• ‘Legally Blonde 3’ taps Mindy Kaling as screenwriter

    ‘Legally Blonde 3’ taps Mindy Kaling as screenwriter

    Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor will write the screenplay for Reese Witherspoon’s “Legally Blonde 3.” Witherspoon committed to the project, from MGM, in 2018 and is set to return as Elle Woods, the sorority-girl-turned-lawyer. She will also produce through her Hello Sunshine production company. “Legally Blonde” producer Marc Platt will return, joined by his Platt …
  • Tennis legend on ‘Never Have I Ever’ gig: ‘Why the hell is John McEnroe doing this?’

    Tennis legend on ‘Never Have I Ever’ gig: ‘Why the hell is John McEnroe doing this?’

    Tennis great John McEnroe has been playing himself in movies such as “Mr. Deeds” and “Wimbledon” for almost 20 years, but he was well aware he was a “left-field” choice of narrator for Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever,” a coming-of-age comedy about an Indian American teenager. In fact, he was counting on the shock value. …
  • Mindy Kaling and Adam Rippon tackle the Met Gala Challenge

    Mindy Kaling and Adam Rippon tackle the Met Gala Challenge

    Even celebrities are getting in on the #MetGalaChallenge. Introduced by Vogue and style star Billy Porter in light of this year’s postponed party, the social media challenge tasks fashion fans with recreating iconic red carpet outfits from past Met Galas — and over the weekend, Mindy Kaling became the first A-lister to participate. The “Never …
  • How Mindy Kaling’s Netflix show ‘Never Have I Ever’ found its star

    How Mindy Kaling’s Netflix show ‘Never Have I Ever’ found its star

    Newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was plucked from an audition pool of 15,000 hopeful actresses to star in Mindy Kaling’s Netflix show, “Never Have I Ever.” When Kaling and co-creator Lang Fisher called to tell her she landed the widely coveted role, “I remember all that I said was, ‘That’s crazy!” Ramakrishnan, 18, tells The Post. “And …