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Puzzle #803: Michael Fassbender → Reese Witherspoon

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Michael FassbenderMichael FassbenderPhoto: Ondine Goat, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Reese WitherspoonReese WitherspoonPhoto: CaseyJNewell, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the daily puzzle asked players to link Michael Fassbender and Reese Witherspoon. The two have never been credited in the same movie or show, so there's no one-move answer. But 51 actors have worked with both of them, so it can be done in just 2 moves.

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The shortest solution

Show the 2-move answer (spoiler)
  1. Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs in Steve Jobs (2015), which also stars Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak.
  2. Seth Rogen as B.O.B. in Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), alongside Reese Witherspoon as Ginormica.

The full chain: Michael Fassbender → Steve Jobs (2015) → Seth Rogen → Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) → Reese Witherspoon.

Other ways to solve it

Show 3 more 2-move routes (spoilers)
  • Michael Fassbender → Knight of Cups (2015) → Christian Bale → American Psycho (2000) → Reese Witherspoon
  • Michael Fassbender → Song to Song (2017) → Christian Bale → American Psycho (2000) → Reese Witherspoon
  • Michael Fassbender → The Snowman (2017) → Chloë Sevigny → American Psycho (2000) → Reese Witherspoon

About Michael Fassbender

Born
April 2, 1977 in Heidelberg, Germany
Film career
2004–present
Credits
40 movies and 5 TV series listed on Wikidata

Best-known films, which are often the quickest places to start a chain:

About Reese Witherspoon

Born
March 22, 1976 in New Orleans, United States
Film career
1991–2025
Credits
43 movies and 4 TV series listed on Wikidata

Best-known films, which are often the quickest places to start a chain: