Selena Gomez and David Henrie reunite for Wizards Of Waverly Place sequel on Disney
Gomez is set to play Alex Russo as a guest star in the show’s pilot while her on-screen brother Henrie will reprise his role of Justin Russo as a series regular.
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The Russos are back. Actress-singer Selena Gomez and actor David Henrie are reuniting in the sequel of Disney Channel hit show Wizards Of Waverly Place.
Gomez is set to play her character, Alex Russo, as a guest star in the show’s pilot while her on-screen brother Henrie will reprise his role of Justin Russo as a series regular.
The 31-year-old actress-singer expressed her excitement on her Instagram Story, where she shared the news. She also posted an old photo of her and Henrie’s characters, writing “We’re back”, following up with “Home again” over a picture of the pilot’s script.
Henrie, 34, also took to Instagram, writing: “The Russo’s (sic) are excited to become part of your family, once again, but we’ve grown”, on a post with a picture of a script and a wand.
The original stars will also executive produce the show, along with writers and executive producers Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who worked on another Disney Channel comedy spinoff, Raven’s Home – the sequel to Raven Symone's That's So Raven.
The Wizards Of Waverly Place sequel picks up after a mysterious incident at WizTech, the show’s school for wizards. In this continuation, an adult Justin Russo had chosen to give up his magical powers to live a normal, human life with his wife and two sons. However, he gets a surprise visit from Billie, a powerful young wizard in need of training, and he has to embrace his past to save the future of the Wizard World.
Billie will be played by actress Janice LeAnn Brown, who appeared in Disney’s Just Roll With It and HBO’s Euphoria. As for Justin Russo’s older son and wife, they will be portrayed by actor Alkaio Thiele and actress Mimi Gianopulos, respectively. The release date has yet to be announced.
Wizards Of Waverly Place is an original series that ran for four seasons from 2007 to2012 on Disney Channel. Created by producer-writer Todd J Greenwald, the show followed the Russo family, where three siblings mastered their powers while navigating the challenges of adolescence.
Gomez is currently starring in the hit TV comedy Only Murders In The Building, where she is also an executive producer. She is set to play legendary singer Linda Ronstadt in a biopic. Henrie appeared in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother as Ted Mosby's future son Luke. He also starred in films Little Boy and Walt Before Mickey.
