Box office: 'How Do You Know' flops; 'Tron' doesn't; and like the bear himself, 'Yogi' is soft [Updated] |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 19, 2010 |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/12/box-office-tron-good-but-not-great-how-do-you-know-flops-yogi-bear-soft.html |access-date=December 28, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222170312/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/12/box-office-tron-good-but-not-great-how-do-you-know-flops-yogi-bear-soft.html |archive-date=December 22, 2010}}</ref> The film received mainly unfavorable reviews, with an approval rating of 35% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 111 reviews as of December 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rotten Tomatoes: How Do You Know |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=December 17, 2010 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/everything_youve_got/ |access-date=December 28, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223051030/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/everything_youve_got/ |archive-date=December 23, 2010 }}</ref>

Witherspoon's second love-triangle film was the drama ''[[Water for Elephants (film)|Water for Elephants]],'' an adaptation of [[Sara Gruen]]'s [[Water for Elephants|novel of the same name]]. She began [[List of circus skills|circus]] training in March 2010 for her role as Marlena, a glamorous performer stuck in a marriage to a volatile husband ([[Christoph Waltz]]) but intrigued by the circus' new veterinarian ([[Robert Pattinson]]).<ref>{{cite news|first=Kevin|last=Frazier|title=Reese Witherspoon Goes to Washington |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |date=March 10, 2010 |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/84864_Reese_Witherspoon_Goes_to_Washington/ |access-date=February 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403192149/http://www.etonline.com/news/84864_Reese_Witherspoon_Goes_to_Washington/ |archive-date=April 3, 2012 }}</ref> [[Principal photography]] began between May and early August 2010 ~~in various locations in [[Tennessee]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and California.~~<ref>{{cite news|title=Robert Pattinson begins shooting for "Water for Elephants |publisher=Hollywood News |date=May 20, 2010 |url=http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2010/05/20/robert-pattinson-begins-shooting-for-%E2%80%9Cwater-for-elephants%E2%80%9D/ |access-date=May 22, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104111216/http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2010/05/20/robert-pattinson-begins-shooting-for-%E2%80%9Cwater-for-elephants%E2%80%9D/ |archive-date=January 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |first=Francis |last=Lawrence|title= That's a wrap on WFE!!!!!! |date=August 5, 2012|user=Hibbits|number=20362637500 |access-date=February 29, 2020|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809032505/http://twitter.com/Hibbits/status/20362637500 |archive-date=August 9, 2010}}</ref> in various locations in [[Tennessee]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and California. It was released on April 22, 2011, and received mixed critical reviews.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox Pushes Rio, Water for Elephants Releases |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 23, 2010 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-pushes-rio-water-elephants-65332 |access-date=December 28, 2010 |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227041725/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-pushes-rio-water-elephants-65332 |archive-date=December 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rotten Tomatoes: Water for Elephants |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=April 22, 2011 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/water_for_elephants/ |access-date=June 28, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627145827/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/water_for_elephants/ |archive-date=June 27, 2011 }}</ref> Her last love-triangle film began production in [[Vancouver]] in September 2010. Directed by [[McG]] and released by [[20th Century Fox]], ''[[This Means War (film)|This Means War]]'', saw Witherspoon's character at the center of a battle between best friends (played by [[Chris Pine]] and [[Tom Hardy]]), who are both in love with her. The film had a "sneak-peek" release on [[Valentine's Day]], before fully opening on February 17, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=This Means War to start filming |work=Vancouver Sun |date=September 3, 2010 |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/This+Means+start+filming/3477453/story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907072205/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/This%2BMeans%2Bstart%2Bfilming/3477453/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2010 |access-date=September 19, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=This Means War Gets Romantic Release Date |work=Movieline |date=April 12, 2011 |url=http://www.movieline.com/2011/04/this-means-war-gets-romantic-release-date.php |access-date=June 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415094826/http://www.movieline.com/2011/04/this-means-war-gets-romantic-release-date.php |archive-date=April 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fox to Release McG's 'This Means War' on Valentine's Day |work=Reuters |date=January 8, 2012 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS332453756520120118 |access-date=January 22, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726091508/https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/18/idUS332453756520120118 |archive-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref> The film was panned by critics, with a 25% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, ~~and fared poorly at the box office, taking fifth place on its opening weekend with sales of $17.6 million.~~<ref>{{cite web |title=This Means War – Rotten Tomatoes |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=February 17, 2012 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/this_means_war/ |access-date=February 20, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221112952/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/this_means_war/ |archive-date=February 21, 2012 }}</ref> and fared poorly at the box office, taking fifth place on its opening weekend with sales of $17.6 million. ''[[The New York Times]]'' remarked that this "extended the box office cold streak for the Oscar-winning Ms. Witherspoon".