8:29AM Defamer Hollywood | In a fluky show of solidarity, an Oscar winner and an Oscar presenter/hopeful/soon-to-be-exile spent the week demonstrating the full spectrum of women’s power behind the camera. First, Reese Witherspoon
hit the press circuit for
Penelope, the new indie featuring Christina Ricci as a girl cursed with a pig nose and co-star Witherspoon in her debut as a producer. Stepping up from the more nominal executive producing duties she adopted for
Legally Blonde 2, Witherspoon oversaw everything from development to distribution for her Type A Films shingle:
The 31-year-old producer said the story of
Penelope was perfect for a Type A personality because, among other reasons, it spoke to some big issues yet centered on a young woman.
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