Reese Witherspoon to spread a little fairy dust on Tinkerbell film

Reese Witherspoon has signed on to portray Peter Pan's fairy pal Tinkerbell in a new live-action Disney movie.

The actress will also produce Tink, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and Victoria Strouse, who wrote the script for Pixar’s upcoming Finding Nemo sequel, Finding Dory, is crafting the film's story for a yet-to-be named director.

Witherspoon won't be the first Hollywood superstar to take on the fairy character - Julia Roberts played Tinkerbell opposite Robin Williams in 1991's Hook.