<ref>{{cite news|first=Brooks|last=Barnes| url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/this-means-box-office-dud/ |title=This Means Box Office Dud |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 19, 2012 |access-date=February 20, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221012047/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/this-means-box-office-dud/ |archive-date=February 21, 2012 }}</ref> In a 2012 interview with [[MTV]], Witherspoon jokingly referred that 2010–12 was her "love triangle period".<ref>{{cite web|first=Amy|last=Wilkinson|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2557078/reese-witherspoon-love-triangles-this-means-war/|title='This Means War' Star Reese Witherspoon is in her 'Love Triangle Period'|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=February 1, 2012|access-date=February 29, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510095149/http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2012/02/01/reese-witherspoon-love-triangles-this-means-war/|archive-date=May 10, 2012}}</ref>

===2012–2015: Resurgence and career expansion===

In September 2011, a year after beginning work on ''This Means War'', she filmed a small role in [[Jeff Nichols]]'s [[coming-of-age film|coming-of-age]] drama ''[[Mud (2012 film)|Mud]]'' in [[Arkansas]], playing Juniper, the former girlfriend of a fugitive ([[Matthew McConaughey]]), who enlists two local boys to help him evade capture and rekindle his romance with her.<ref>{{cite news|title=Everything We Know About Reese Witherspoon's Film 'Mud,' Filming in Arkansas |work=InArkansas |date=September 28, 2011 |url=http://www.inarkansas.com/26908/everything-we-know-about-reese-witherspoons-film-mud-filming-in-arkansas |access-date=October 3, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930142018/http://www.inarkansas.com/26908/everything-we-know-about-reese-witherspoons-film-mud-filming-in-arkansas |archive-date=September 30, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Mud' banks trio of thesps |work=Variety |date=September 26, 2011 |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/mud-banks-trio-of-thesps-1118043478/|access-date=February 29, 2020|first=Dave |last=McNary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516213017/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118043478 |archive-date=May 16, 2012}}</ref> ''Mud'' premiered in May 2012 in competition for the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]], but did not win.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cannes sets 2012 fest lineup |work=Chicago Tribune |date=April 19, 2012 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-cannes-2012-movies20120419,0,6459352.column |access-date=May 5, 2012 |first=Michael |last=Phillips |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420062513/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-cannes-2012-movies20120419%2C0%2C6459352.column |archive-date=April 20, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cannes 2012: Jeff Nichols' 'Mud' Slides Into Competition with Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon |work=Hollywood Reporter |date=May 26, 2012 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-2012-matthew-mcconaughey-reese-witherspoon-jeff-nichols-mud-329891 |access-date=May 27, 2012 |first=Rebecca |last=Leffler |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528093457/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-2012-matthew-mcconaughey-reese-witherspoon-jeff-nichols-mud-329891 |archive-date=May 28, 2012}}</ref> Following its American debut at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] on January 19, 2013, ~~the film had a [[limited release]] in selected North American theaters on April 26, 2013.~~<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Sundance: Matthew McConaughey in 'Mud' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 21, 2013 |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/01/21/sundance-matthew-mcconaughey-mud/ |access-date=January 23, 2013 |first=Jeff |last=Labrecque |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123205844/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/01/21/sundance-matthew-mcconaughey-mud/ |archive-date=January 23, 2013 }}</ref> the film had a [[limited release]] in selected North American theaters on April 26, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mud Trailer: Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon Have a Southern-Accent-Off |work=Vulture |date=January 16, 2013 |url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/01/watch-matthew-mcconaughey-in-the-mud-trailer.html |access-date=January 16, 2013 |first=Jesse David |last=Fox |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120051437/http://www.vulture.com/2013/01/watch-matthew-mcconaughey-in-the-mud-trailer.html |archive-date=January 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Mud' trailer with Matthew McConaughey reignites the fuse in advance of Sundance bow |work=Hitflix |date=January 16, 2013 |url=http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/mud-trailer-with-matthew-mcconaughey-reignites-the-fuse-in-advance-of-sundance-bow |access-date=January 16, 2013 |first=Kristopher |last=Tapley |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118025908/http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/mud-trailer-with-matthew-mcconaughey-reignites-the-fuse-in-advance-of-sundance-bow |archive-date=January 18, 2013}}</ref>

Witherspoon next starred in ''[[Devil's Knot (film)|Devil's Knot]]'', which was directed by [[Atom Egoyan]], and based on the [[true crime]] book of the [[Devil's Knot|same name]], examining the controversial case of the [[West Memphis Three]]. Like ''Mud'', the film is set in Arkansas. She played Pam Hobbs, the mother of one of three young murder victims. In an interview subsequent to her casting in the film, Egoyan noted that although the role requires "an emotionally loaded journey," he "met with Reese, and... talked at length about the project, and she's eager to take on the challenge."<ref>{{cite news|title=Egoyan signs Reese Witherspoon for new film |work=Globe and Mail |date=December 16, 2011 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/movies/egoyan-signs-reese-witherspoon-for-new-film/article2274510/ |access-date=December 30, 2011 |first=Gayle |last=Macdonald |location=Toronto |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218060113/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/movies/egoyan-signs-reese-witherspoon-for-new-film/article2274510/ |archive-date=December 18, 2011}}</ref> Filming took place in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] in June and July 2012, ~~and Witherspoon was pregnant with her third child during filming.