Selena Gomez is providing an replace on the upcoming Wizard of Waverly Place reboot.
The 31-year-old actress beamed as she discussed the project together with her Only Murders in the Building co-star, Martin Short, as he visitor hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday.
“I am so excited,” she mentioned to rapturous applause from the studio viewers.
“It is a present meaning lots to me,” she continued. “I will probably be within the first episode. I am government producing it and it brings me to tears as a result of that’s the starting of the place I began, and to honor it on this method has actually been a blast.”
She added, “I am unable to anticipate individuals to see it.”
Final month, Gomez appeared alongside Wizards co-star David Henrie in a first look image of the upcoming Disney Channel sequence, Wizards Past Waverly Place.
The duo performed siblings Alex and Justin within the magical Russo household on the unique present for greater than 100 episodes over 4 seasons from October 2007 to January 2012.
“The sequence follows an grownup Justin Russo, who has chosen to guide a standard, mortal life along with his household, Giada, Roman and Milo,” in keeping with a press launch. “When Justin’s sister, Alex, brings Billie to his residence searching for assist, Justin realizes he should mud off his magical expertise to mentor the wizard-in-training whereas additionally juggling his on a regular basis duties — and safeguarding the way forward for the Wizard World.”
Wizards Past Waverly Place will premiere on Disney Channel and Disney+ later this 12 months.
However first, Gomez returns for season 4 of Only Murders in the Building on Hulu, premiering on Aug. 27.
The most recent chapter within the mystery-comedy sequence follows its central trio of true crime podcasters — Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), Oliver Putnam (Short) and Mabel Mora (Gomez) — as they journey to Los Angeles to supervise a Hollywood studio’s adaptation of their story to the massive display screen.
Eva Longoria, Eugene Levy and Zach Galifianakis are all becoming a member of the solid as themselves — Hollywood stars who’ve been solid within the function adaptation of Solely Murders. Longoria is taking part in film Mabel, Levy is the cinematic Charles and Galifianakis is an Oscar-worthy Oliver.
Moreover, Meryl Streep is returning for OMITB‘s fourth season as Loretta Durkin and Da’Vine Joy Randolph is again as police detective Donna Williams.
Melissa McCarthy, Molly Shannon, Richard Kind, Kumail Nanjiani, Desmin Borges, Siena Werber, Lilian Rebelo, Richard Variety, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Catherine Cohen and Jin Ha have additionally joined the solid this season.
Gomez and Quick confirmed off their shut friendship throughout Wednesday’s late-night look, with Gomez even providing her 74-year-old co-star a makeover together with her Rare Beauty merchandise that they use on set.
Solely Murders within the Constructing season 4 premieres Aug. 27 on Hulu, with new episodes launched weekly. Seasons 1-3 are streaming now.
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