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You might have to wait a whole hour for Kristin Scott Thomas to appear in the guise of carefree and broke aristocrat Bijou in this breezy mid-life crisis drama set in Greece, but once she arrives everything suddenly falls into place.

Two tickets to Greece, the French title from director Marc Fitoussi (Call My Agent) follows two former school best friends Magalie (Laure Calamy) and Blandine (Olivia Côte) as they reconcile decades after falling out and losing touch with one another. Despite the years, Magalie hasn’t changed one bit and is still the life and soul of any party that will have her. On the other hand, stuck up upper middle class Blandine has forgotten how to have fun.

Newly divorced and still pining for her old married life, Blandine is spurred on by her well-adjusted grown-up son, Benjamin (Alexandre Desrousseaux), to take a trip with Magalie to the...

Raven-Symoné has signed a multiyear overall deal with Disney Branded Television that includes a pilot greenlight for a “Raven’s Home” spinoff series titled “Alice in the Palace.”

Disney also announced that “Raven’s Home,” itself a spinoff of “That’s So Raven,” will not return for a seventh season. The sixth and final season aired from April to September 2023.

Under her new overall deal, Raven-Symoné will produce, direct and develop projects across linear and streaming, with a focus on multi-cam comedies, Disney said in a press release. First up is “Alice in the Palace,” which Raven-Symoné will executive produce and direct. Per the logline, “The new series picks up when Alice (Emmy Award-winning actress Mykal-Michelle Harris), Raven’s young cousin, returns to England and reunites with Duchess Clementine (also portrayed by Harris), a young royal who looks exactly like her. In the process, Clementine gets a taste of the fun side of ‘normal’ life,...

Exclusive: Raven-Symoné is extending her relationship with Disney, which she has called home for many years, with a new multi-year overall deal at Disney Branded Television. Under the pact, she will produce, direct, and develop projects across linear and streaming, with a focus on multi-cam comedies.

First off, she will executive produce and direct sitcom Alice in the Palace, which has received a pilot order. It is an Alice-centered spinoff from Raven-Symoné’s Disney Channel multi-camera comedy series Raven’s Home, which will not return for a seventh season. Its most recent Season 6 concluded its run in September 2023.

The deal with Raven-Symoné, which also includes continued acting and hosting opportunities, and the order for Alice in the Palace fits into Disney Branded Television’s strategy of building a new Disney Channel lineup of multi-camera sitcoms. In doing that, the company’s executive team has been leaning into classic Disney Channel IP.

Updated with latest: Selena Gomez revealed the Wizards of Waverly Place sequel title at Disney’s upfront Tuesday. The spinoff will be called Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. She also shared two first-look images which can be found below.

Deadline broke the news of the sequel series in January. Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas serve as writers and executive producers. Andy Fickman directed and executive-produced the pilot and will direct multiple episodes.

The original show ran four seasons, winning Emmys and doing well in the ratings until star Selena Gomez decided it was time to graduate to more adult roles. The show ran from 2007-2012, with Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie also airing on the Disney Channel in 2009. The cast returned for a stand-alone television special, The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex, in 2013.

There have been rumors of another reunion ever since and now, after a decade, Disney is making them a reality.

Selena Gomez and David Henrie will reprise their roles in a Disney Channel sequel of Wizards of Waverly Place. Gomez will guest star in the show, and just released new images and the new title. Wizards Beyond Waverly Place will focus on an adult Justin who left wizardry behind for a normal life, but is forced to confront his past when a young wizard in need of training arrives at his door. Both Gomez and Henrie are also executive producers of the project. Henrie has also found success in How I Met Your Mother and film roles, while Gomez has released successful albums, expanded her acting career, and is currently starring in Hulu's Only Murders in the Building.

Selena Gomez attended Disney Upfront today, May 14, and announced the title of a new series: Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, a continuation of the Emmy Award-winning Wizards of Waverly Place, which previously starred Gomez.

Wizards of Waverly Place is getting a revival series from Disney Channel, and new images of the show have been revealed. Also announced is the official title, which comes with a logo along with some new images of the cast.

The news was first revealed during Disney's 2024 Upfront presentation. Per TVLine, Selena Gomez was present for the reveals, announcing that the show has been titled Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. One of the first look photos sees Gomez reunited with original series co-star David Henrie, while another shows the two joined by new cast members Alkaio Thiele, Janice Leann Brown, Max Matenko, and Mimi Gianopulos. The images can be seen below.

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The official title of the new series Wizards Beyond Waverly Place — a continuation of the Emmy Award-winning Wizards of Waverly Place — was announced on stage at the Disney Upfront today by Selena Gomez.

Gomez, who serves as the new series’ executive producer and guest star, also revealed first-look images and the series logo.

