Ahead of an episode of “Young Sheldon” premiering that revolves around Sheldon’s dynamic with Paige, Entertainment Tonight published a video in which Iain Armitage and Mckenna Grace interview one another about their roles on the show. To kick off their discussion, Armitage asks Grace who she would want to play an adult version of Paige.
“I think Reese Witherspoon,” Grace replies. “Because she’s a lot like Paige in ‘Legally Blonde.'”
“She’s awesome and kind like you,” adds Armitage, who acted opposite the “Legally Blonde” star on the HBO series “Big Little Lies.”
Playing a younger version of a character portrayed by an acclaimed actor is well-trodden territory for Grace, whose credits include younger counterparts to characters played by the likes of Margot Robbie, Brie Larson, Amanda Seyfried, and others. “I think that I’ve played 12 or 13 younger versions,” Grace told Yahoo Entertainment in an interview about this aspect of her career. While she has yet to work with Witherspoon specifically as she expressed something of a desire to in her conversation with Armitage, doing so would, therefore, be well in line with the trajectory of her career thus far.
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