Sneak Peek: Reese Witherspoon plays ball

posted by Pretty Tough
Friday, December 4, 2009 at 12:40pm PST

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Softball fans have been hearing the buzz about a Hollywood movie starring Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon for months. While details are sparse, we do know shooting for the film wrapped in Los Angeles a couple weeks ago.

The still untitled romantic comedy, directed by James L. Brooks (Simpsons, Spanglish, As Good As It Gets), features Witherspoon as a Team USA Olympic Softball player torn between Owen Wilson as a MLB player and Paul Rudd. Jack Nicholson joined the star-filled cast as Witherspoon’s dad after Bill Murray dropped out of the film.

Legendary former UCLA Head Softball Coach, Sue Enquist, has been involved from the beginning and was hired by the production company to serve as the softball consultant. Part of Coach Enquist’s challenge has been to surround Reese Witherspoon’s character with legitimate teammates. Enquist also helped with the choreography of the softball scenes and it’s encouraging to note that the producers have been concerned with authenticity in shooting the fim.

Players from the National Pro Fastpitch league, the PFX Tour, and local college softball graduates will be featured throughout the scenes. Jess Mendoza and Taryn Mowatt are among those who have been seen on set.

This is sure to be a feel-good film and there is high excitement in the softball world about the project which is due out late 2010.

Check out more images of Witherspoon on set from Splash News.

(h/t to The Softball Network)

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