The photos provide a glimpse of Selena Gomez and David Henrie reprising their roles as Alex and Justin Russo. They also serve as an introduction to series lead Billie, portrayed by Janice LeAnn Brown, and the Russo family, played by Mimi Gianopulos (Giada Russo), Alkaio Thiele (Roman Russo), and Max Matenko (Milo Russo).

Additionally, newcomer Taylor Cora has joined the regular series cast in the role of Winter, Billie’s bubbly, quirky, and oversharing best friend.

The series follows an adult Justin Russo, who has chosen to lead a normal, mortal life with his family, Giada, Roman,...

Selena Gomez revealed the new Wizards Of Waverly Place spinoff will be known as Wizards Beyond Waverly Place during Disney’s upfront Tuesday. She also shared two first-look images you can find below.

The photos give fans a look at grownup Alex and Justin Russo, played by Gomez and David Henrie, who are reprising their roles. A secondary image introduces the spinoff’s new characters: Billie, portrayed by Janice LeAnn Brown, and the Russo family, played by Mimi Gianopulos (Giada Russo), Alkaio Thiele (Roman Russo) and Max Matenko (Milo Russo).

In addition to the above talent, Taylor Cora will join the series’ regular cast in the role of Winter, Billie’s bubbly, quirky and oversharing best friend.

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Wizards Beyond Waverly Place follows an adult Justin Russo,...

Disney Channel’s upcoming “Wizards of Waverly Place” sequel series has a new title: “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.”

Selena Gomez, who starred in the original series as Alex Russo and executive produced the spinoff, announced the news during Disney’s 2024 upfront presentation, during which the company also released new images from the show — giving a first look at the grown-up versions of Alex and her brother Justin (David Henrie), as well as the new Russo family members.

“Wizards: Beyond Waverly Place” follows an adult Justin Russo, who has chosen to lead a normal, mortal life with his family, Giada (Mimi Gianopulos), Roman (Alkaio Thiele) and Milo (Max Matenko). When Justin’s sister Alex brings Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown) to his home seeking help, Justin realizes he must dust off his magical skills to mentor the wizard-in-training while also juggling his everyday responsibilities and safeguarding the future of the Wizard World.

Selena Gomez and David Henrie are reprising their Wizards of Waverly Place roles twelve years after the Disney Channel series ended its run.

Following news of the reunion sequel series pilot order, Henrie shared a photo of himself alongside Gomez and their other cast members, including Alkaio Thiele, Janice Brown, and Mimi Gianopulos.

“Let’s make some [magic wand emoji],” Henrie wrote on Instagram Stories in the photo that also included writer and producer Scott Thomas and director Andy Fickman.

David Henrie shared a photo with the cast and crew of the ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’

In a second post on Instagram Stories, Henrie reshared a post from his television son Thiele. The young actor shared a photo of himself with a background of Henrie in a Wizards of Waverly Place poster.

“Like father like son?” the photo was captioned.

Seeing the strong resemblance with Thiele, Henrie added, “I don’t know if...

Wizards Pilot: Everything You Need To Know About Selena Gomez & David Henrie’s Wizards Of Waverly Place Reboot! (Photo Credit – IMDb)

It looks like the fan prayers have been heard because Selena Gomez has announced the Wizards Of Waverly Place sequel! Her on-screen brother, David Henrie, will also be reprising his character of Justin Russo. From cast and plot to release date, below is everything you need to know about the upcoming Disney show.

It all began as Selena Gomez shared a throwback still alongside David Henrie from Wizards Of Waverly Place. The text on the Instagram story read, “We’re back,” leaving the massive fan base excited. Her co-star also shared, “Been waiting to talk about this forever. Let’s have a magical 2024 y’all. The Russo’s are back.”

Selena Gomez & David Henrie confirm Wizards Pilot

Disney has ordered a pilot for the follow-up of Wizards Of Waverly Place sequel.

Selena Gomez and David Henrie will reprise their roles in a Disney Channel sequel of Wizards of Waverly Place. Gomez will guest star in the pilot episode, while Henrie will be a series regular. The sequel pilot will focus on an adult Justin who left wizardry behind for a normal life, but is forced to confront his past when a young wizard in need of training arrives at his door. Both Gomez and Henrie are also executive producers of the project. Henrie has also found success in How I Met Your Mother and film roles, while Gomez has released successful albums, expanded her acting career, and is currently starring in Hulu's Only Murders in the Building.

Wizards of Waverly Place co-stars Selena Gomez and David Henrie are set to reprise their roles for a Disney Channel sequel. According to Deadline, Gomez will guest star in the pilot episode, while...

