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Selena Gomez, David Henrie back for ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ sequel

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

<p>Hollywood actress and singer Selena Gomez shared her excitement as she announced the sequel to one of Disney’s most popular shows in the mid-2000s, <em>Wizards of Waverly Place.</em></p><p>In an Instagram story, Selena shared an old photo of her and her co-star who played her brother in the series, actor David Henrie, as the two reunited for the series’ sequel.</p><p>“We’re back,” Selena wrote as a caption in her story.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Selena-Gomez-David-Henrie-back-for-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-sequel-1.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>She also shared a photo of a script with ‘Wizards’ and ‘Pilot’ written on it.</p><p>“Home again,” the ‘Love You Like A Love Song’ singer penned.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Selena-Gomez-David-Henrie-back-for-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-sequel-2.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>David, who will be reprising his role as Justin Russo, also took to his Instagram to share a photo of a script as the small-screen siblings teased their return to the popular series.</p><p>“The Russo’s are excited to become a part of your family, once again, but we’ve grown 😊 2024, the year magic comes back!” the actor wrote in his post before adding a magic wand emoji.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2P_YWGRM9a/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1985301.5999994278%2C%22ls%22%3A1984758.0999994278%2C%22le%22%3A1985244.8000001907%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="874" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The actor also posted the report on his story with the caption: “Been wanting to talk about this FOREVER! Let’s have a (magical) 2024 y’all :) The Russo’s are back!”</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Selena-Gomez-David-Henrie-back-for-Wizards-of-Waverly-Place-sequel-3.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>Deadline magazine, in an exclusive report, revealed that Selena and David will also be executive producing the series.</p><p>However, the singer-actress will only guest star in the pilot as Alex Russo, while David will be a series regular.</p><p>The magazine also announced that there will be new cast members to join the series’ sequel, including stars such as Disney’s Just Roll with It&#x27;s Janice LeAnn Brown, who will play Billie, Call Me Kat&#x27;s Alkaio Thiele as Justin’s oldest son Roman, and American Princess&#x27;s Mimi Gianopulos as Justin’s wife Giada.</p><p>Deadline also reported that the plot of the sequel as an expanded version of the original story.</p><p>“In the sequel, Justin Russo is all grown up, with a wife and two sons. Justin has left his wizard powers behind, opting for a normal, human life. After a mysterious incident at WizTech, Justin gets a surprise when a powerful young wizard in need of training shows up at his door. He’s faced with a dilemma: Maintain his everyday life or embrace his past to ensure the future of the Wizard World,” the magazine wrote in the report.</p><p>Disney has yet to announce the airing date for the series.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjqcMRqJjdi/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A1985314.5999994278%2C%22ls%22%3A1984758.0999994278%2C%22le%22%3A1985244.8000001907%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="612" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><em>Wizards of Waverly Place </em>ran for four seasons from 2007 to 2012.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/1/7/selena-gomez-on-future-of-music-career-i-have-one-more-album-in-me-927"><strong>READ: Selena Gomez on future of music career: ‘I have one more album in me’<br/></strong></a></div><p>The fantasy sitcom series created by Todd J. Greenwald followed the story of the three siblings (David’s Justin, Selena&#x27;s Alex, and Jake Ausitin’s Max) of the Russo family, who tried their best to master their magical abilities as well as hide their real identity while navigating challenges as adolescents.</p><p>The series also had a movie version in 2009, on Disney Channel as well as a stand-alone television special, <em>The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex,</em> in 2013.</p>

<p><i>Our favorite wizard siblings, Selena Gomez and David Henrie, are coming back!</i></p>

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Selena Gomez, David Henrie back for ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ sequel

Nikka Sabio

Published Jan 22, 2024 11:44 AM PHT

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