Reese Witherspoon following "Rule #1"

By Jay A. Fernandez

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - 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."

(Editing by SheriLinden at Reuters)