Clips of Selena Gomez as Alex Russo on ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ Are Already Going Viral
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The first episode of the Wizards of Waverly Place sequel, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, debuted on October 29. In case ya didn’t know, Selena Gomez reprised her role as Alex Russo for the pilot alongside her TV brother Justin (played by the actor’s good friend, David Henrie). While Sel is just a guest star in the series, her performance as Alex was so spot on that it drew the praise of fans on social media—causing the term “Alex Russo” to trend on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Users were enthusiastic about the celeb’s work on the program. “Alex and justin russo are sooo back,” one fan wrote. “Selena still has that Alex Russo charm. She’s so effortlessly funny,” another added.
David, who leads the reboot series, spoke to The Wrap about why Sel only stars in the first episode and acknowledged that they easily slipped back into their roles while filming. “Honestly, the second they said action, Selena and I didn’t miss a beat,” he said. “It was like we had been doing the show all in between these past 13 years. We didn’t miss a beat. It was magical.”
“It was absolutely special, but it should have been harder! I don’t know, if you haven’t played a sport in 13 years and suddenly you’re back in the game, that should be difficult, but we always had such great chemistry and such a great banter back and forth, that didn’t go anywhere,” he added.
The actor then explained the reason they opted to keep Selena’s role in the series relatively small for now (FYI, she remains an executive producer on the project). “There’s a whole new generation of kids that have no idea what Wizards of Waverly Place is,” he mused. “So for us, that was always kind of the most important objective. And then it really is more contingent on Selena’s schedule and when we could fit things in. Everyone is very busy. So it’s like, how can we do what we really want to do, which is create these memorable experiences for a new generation of kids, but at the same time, respect the old?”
Sel recently told Variety at the show’s premiere this week that “we wanted it to be collectively for everyone. We want it to be fresh.”
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