Watch Taylor John Smith Reveal to Reese Witherspoon That He Played Her 'Cruel Intentions' Love Child

Reese Witherspoon is the producer behind Taylor John Smith‘s new movie Where the Crawdads Sing, but that’s not the only connection they share!

Taylor was cast in the lead role in the Cruel Intentions television series that was being made by NBC. Only a pilot episode was made and the network decided not to move forward with the show.

The series was going to be set in present day, more than 15 years after the iconic movie left off. Taylor played Bash Casey, the love child of Reese‘s character Annette Hargrove and Ryan Phillippe‘s character Sebastian Valmont.

“Upon discovering his late father’s legacy in a hidden journal, Bash is introduced to a world of sex, money, power and corruption he never could have imagined,” Deadline reported back in 2016.

Click to the next slide to watch the video of Taylor John Smith telling Reese Witherspoon about his role…