~~<ref name=devil>{{cite news|title=Cannes 2012: Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon's West Memphis Three Pic Gets Financing (Exclusive) |work=Hollywood Reporter |date=May 16, 2012 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/colin-firth-reese-witherspoon-west-memphis-three-325588 |access-date=May 27, 2012 |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520053843/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/colin-firth-reese-witherspoon-west-memphis-three-325588 |archive-date=May 20, 2012}}</ref><ref name=knot>{{cite news | title =Pregnant Reese Witherspoon Spotted Shooting New Movie|work=E! News| date = June 26, 2012| url =https://www.eonline.com/news/326144/pregnant-reese-witherspoon-spotted-shooting-new-movie| archive-url =https://archive.today/20130122060649/http://ca.eonline.com/news/pregnant_reese_witherspoon_spotted/326144| url-status=live| archive-date =January 22, 2013| access-date = June 30, 2012| first=Peter| last=Gicas}}</ref><ref name=devilsknot2>{{cite news|title=Reese Witherspoon movie filming in Cartersville |work=Access Atlanta |date=July 5, 2012 |url=http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2012/07/05/reese-witherspoon-movie-filming-in-cartersville/ |access-date=January 23, 2013 |first=Jennifer |last=Brett |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017122733/http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2012/07/05/reese-witherspoon-movie-filming-in-cartersville/ |archive-date=October 17, 2012 }}</ref> and Witherspoon was pregnant with her third child during filming.<ref name=devilsknot3>{{cite news|title=Pregnant Reese Witherspoon Begins Shooting Devil's Knot in Atlanta |work=Us Weekly |date=June 26, 2012 |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/pic-pregnant-reese-witherspoon-begins-shooting-devils-knot-in-atlanta-2012266#ixzz2IossVNdt |access-date=January 23, 2013 |first=Zach |last=Johnson |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128051943/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/pic-pregnant-reese-witherspoon-begins-shooting-devils-knot-in-atlanta-2012266 |archive-date=January 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=devilsknot4>{{cite news|title=Reese Witherspoon talks of prom dresses, pregnancy and new film |work=Chicago Sun Times |date=June 23, 2012 |url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/13358045-421/in-chicago-reese-witherspoon-talks-about-her-pregnancy-prom-dress-shopping-and-new-film-devils.html |access-date=January 23, 2013 |first=Bill |last=Zwecker |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919233739/http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/13358045-421/in-chicago-reese-witherspoon-talks-about-her-pregnancy-prom-dress-shopping-and-new-film-devils.html |archive-date=September 19, 2012 }}</ref> The film premiered at the 2013 [[Toronto International Film Festival]], ~~followed by a release in selected American theaters on May 9, 2014.~~<ref>{{cite news|title=TIFF: WikiLeaks movie The Fifth Estate to open film festival |work=Toronto Star |date=July 23, 2013 |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/07/23/tiff_brad_pitts_12_years_a_slave_to_premiere_at_festival.html |access-date=July 24, 2013 |first=Linda |last=Barnard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726141224/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/07/23/tiff_brad_pitts_12_years_a_slave_to_premiere_at_festival.html |archive-date=July 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=TIFF 2013: All the night moves with Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon and Jesse Eisenberg on the red carpet (but no George Clooney, sorry) |work=National Post |date=September 8, 2013 |url=http://arts.nationalpost.com/2013/09/09/tiff-2013-all-the-night-moves-with-jesse-eisenberg-sandra-bullock-and-reese-witherspoon/ |access-date=September 8, 2013 |first=Nathalie |last=Atkinson |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130909150243/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2013/09/09/tiff-2013-all-the-night-moves-with-jesse-eisenberg-sandra-bullock-and-reese-witherspoon/ |archive-date=September 9, 2013}}</ref> followed by a release in selected American theaters on May 9, 2014.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=West Memphis Three drama 'Devil's Knot' with Reese Witherspoon sets release date – EXCLUSIVE |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 10, 2014 |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/02/10/devils-knot-reese-witherspoon-west-memphis-three-release-date/ |access-date=February 29, 2020 |first=Jeff |last=Labrecque |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502015909/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/02/10/devils-knot-reese-witherspoon-west-memphis-three-release-date/ |archive-date=May 2, 2014 }}</ref> Although the film received mainly negative reviews; London's ''[[Evening Standard]]'' thought Witherspoon was "the strongest, most involving character".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Devil's Knot - film review: 'Colin Firth brings to the role all of his|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/devils-knot-film-review-colin-firth-brings-to-the-role-all-of-his-wounded-sorrow-9533034.html|last=Sexton|first=David|date=June 13, 2014|website=Evening Standard|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507114201/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/devils-knot-film-review-colin-firth-brings-to-the-role-all-of-his-wounded-sorrow-9533034.html|archive-date=May 7, 2019|access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>