Selena Gomez is set to reprise her role as Alex Russo in the pilot of the Wizards of Waverly Place sequel show. Gomez joins the project as an executive producer, showing her involvement in developing the reboot. David Henrie will return as Justin Russo in a series regular and executive producer role in the sequel.

The era of spinoffs, revivals, and reboots continues with the Wizards of Waverly Place sequel television show, and many are curious about Selena Gomez's involvement in the project. Gomez previously appeared as Alex Russo in the Disney Channel fantasy teen comedy, which helped launch the star's career. Wizards of Waverly Place was one of Disney's most popular series, having lasted for four seasons and 106 episodes, making it one of the network's longest-running live-action shows. Additionally, its last episode is the most-watched series finale of any Disney Channel show, so it's easy to understand why it's getting a reboot.

Everything’s not what it seems: The Russos are back!

Disney Channel has ordered a pilot for a Wizards of Waverly Place sequel, with both Selena Gomez and David Henrie reprising their roles as Justin and Alex Russo.

“The Russos are excited to become a part of your family, once again, but we’ve grown,” Henrie wrote on Instagram. “2024, the year magic comes back!”

Per Variety, Henrie will executive produce the potential series, which would pick up after a “mysterious incident at WizTech” where Justin Russo decided to leave his...

Wizards of Waverly Place is getting a sequel as Disney Channel has ordered a pilot for a follow-up series executive produced by Selena Gomez and her onscreen sibling David Henrie. According to Deadline, Gomez will guest star in the pilot as her character Alex Russo alongside Henrie, who is reprising his role as Justin Russo. Henrie will be a series regular in the show alongside newly unveiled cast members Janice LeAnn Brown, Alkaio Thiele, and Mimi Gianopulos. The revival pilot comes from Raven’s Home writers and executive producers Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas. According to the show’s description, the revival will pick up after a mysterious incident at WizTech, where an adult Justin Russo has left his wizard powers behind for a normal human life with his wife and sons. Justin will get a surprise though when a powerful young...

Selena Gomez and David Henrie are returning to Waverly Place.

Disney Channel is looking at a revival of its comedy Wizards of Waverly Place, ordering a pilot for an updated take on the 2007-12 series. Gomez and Henrie will be executive producers of the project, with Henrie also attached as a series regular. Gomez will make a guest appearance in the pilot.

Henrie will play the grown-up Justin Russo, who has abandoned his wizarding powers for an everyday, magic-free life with his family. That’s upended when a young wizard (Janice LeAnn Brown of Disney’s Just Roll With It) finds him and asks him for help in both training and ensuring the future of the wizard world. Gomez will appear in the pilot as Alex Russo, Justin’s sister.

Mimi Gianopulos (Rutherford Falls) and Alkaio Thiele have also been cast in the pilot, playing Justin’s wife, Giada, and elder son,...

A pilot for a “Wizards of Waverly Place” sequel series has been ordered at Disney Channel, Variety has confirmed.

Original series star David Henrie will star in and executive produce the potential series, with original star Selena Gomez set to guest star in the pilot and executive produce. Henrie will reprise the role of Justin Russo, while Gomez will once again play Alex Russo. Additional cast for the pilot includes Janice LeAnn Brown, Alkaio Thiele, and Mimi Gianopulos. Disney Branded Television is behind the series.

The official description of the series says that it “picks up after a mysterious incident at WizTech, where an adult Justin Russo has left his wizard powers behind, opting for a normal, human life with his wife (Gianopulos) and two sons (one of whom will be played by Thiele). But he gets a surprise when a powerful young wizard (Brown) in need of training shows up at his door…...

Exclusive: One of Disney’s signature comedies, Wizards of Waverly Place, is getting a sequel. Disney Branded Television has ordered a pilot for the follow-up, which is executive produced by original stars Selena Gomez and her small screen sibling David Henrie. Gomez will guest star in the pilot for Disney Channel as the character that helped launch her career, Alex Russo, with David Henrie reprising the role of Justin Russo as a series regular. He is joined by new cast members Janice LeAnn Brown (Disney’s Just Roll with It), Alkaio Thiele (Call Me Kat) and Mimi Gianopulos (American Princess).

The revival pilot comes from writers and executive producers Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas who are behind another Disney Channel comedy spinoff, Raven’s Home. It picks up after a mysterious incident at WizTech, where an adult Justin Russo has left his wizard powers behind, opting for a normal, human life...

There's never a dull moment at the North Pole, and for the youngsters at the center of The Naughty Nine, it's time to get their gifts back.

TV Fanatic scored an exclusive first look at the original Disney Channel holiday movie, and it promises to be a Christmas flick.

The Naughty Nine Nine stars Winslow Fegley (8 Bit Christmas) as Andy, a troublemaking fifth grader who's been "stiffed" by Santa on Christmas morning.

