Culture September 16, 2019

David Henrie says he's talked to Selena Gomez about 'Wizards of Waverly Place' reboot

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"Wizards of Waverly Place" star David Henrie recently discussed bringing back the well-loved Disney series.

The actor, who played Justin Russo throughout the show's 5-year run, said he and his former co-star and close friend, Selena Gomez, have discussed a potential reboot.

Although he admitted their plans are "not formal," him and Gomez, "sit and talk about it all the time," he said in a recent interview with ET.

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"We have a whole take. We have a whole thing," he shared. "We want to start the show like a few years later -- start them off at the worst place ever so that way throughout the series you give them a nice, beautiful arch of reuniting. Start them out divided."

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He explained where each of the characters are in their lives. "Alex is a fashionista, off killing it in some other part of the realm," he shared.

"Justin's, like, the principal -- who has a family now -- of WizTech," he continued. "Max has the sub shop, but it's run down ... Start us all completely discombobulated and then throughout the course of the series you bring us all together."

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Selena Gomez and David Henrie in a scene from "Wizards of Waverly Place."

Henrie also told ET about why he's still so attached to the show. "We really were a family. We really loved each other so much -- I'm still very good friends with pretty much all of the cast," he said. "Selena and I are still super close."

Other cast members have also commented on a potential reboot. Maria Canals-Barrera, who played Theresa Russo in the series, replied to a viral tweet alluding to a reboot of the show in April 2019.

Another star of the show, Jake T. Austin, also reposted the tweet on his own account.

Gomez has yet to comment on a potential "Wizards" reboot.