In 2012, Witherspoon founded production company Pacific Standard (now part of [[Hello Sunshine (company)|Hello Sunshine]]). Her goal was to produce projects with "strong" female lead characters, as she felt this was lacking in Hollywood. Through the company, Witherspoon served as a producer for ''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]'' (2014), an adaptation of [[Gillian Flynn]]'s novel [[Gone Girl (novel)|of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news|title=David Fincher in Talks to Direct 'Gone Girl' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 22, 2013 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-fincher-talks-direct-gone-414316 |access-date=January 23, 2013 |first=Borys |last=Kit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124002728/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-fincher-talks-direct-gone-414316 |archive-date=January 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Gone Girl' filming at Giant City State Park |work=The Southern |date=September 17, 2013 |url=http://thesouthern.com/news/gone-girl-filming-at-giant-city-state-park/article_a0982f54-1f53-11e3-be49-0019bb2963f4.html |access-date=October 16, 2013 |first=Dustin |last=Duncan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920023739/http://thesouthern.com/news/gone-girl-filming-at-giant-city-state-park/article_a0982f54-1f53-11e3-be49-0019bb2963f4.html |archive-date=September 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/10/15/gone-girl-gets-release-date/ |title='Gone Girl' gets release date |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Erin |last=Strecker |date=October 15, 2013 |access-date=February 29, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906020111/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/10/15/gone-girl-gets-release-date/ |archive-date=September 6, 2014 }}</ref> She also produced and starred in the biographical adventure ''[[Wild (2014 film)|Wild]]'' (2014), based on [[Cheryl Strayed]]'s memoir [[Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail|of the same name.]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2012/03/reese_witherspoon_buys_movie_r.html |title=Reese Witherspoon buys movie rights to Cheryl Strayed's memoir |publisher=Oregon Live |date=March 8, 2012 |access-date=July 29, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426232320/http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2012/03/reese_witherspoon_buys_movie_r.html |archive-date=April 26, 2012}}</ref> She portrayed Strayed on her {{convert|1000|mi|adj=on}} hike along the [[Pacific Crest Trail]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/reese-witherspoons-wild-adds-michiel-huisman-w-earl-brown-1200715187/ |title=Reese Witherspoon's 'Wild' Adds Michiel Huisman, W. Earl Brown |work=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=October 11, 2013 |access-date=October 16, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013061107/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/reese-witherspoons-wild-adds-michiel-huisman-w-earl-brown-1200715187/ |archive-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref> ''Wild'' was released in December 2014 to critical acclaim; Michael Phillips of ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' wrote in his review, "Witherspoon does the least acting of her career, and it works. Calmly yet restlessly, she brings to life Strayed's longings, her states of grief and desire and her wary optimism."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wild_2014/ |title=Wild (2014) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 7, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126091852/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wild_2014/ |archive-date=November 26, 2014 }}</ref> Michael Phillips of ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' wrote in his review, "Witherspoon does the least acting of her career, and it works. Calmly yet restlessly, she brings to life Strayed's longings, her states of grief and desire and her wary optimism."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-wild-review-20141204-column.html |title=Review: 'Wild' |work=Chicago Tribune |first=Michael |last=Phillips |date=December 4, 2014 |access-date=December 7, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207035842/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-wild-review-20141204-column.html |archive-date=December 7, 2014}}</ref> ''Wild'' was considered as Witherspoon's "comeback" role following her previous career slump, ~~and she earned a second Academy Award nomination for her performance.~~<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/09/09/can-reese-witherspoon-have-her-own-mcconaissance/ |title=Can Reese Witherspoon Have Her Own 'McConaissance?' |work=Forbes |first=Scott |last=Mendelson |date=September 9, 2014 |access-date=January 1, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909150810/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/09/09/can-reese-witherspoon-have-her-own-mcconaissance/ |archive-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/wild/review/ |title=Wild is Reese Witherspoon's major comeback |work=The Telegraph |first=Tim |last=Robey |date=December 29, 2014 |access-date=January 1, 2015 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101201256/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/wild/review/ |archive-date=January 1, 2015}}</ref> and she earned a second Academy Award nomination for her performance.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/01/15/reese-witherspoon-oscar-nomination |title=Reese Witherspoon on her Oscar nomination: 'I can't imagine ever having a year this good' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Tim |last=Stack |date=January 15, 2015 |access-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219020230/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/01/15/reese-witherspoon-oscar-nomination |archive-date=February 19, 2015 }}</ref>

Witherspoon appeared in [[Philippe Falardeau]]'s drama ''[[The Good Lie]],'' based on a true story about an employment counselor assigned to help four young [[Refugees of Sudan|Sudanese refugees]], known as [[Lost Boys of Sudan]], who win a lottery for relocation to the U.S.<ref name="thegoodlie1">{{cite news|title=Corey Stoll, Sarah Baker, Sudanese Lost Boys Cast In 'The Good Lie' |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 3, 2013 |url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/04/reese-witherspoon-the-good-lie-corey-stoll-cast/ |access-date=April 7, 2013 |first=Jen |last=Yamato |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407040700/http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/reese-witherspoon-the-good-lie-corey-stoll-cast/ |archive-date=April 7, 2013}}</ref><ref name="thegoodlie2">{{cite news |title=ATLwood: Reese Witherspoon back in town for "The Good Lie" |work=Creative Loafing Atlanta |date=April 5, 2013 |url=http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2013/04/05/atlwood-reese-witherspoon-back-in-town-for-the-good-lie |access-date=April 7, 2013 |first=Allison |last=Keene |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520204248/http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2013/04/05/atlwood-reese-witherspoon-back-in-town-for-the-good-lie |archive-date=May 20, 2013}}</ref> It was released on October 3, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reese Witherspoon Drama 'The Good Lie' Shifts to October Release |work=Variety |date=May 27, 2014 |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/reese-witherspoon-the-good-lie-release-date-1201193861/ |access-date=January 1, 2015 |first=Brent |last=Lang |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112053802/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/reese-witherspoon-the-good-lie-release-date-1201193861/ |archive-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref> The film was mostly well-received; ''The Hollywood Reporter'' critic praised the touching story and performances of the cast, writing that Witherspoon does not "upstage" her colleagues.