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

Henrie says him and Gomez have "a whole take" on where the series would go.

David Henrie says he's talked to Selena Gomez about 'Wizards of Waverly Place' reboot
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September 16, 2019, 4:17 PM

"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.

"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."

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."

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