The magic from Disney Channel‘s hit TV present Wizards of Waverly Place may return to the small display screen as a part of a newly ordered sequel.
The undertaking, which was confirmed by Variety and Deadline on Thursday, will see former co-stars Selena Gomez and David Henrie reunite to provide the present.
Henrie, 34, will star within the sequel and reprise his position as Justin Russo, the brotherly counterpart to Gomez’s Alex Russo. Gomez, 31, is listed as an govt producer and can make a visitor look as Alex within the already ordered pilot episode.
Gomez confirmed on Instagram that she could be engaged on the sequel shortly after the information broke on Thursday. She shared a photograph of her and Henrie on the Wizards of Waverly Place set with the caption, “We’re back.”
Selena Gomez’s Instagram story on Jan. 18, 2024.
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Henrie additionally confirmed the information on Instagram and shared a photograph of the primary web page of the untitled pilot script.
“The Russo’s are excited to become a part of your family, once again, but we’ve grown” he wrote. “2024, the year magic comes back!”
The forged for the pilot already consists of Janice LeAnn Brown, Alkaio Thiele and Mimi Gianopulos.
According to the collection’ official description, the sequel will comply with an grownup Justin Russo who has given up his magical wizarding powers to dwell a traditional, human life together with his spouse (Gianopulos) and two sons (considered one of whom shall be performed by Thiele).
“He gets a surprise when a powerful young wizard (Brown) in need of training shows up at his door,” the outline continued. “Justin must embrace his past to ensure the future of the Wizard World.”
The pilot has been written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who’re additionally credited as govt producers. Elinoff and Thomas collectively earlier created the Disney Channel spinoff of That’s So Raven, referred to as Raven’s Home.
Andy Fickman will direct the pilot, in addition to govt produce the collection alongside Gomez, Henrie, Elinoff, Thomas and Gary Marsh.
Wizards of Waverly Place is far beloved to a technology who grew up watching Gomez’s antics throughout the present’s 4 seasons and a 2009 made-for-TV film. The collection ran from 2007 to 2012, growing old alongside its viewers because the three Russo siblings navigated quirky issues of each the magical and non-magical varieties.
Understandably, after a few years of swirling rumours surrounding a reboot, the present’s followers are already excited over the information of the pilot — although many claimed they didn’t need the collection if it didn’t star Gomez herself.
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