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On Set With ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’: How Selena Gomez and David Henrie Are Rebooting Disney Magic for a New Generation
"Wizards Beyond Waverly Place" is coming to Disney thanks to "Wizards of Waverly Place" stars Selena Gomez and David Henrie's wine-nights.
But her duties extend beyond that, as she serves as a conduit between the behind-the-camera crew members and the kids — for many of whom the show is their first big acting gig — pooling notes and delivering them in a comprehensible manner. And given “Wizards’” huge fan base, Disney felt it was “a great opportunity to give them a healthy volume of episodes so that they could engage on a regular basis” with their families, she adds. When asked about what success might look like for this revival, Davis brings up projects such as “High School Musical,” “Goosebumps” and “Bluey.” They are all titles that “pierced the cultural zeitgeist,” she says, and launched the careers of actors such as Olivia Rodrigo.
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