Selena Gomez on Bringing Her ‘Childhood Gift’ ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ Back for Reboot Series: ‘I Just Want to Provide That for the Next Generation’

Selena Gomez‘s career took off as she took on the iconic role of Alex Russo in the beloved Disney Channel series “Wizards of Waverly Place” — and now she’s paying it forward with her TV brother David Henrie.

For years, the two friends would have wine nights and discuss what their characters would be up to as they grew up. “We kept talking about it!” Gomez tells Variety at the “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” premiere in Los Angeles.

“It was so organic. We never felt any pressure,” Henrie says. “The original fan should know there was never a mandate to be like, ‘We have to make this show,

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