<ref>{{Cite web|title='The Good Lie': Toronto Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/good-lie-toronto-review-730926|last=Felperin|first=Leslie|date=September 7, 2014|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005190229/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/good-lie-toronto-review-730926|archive-date=October 5, 2019|access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref> Next, she appeared in ''[[Inherent Vice (film)|Inherent Vice]]'' (2014), an adaptation of [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s [[Inherent Vice|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news|title=First Look At Joaquin Phoenix On The Set Of 'Inherent Vice' |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/first-look-at-joaquin-phoenix-oh-inherent-vice-maya-rudolph-joins-the-cast-20130604 |access-date=June 26, 2013 |newspaper=indiewire.com |date=June 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608134319/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/first-look-at-joaquin-phoenix-oh-inherent-vice-maya-rudolph-joins-the-cast-20130604 |archive-date=June 8, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Reese Witherspoon Eyes Reteam With Joaquin Phoenix in 'Inherent Vice' |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/reese-witherspoon-eyes-reteam-with-joaquin-phoenix-in-vice-1200480816/ |access-date=July 22, 2013 |newspaper=Variety |date=May 15, 2013 |first=Justin |last=Kroll |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713084558/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/reese-witherspoon-eyes-reteam-with-joaquin-phoenix-in-vice-1200480816/ |archive-date=July 13, 2013}}</ref> In May 2014, Witherspoon began production in Louisiana on ''[[Hot Pursuit (2015 film)|Hot Pursuit]]'', a comedy in which she plays a police officer trying to protect a drug lord's widow ([[Sofía Vergara]]).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2014/05/dont_mess_with_texas_starring.html |title='Don't Mess With Texas,' starring Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara, starts filming this week in New Orleans |work=The Times-Picayune |first=Mike |last=Scott |date=May 12, 2014 |access-date=March 8, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228224002/http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2014/05/dont_mess_with_texas_starring.html |archive-date=December 28, 2014}}</ref> The feature was released on May 8, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/hot-pursuit-trailer-reese-witherspoon-sofia-vergara-watch-1201432880/ |title=Watch: First Trailer for Reese Witherspoon-Sofia Vergara's 'Hot Pursuit' |work=Variety |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=March 8, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226194704/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/hot-pursuit-trailer-reese-witherspoon-sofia-vergara-watch-1201432880/ |archive-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref>

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====Upcoming projects====

In addition to starring and producing television shows of her own, Witherspoon will serve as an [[executive producer]] for six television series, for different streaming services and networks including Apple TV+, ~~[[Amazon Prime Video]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[Starz]] and [[Netflix]].~~<ref>{{Cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/kristen-wiig-exits-apple-comedy-series-recasting-scheduling-conflict-wonder-woman-1202413891/|title=Kristen Wiig Exits Apple Comedy Series Because Of 'Wonder Woman' Conflict, Project Eyes Recasting|date=June 20, 2018|work=Deadline|access-date=July 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620042157/https://deadline.com/2018/06/kristen-wiig-exits-apple-comedy-series-recasting-scheduling-conflict-wonder-woman-1202413891/|archive-date=June 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Amazon Prime Video]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Otterson|first=Joe|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/sara-saedi-americanized-reese-witherspoon-abc-1202978698/|title=Sara Saedi Memoir 'Americanized' in Development as ABC Comedy With Reese Witherspoon Producing|date=October 12, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=October 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013114000/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/sara-saedi-americanized-reese-witherspoon-abc-1202978698/|archive-date=October 13, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/daisy-jones-the-six-amazon-limited-series-reese-witherspoon-hello-sunshine-the-disaster-artist-writers-1202433021/|title=Amazon Orders 'Daisy Jones & The Six' Limited Series From Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine & 'Disaster Artist' Writers|date=July 25, 2018|work=Deadline|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728074420/https://deadline.com/2018/07/daisy-jones-the-six-amazon-limited-series-reese-witherspoon-hello-sunshine-the-disaster-artist-writers-1202433021/|archive-date=July 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Starz]] and [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/starz-developing-kin-drama-davita-scarlett-reese-witherspoon-hello-sunshine-1202562019/|title=Starz Developing 'Kin' Drama With Davita Scarlett & Reese Witherspoon|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=February 21, 2019|website=Deadline|access-date=February 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108115838/https://deadline.com/2019/02/starz-developing-kin-drama-davita-scarlett-reese-witherspoon-hello-sunshine-1202562019/|archive-date=November 8, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Zoe Saldana to Star in Netflix Limited Series 'From Scratch' With Reese Witherspoon Producing (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/zoe-saldana-reese-witherspoon-from-scratch-netflix-tembi-locke-1203395696/|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=November 7, 2019|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214044130/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/zoe-saldana-reese-witherspoon-from-scratch-netflix-tembi-locke-1203395696/|archive-date=December 14, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitovich|first=Matt Webb|date=August 17, 2020|title=Reese Witherspoon and Masked Singer Boss Team for My Kind of Country Music Competition on Apple TV+|url=https://tvline.com/2020/08/17/reese-witherspoon-my-kind-of-country-apple-tv-music-competition/|access-date=November 2, 2020|website=TVLine|language=en-US|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127182215/https://tvline.com/2020/08/17/reese-witherspoon-my-kind-of-country-apple-tv-music-competition/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Witherspoon will produce and star in three Netflix films; first, ''Pyros'', a science fiction drama directed by [[Simon Kinberg]], secondly, two romantic comedies on Netflix.<ref>{{cite web|title=Netflix Wins 'Pyros;' Reese Witherspoon To Star, Produce Thomas Pierce Sci-Fi Film With Simon Kinberg|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/reese-witherspoon-pyros-netflix-simon-kinberg-thomas-pierce-science-fiction-film-with-simon-kinberg-1202667061/|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=August 13, 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213052956/https://deadline.com/2019/08/reese-witherspoon-pyros-netflix-simon-kinberg-thomas-pierce-science-fiction-film-with-simon-kinberg-1202667061/|archive-date=December 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Reese Witherspoon To Star In Two Netflix Romcoms From Hello Sunshine: Aggregate-Produced, Aline Brosh McKenna-Helmed 'Your Place Or Mine' & 'The Cactus'|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/reese-witherspoon-two-netflix-romantic-comedies-hello-sunshine-the-cactus-aggregate-films-aline-brosh-mckenna-the-cactus-1202932978/|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=May 12, 2020|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522200224/https://deadline.com/2020/05/reese-witherspoon-two-netflix-romantic-comedies-hello-sunshine-the-cactus-aggregate-films-aline-brosh-mckenna-the-cactus-1202932978/|archive-date=May 22, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Witherspoon will produce two films including ''A White Lie'' set to star [[Zendaya]], and a documentary about [[Martina Navratilova]].<ref>{{Cite news|last= Fleming| first=Mike Jr. |url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/zendaya-a-white-lie-reese-witherspoons-karin-tanabe-hello-sunshine-anita-hemmings-monica-beletsky-1202207512/|title=Zendaya To Star In 'A White Lie,' Pitch Package From Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine|date=November 14, 2017|work=Deadline|access-date=July 23, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724125022/https://deadline.com/2017/11/zendaya-a-white-lie-reese-witherspoons-karin-tanabe-hello-sunshine-anita-hemmings-monica-beletsky-1202207512/|archive-date=July 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/reese-witherspoon-documentary-martina-navratilova-1202391557/|title=Reese Witherspoon Producing Documentary On Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova|date=May 15, 2018|work=Deadline|access-date=July 23, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720225148/https://deadline.com/2018/05/reese-witherspoon-documentary-martina-navratilova-1202391557/|archive-date=July 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Witherspoon will also reprise the role of Elle Woods by starring in and producing ''[[Legally Blonde 3]]''; the script will be written by [[Dan Goor]] and [[Mindy Kaling]]. The film will be the fourth collaboration between Kaling and Witherspoon after ''A Wrinkle in Time, The Mindy Project'' and ''The Morning Show.''<ref>{{Cite web|title='Legally Blonde 3': Mindy Kaling & Dan Goor Giving Fresh Take To MGM-Hello Sunshine Sequel|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/legally-blonde-3-mindy-kaling-dan-goor-giving-fresh-take-to-mgm-hello-sunshine-sequel-1202937634/|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=May 19, 2020|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=May 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522035201/https://deadline.com/2020/05/legally-blonde-3-mindy-kaling-dan-goor-giving-fresh-take-to-mgm-hello-sunshine-sequel-1202937634/|archive-date=May 22, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, it was reported that Witherspoon had signed on to star in and produce a live-action film about [[Tinker Bell]] for Disney.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/21/reese-witherspoon-tinker-bell-disney-developing-peter-pan-spinoff-tink|title=Reese Witherspoon as Tinker Bell: Disney developing 'Peter Pan' spinoff 'Tink'|author=Darren French|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308205832/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/21/reese-witherspoon-tinker-bell-disney-developing-peter-pan-spinoff-tink/|url-status=live}}</ref> Six years later, the project re-entered development as a part of [[Gary Marsh]]'s overall deal with Disney and Witherspoon still attached as a producer.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 21, 2021 |title=Gary Marsh Exiting As Head Of Disney Branded TV To Launch Disney-Backed Company With 'Peter Pan' & 'Witch Mountain' Offshoots, More 'Descendants'  |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/gary-marsh-exit-disney-branded-tv-launch-disney-backed-company-peter-pan-witch-mountain-offshoots-more-descendants-1234840832/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=October 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2021/09/disney-tink-movie-reese-witherspoon-kc1/|date=September 28, 2021|title=Details Revealed For Disney's New 'Tink' Movie Involving Reese Witherspoon|work=Inside the Magic|access-date=October 2, 2021}}</ref>

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==Personal life==

