[1171] Captures
Selena Gomez leaving Disney’s ‘Waverly Place’
WENN — Disney star Selena Gomez is to quit her role on “Wizards Of Waverly Place” when the hit show’s fourth season ends.
The singer/actress will shoot one last series of the popular children’s show and admits she’s “heartbroken” about the thought of bidding farewell to her castmates after filming wraps.
She tells MTV.com, “Unfortunately, I’m doing my last season of my show, which I’m really heartbroken about. That’s gonna be a terrible time for me.”
Gomez will thrill fans one last time by stepping into character for a movie adaptation of the show, which will be a sequel to the 2009 Disney hit “Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie.”
She adds, “I’m gonna do a movie for my show, which I’ll be excited to end it with, and then a tour.”
Gallery Update – Candids, Events, TV Appearances & Magazine Scans
Candids
[024] March 16th – Bowling at Pinz Bowling Alley in Studio City
[035] March 28th – At LAX
[034] March 30th – Arriving in Paris
[092] March 31st – Sightseeing in Paris
[016] April 1st – Leaving Carette Patisserie in Paris
[020] April 2nd – On Set of a Photoshoot @ Disneyland Paris
[064] April 5th – Leaving the Bluebird Cafe
[005] April 5th – Outside a Studio in London
[016] April 6th – Outside MTV Studios in London
[006] April 8th – Arriving at Capital Radio Studios
[042] April 11th – Arriving at BBC Radio One
Events
[110] March 21st – Houston Rodeo
[294] March 27th – Nickelodeon’s 23rd Annual Kids’ Choice Awards – Arrivals
[025] March 27th – Nickelodeon’s 23rd Annual Kids’ Choice Awards – Backstage & Audience
[041] March 27th – Nickelodeon’s 23rd Annual Kids’ Choice Awards – Show
[126] March 29th – Selena Gomez Presents Her New Album Kiss & Tell In Madrid
[063] March 30th – Selena Gomez Signs Copies Of Her New Album ‘Kiss & Tell’ in Madrid
[163] March 31st – Selena Gomez Launches Clothing Collection at C&A in Paris
[091] April 5th – Shepherd’s Bush Empire
[073] April 7th – Wizards Of Waverly Place Fashion Show
[114] April 12th – HMV London In-Store Appearance
[034] April 13th – El Hormiguero
TV Appearances
[185] July 10th, 2009 – The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien
[056] Dancing With The Stars 9 Week 2 – Results Show
[064] February 11th, 2010 – Good Morning America
[254] February 12th, 2010 – Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Magazines
[006] Bliss May 2010
[005] J-14 March 2010
[002] Life & Style
[003] M Magazine January/February 2010
[002] OK
Disney Channel Renews “Wizards of Waverly Place” for a Fourth Season; Plans Second Movie
THE MAGIC CONTINUES AS DISNEY CHANNEL ORDERS FOURTH SEASON
OF EMMY AWARD-WINNING SERIES “WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE”
Development Also Begins on Sequel to “Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie,”
Cable TV’s #2 Scripted Telecast of All Time
Disney Channel has ordered a fourth season of its Emmy Award-winning sitcom “Wizards of Waverly Place,” and is in development on the sequel to “Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie,” cable TV’s second-highest rated scripted telecast of all time in Total Viewers (13.5 million), Kids 6-11 and Tweens. The announcement was made today by Gary Marsh, president, Entertainment, and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide. Production on the fourth season is scheduled to begin in August with show runners Vince Cheung and Ben Montanio (“Married…with Children,” “Greetings from Tucson”) executive-producing. Todd J. Greenwald (“Hannah Montana,” “Saved By the Bell: The New Class”) is the series creator and also an executive producer.
The script for the Disney Channel Original Movie sequel will be written by Dan Berendsen (Disney’s “Hannah Montana: The Movie,” “Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie” and the upcoming “Camp Rock 2 The Final Jam”).
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In making the announcement, Marsh said, “The Emmy win this past year confirmed what we already believed — this is a cast of superstar comedic talent, backed by an inspired team of writers and producers.”
The series stars Selena Gomez (whose debut album, “Kiss & Tell,” from Hollywood Records, debuted in the Billboard Top 10 and has since become gold-certified), David Henrie, Jake T. Austin, Jennifer Stone, Maria Canals-Barrera and David DeLuise. In Season Four, Disney Channel UK star Gregg Sulkin (“As the Bell Rings” and Disney Channel’s upcoming movie, “Avalon High”) reprises his recurring guest role.
“Wizards of Waverly Place” debuted in 2007 and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Children’s Program in 2009. A proven fan favorite, the sitcom has been lauded for its portrayal of Latinos and has won Alma, Imagen and NAACP Image Award nominations.
Set in New York’s Greenwich Village neighborhood, the series follows the Russo family — siblings Alex, Max and older brother Justin, each a wizard in training, and competing with each other to determine who among them will get to keep their powers forever. They live with their Italian-American father, Jerry (who was once a wizard), and their Mexican-American mother, Theresa, a mortal (who prefers that magic not be used in the house). Alex’s best friend, Harper Finkle, is the only friend who knows the Russo kids have magical powers.
New episodes of “Wizards of Waverly Place” air FRIDAYS (8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. A production of It’s a Laugh Productions for Disney Channel, the series carries a TV-G parental guideline.
Disney Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven, family inclusive television network that taps into the world of kids and families through original series and movies. Currently available on basic cable in over 99 million U.S. homes and to millions of other viewers on Disney Channels around the world, Disney Channel is part of the Disney/ABC Television Group.
Shakira Guest-Starring on Wizards of Waverly Place!
Selena Gomez shows off some sultry moves with special guest star Shakira in this new still from Wizards of Waverly Place.
In the upcoming episode “Dude Looks Like Shakira,” Alex (Gomez), Justin (David Henrie) and Max (Jake T. Austin) are shocked to discover that international music sensation Shakira is actually their Uncle Kelbo (Jeff Garlin) who has been abusing one of the Main Eleven Wizards Rules. Unfortunately for Uncle Kelbo, he can no longer control when transformation between himself and Shakira happens.
Selena dished to JJJ exclusively about Shakira guesting on her show, “Shakira was amazing!! She was so sweet and beautiful. It was great working with someone so successful but so humble!!”
“Dude Looks Like Shakira” premieres on Friday, April 16 @ 8PM ET/PT on Disney Channel.
Selena Gomez Joins Lilith Fair!
Selena Gomez is headed to one of the most talked about tours ever!
The 17-year-old singer/actress and her band The Scene have just been added to the 2010 Lilith Fair!
Jenni Rivera, Vita Chambers, Kelly Clarkson, Lights and Sheryl Crow are just a few of the many artists that will be performing on stage this summer.
Log onto LilithFair.com to see all the tour dates!
Ramona & Beezus Trailer!
Sorry for posting this so late!
Selena Gomez shows off some sultry moves with special guest star Shakira in this new still from Wizards of Waverly Place.