Reese Witherspoon following "Rule #1"

Actress Reese Witherspoon, who gives voice to Ginormica in the movie, poses at the premiere of "Monsters vs. Aliens" at the Gibson amphitheatre in Universal City, California March 22, 2009. [Agencies]

LOS ANGELES - Reese Witherspoon will star in and produce "Rule #1," which centers on a New York woman who befriends a Puerto Rican girl with attention deficit disorder.

Fox Searchlight bought the screenplay by Terrel Seltzer, who wrote the comedy "How I Got Into College" and co-wrote the George Clooney/Michelle Pfeiffer romantic comedy "One Fine Day."

Witherspoon most recently starred in "Four Christmases" and lent her voice to DreamWorks Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens." She next will appear in the untitled James L. Brooks feature hitting theaters in December 2010.

Through her Type A Films, Witherspoon has produced "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde," "Penelope" and "Four Christmases." She is also developing "Around the World in 80 Dates" and "Bell Witch."

taken from : China Daily