Witherspoon met actor [[Ryan Phillippe]] at her 21st birthday party in March 1997.<ref name="split end">{{cite news|author=de Kretser, Leela |date=October 31, 2006 |title=Split end for a 'Legal blonde' |work=New York Post |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/split_end_for_legal_blonde_reese_K11HV63Mz7ztl6xhfix2hL |access-date=February 1, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801150410/http://www.nypost.com/p/news/split_end_for_legal_blonde_reese_K11HV63Mz7ztl6xhfix2hL |archive-date=August 1, 2013}}</ref> They became engaged in December 1998 ~~and married on June 5, 1999, at Old Wide Awake Plantation in [[Hollywood, South Carolina]].~~<ref>{{cite news|title=Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillippe separate|work=USA Today|author=Thomas, Karen|date=November 8, 2006|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-10-30-witherspoon_x.htm|access-date=November 10, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209225924/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-10-30-witherspoon_x.htm|archive-date=February 9, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> and married on June 5, 1999, at Old Wide Awake Plantation in [[Hollywood, South Carolina]].<ref name="cnn" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/p/witherspoon.htm |title=Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe Marriage Profile |author=Sheri & Bob Stritof |publisher=About.com |access-date=July 2, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719101712/http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/p/witherspoon.htm |archive-date=July 19, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Daniel |last=Frankel |title=Witherspoon. Phillippe. Married |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/archive.jsp?uuid=ab83c281-64be-477e-b585-ad632ddde656&entry=index |publisher=[[E! News]] |date=June 8, 1999 |access-date=February 1, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616055414/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/archive.jsp?uuid=ab83c281-64be-477e-b585-ad632ddde656&entry=index |archive-date=June 16, 2012 }}</ref> They have two children together, daughter Ava Elizabeth Phillippe, born on September 9, 1999; ~~and son Deacon Reese Phillippe, born on October 23, 2003.~~<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/reese-witherspoon-ryan-phillippes-birthday-messages-to-daughter-ava-w502126/amp/ |title= Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe's Sweet 18th Birthday Messages to Daughter Ava |date= September 9, 2017 |access-date= April 11, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145935/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/reese-witherspoon-ryan-phillippes-birthday-messages-to-daughter-ava-w502126/amp/ |archive-date= April 12, 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Colacello |first1=Bob |title=Inside Paris's 25th Annual le Bal des Débutantes |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/le-bal-des-debutantes-paris |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=January 9, 2018 |access-date=December 31, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006182315/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/le-bal-des-debutantes-paris |url-status=dead }}</ref> and son Deacon Reese Phillippe, born on October 23, 2003.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news|title=Reese Witherspoon gives birth |publisher=CNN |date=October 29, 2003 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/29/ple.witherspoon.reut/ |access-date=November 10, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206121706/http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/29/ple.witherspoon.reut/ |archive-date=December 6, 2007}}</ref> On October 30, 2006, Witherspoon and Phillippe announced their separation.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://people.com/celebrity/reese-witherspoon-ryan-phillippe-split/|title=Reese Witherspoon & Ryan Phillippe Split |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=October 30, 2006 |access-date=February 29, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222221758/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C1552282%2C00.html |archive-date=December 22, 2014}}</ref> She filed for divorce on November 8, 2006, citing [[irreconcilable differences]].<ref name="file">{{cite web | title=Reese Files Divorce Petition | work=Court Documents TMZ | url=https://www.tmz.com/2006/11/08/reese-files-divorce-petition/ | access-date=August 22, 2007 | archive-date=October 11, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011130459/http://www.tmz.com/2006/11/08/reese-files-divorce-petition/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In light of their lack of a [[prenuptial agreement]], she requested that the court refuse to grant [[spousal support]] to Phillippe, and asked for joint legal custody and sole physical custody of their two children. Phillippe filed for joint physical custody on May 15, 2007, and did not seek any spousal support.<ref name="ryan">{{cite web | title=Ryan Phillippe Seeks Joint Custody of Kids | work=People | url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20039433,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines | access-date=August 22, 2007 | archive-date=August 29, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829113825/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20039433,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines | url-status=live }}</ref> The marriage officially ended on October 5, 2007, with final divorce arrangements settled on June 13, 2008, according to court documents. Phillippe and Witherspoon share joint custody of their children.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20151566,00.html| title = Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe Legally Free to Wed Others| access-date = October 11, 2007| archive-date = October 11, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071011192135/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20151566,00.html| url-status = live}}</ref>

Witherspoon dated her ''Rendition'' co-star [[Jake Gyllenhaal]] from 2007 until 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Reese Witherspoon & Jake Gyllenhaal Get Close|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=April 5, 2007|url=https://people.com/celebrity/reese-witherspoon-jake-gyllenhaal-get-close/|access-date=July 29, 2017|last1=Thomson|first1=Katherine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607150815/https://people.com/celebrity/reese-witherspoon-jake-gyllenhaal-get-close/|archive-date=June 7, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Ulrica|last1=Wihlborg|first2=Stephen M.|last2=Silverman|title=Reps Claim Jake and Reese Are Still Together|url=https://people.com/celebrity/reps-claim-jake-and-reese-are-still-together/|date=November 29, 2009|access-date=February 29, 2020|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301025944/https://people.com/celebrity/reps-claim-jake-and-reese-are-still-together/|archive-date=March 1, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2010, she was reported to be dating Jim Toth, ~~a [[talent agent]] and co-head of motion picture talent at [[Creative Artists Agency]], where she is a client.~~<ref>{{cite news|title=Is Reese Witherspoon Dating Again? |url= https://people.com/celebrity/is-reese-witherspoon-dating-again/|work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=February 4, 2010 |access-date=February 29, 2020|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420083449/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20341347%2C00.html |archive-date=April 20, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Reese Witherspoon's Date Night |url=https://people.com/celebrity/reese-witherspoons-date-night/|work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=February 25, 2010 |access-date=February 29, 2020|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420083413/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20346918%2C00.html |archive-date=April 20, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Reese Witherspoon's Birthday Getaway with Jim Toth |url=https://people.com/celebrity/reese-witherspoons-birthday-getaway-with-jim-toth/ |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=March 22, 2010 |access-date=February 29, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420083625/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20353537%2C00.html |archive-date=April 20, 2010}}</ref> a [[talent agent]] and co-head of motion picture talent at [[Creative Artists Agency]], where she is a client.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Nikki |last=Finke |url=https://www.deadline.com/2010/09/new-heads-of-caas-mp-talent-department/ |title=New Heads Of CAA's MP Talent Department |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=September 21, 2010 |access-date=December 8, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125055235/http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/new-heads-of-caas-mp-talent-department/ |archive-date=November 25, 2010 }}</ref> They announced their engagement that December, ~~and married on March 26, 2011, in [[Ojai, California]], at Libbey Ranch, Witherspoon's country estate, which she later sold.~~<ref>{{cite news|title=Reese Witherspoon, Jim Toth Engaged! |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/healthylifestyle/news/reese-witherspoon-jim-toth-engaged-20102812 |work=[[Us Weekly]] |date=December 28, 2010 |access-date=December 28, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230215752/http://www.usmagazine.com/healthylifestyle/news/reese-witherspoon-jim-toth-engaged-20102812 |archive-date=December 30, 2010}}</ref> and married on March 26, 2011, in [[Ojai, California]], at Libbey Ranch,<ref>{{cite news|title=Reese Witherspoon Wedding on Saturday |url=https://extratv.com/2011/03/25/reese-witherspoon-wedding-on-saturday/|work=[[Extra (American TV program)|Extra]] |date=March 25, 2011 |access-date=February 29, 2020 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428235038/http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2011/03/reese_witherspoon_wedding_on_saturday.php |archive-date=April 28, 2011 }}</ref> Witherspoon's country estate, which she later sold.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reese Witherspoon Weds Jim Toth! |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/healthylifestyle/news/reese-witherspoon-weds-jim-toth-2011263 |work=[[Us Weekly]] |date=March 26, 2011 |access-date=March 26, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430015006/http://www.usmagazine.com/healthylifestyle/news/reese-witherspoon-weds-jim-toth-2011263 |archive-date=April 30, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Jennifer |last=Chan |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/480296/reese-witherspoon-sells-ojai-home-for-5-9-million-see-rob-pattinson-s-post-breakup-hideout |title=Reese Witherspoon Sells Ojai Home for $5.9 Million: See Robert Pattinson's Post-Breakup Hideout |publisher=E! News |date=November 12, 2013 |access-date=February 29, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906015822/http://ca.eonline.com/news/480296/reese-witherspoon-sells-ojai-home-for-5-9-million-see-rob-pattinson-s-post-breakup-hideout |archive-date=September 6, 2014 }}</ref> They have a son together, Tennessee James Toth, born on September 27, 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Julie |last=Jordan |url=https://people.com/parents/reese-witherspoon-jim-toth-welcome-son-tennessee-james/ |title=Reese Witherspoon Welcomes Son Tennessee James |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=September 27, 2012 |access-date=February 29, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928183748/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/09/27/reese-witherspoon-jim-toth-welcome-son-tennessee-james/ |archive-date=September 28, 2012 }}</ref> On April 19, 2013, Witherspoon was arrested and charged with [[disorderly conduct]] after Toth was stopped for suspicion of [[driving under the influence]]. She pleaded [[Nolo contendere|no-contest]] to [[obstruction of justice|obstruction]] of an officer and was required to pay court costs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/414232/reese-witherspoon-arrest-actress-will-pay-fine-for-obstruction-hubby-jim-toth-pleads-guilty-for-dui|title=Reese Will Pay Fine, Toth Pleads Guilty to DUI|date=May 2, 2013|publisher=E! News|access-date=March 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504193943/http://www.eonline.com/news/414232/reese-witherspoon-arrest-actress-will-pay-fine-for-obstruction-hubby-jim-toth-pleads-guilty-for-dui|archive-date=May 4, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2023, Witherspoon and Toth announced their divorce after 11 years of marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/reese-witherspoon-husband-jim-toth-announce-divorce/|title=Reese Witherspoon and Husband Jim Toth Announce 'Difficult Decision' to Divorce After 11 Years of Marriage|work=People|date=March 24, 2023|last=VanHoose|first=Benjamin}}</ref> The couple released a joint statement on Witherspoon's Instagram account.<ref>{{cite instagram|user=reesewitherspoon|last=Witherspoon|first=Reese|date=March 25, 2023|postid=CqLzAB_vgc-|publisher=Instagram|title=We have some personal news to share...}}</ref> The announcement was made a few days shy of their 12th wedding anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/reese-witherspoon-jim-toth-divorce-1de6311704fe017baef1175d5ff41419|title=Reese Witherspoon, Jim Toth announce plans to divorce|date=March 25, 2023|publisher=AP News|access-date=March 26, 2023}}</ref>

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