Determined to take back the gift he feels he deserves, Andy recruits a crack team of fellow "naughty listers" to execute an elaborate heist at the North Pole.

The movie also touts Suzanne Todd (Noelle) as an executive producer.

It was penned by Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas (Raven's Home), who also serve as EPs.

The set-up of the movie is fun. A heist in the North Pole?

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Slow Horses is back with its much-awaited third season, and I am happy to say that it is even better than what came before. The Gary Oldman dark comedy-drama has to be one of the best TV shows in the entire world, but sadly it is still not getting the attention it deserves.

Based on the third novel of the Slough House book series titled Real Tigers by Mick Herron, the new season starts in Istanbul with Alison Dunn (Katherine Waterston), an MI5 agent, and Sean Donovan (Sope Dirisu), head of security. The relationship between these two sets up the events for the upcoming episodes and while we don’t see the Slow Horses in the opening scene, they get caught up in this new mess pretty soon.

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When it comes to the Slow Horses, not much has changed. River (Jack Lowden) still resents everything about his job,...

The Naughty Nine is a new Disney movie that combines the heartwarming spirit of holiday films with the exciting twists of a heist adventure. The film features a talented ensemble cast of young actors, led by Winslow Fegley as Andy, a mischievous fifth grader determined to carry out a heist at the North Pole. Danny Glover is an inspired pick for Santa Claus, adding to the excitement and anticipation of this unique holiday film. The Naughty Nine premieres on November 22nd on the Disney Channel and joins Disney+ on Thanksgiving.

The Naughty Nine is a new movie from Disney that blends the uplifting cheer of family holiday films and the fun thrills of a heist flick. The film was directed by Alberto Belli and written by Scott Thomas and Jed Elinoff, both of whom were behind the long-running Disney series Raven’s Home.

The Naughty Nine stars Winslow Fegley as Andy,...

Toronto, July 25 (Ians) The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled a star-studded line-up, amid the continuing uncertainty over whether the top actors will walk the red carpet due to the ongoing Hollywood strike.

Films featuring Kate Winslet, Sienna Miller and Scarlett Johansson are among those due to have their world premieres at the festival, which will run from September 7 to September 17.

Alexander Payne, Richard Linklater, Kore-eda Hirokazu and Justine Triet are among the auteurs who will be screening their latest works at the festival, as per ‘Variety’.

Payne will be on hand with ‘The Holdovers’, a comedy set in a boarding school that reunites him with ‘Sideways’ star Paul Giamatti, while Linklater is showing ‘Hit Man’, an action-comedy with Glen Powell and Adria Arjona. Kore-eda and Triet will screen ‘Monster’ and ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, both of which premiered at Cannes, where the latter won the Palme d’Or.

Exclusive: Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James are joining forces to star in a scorching new play by Penelope Skinner, directed by Ian Rickson, that will open in London’s West End in the fall.

Pretty hot names to have atop a theater marquee, that’s for sure.

The drama, called Lyonesse, will open at the Harold Pinter Theatre in late September or early October. Official dates are being determined.

In this new work, Skinner — who won the George Devine Award for most promising playwright in 2011 for The Village Bike — focuses on Elaine (Scott Thomas), a reclusive and brilliant actress who disappeared from public view under mysterious circumstances.

Elaine summons Kate (James), a young film executive, to her remote Cornish estate to facilitate “her glorious comeback,” according to a production source who copped me a premise of the play.

“But who really controls the stories we tell and how we get to tell them?...

Kristin Scott Thomas starrer “Two Tickets to Greece” has been picked up by Parkland Entertainment for U.K. and Ireland distribution, Variety can confirm.

Directed by Marc Fitoussi (“Call My Agent”) the French comedy stars Scott Thomas alongside Olivia Côte (“My Donkey”) and “Call My Agent’s” Laure Calamy.

Set in present-day Paris and Greece, “Two Tickets to Greece” tells the story of recently-divorced Blandine (Côte), who is struggling to put her life back together. She is persuaded by her loud and fearless friend Magalie (Calamy) to head to the Greek island of Amorgos, which they’ve dreamed of visiting since they were teenagers. It’s only once the two women arrive they realize that their different approaches to life mean their dreamy holiday won’t go as planned, especially once Magalie’s pal Bijou (Scott Thomas) arrives on the scene.

“Two Tickets to Greece” was produced by Caroline Bonmarchand...

The Movie: "Death to Smoochy"

Where you can stream it: Free with ads on YouTube

The pitch: Kids' show host Rainbow Randolph (Robin Williams) finds himself going from the high life to the gutters after he's caught taking bribes from parents to get their kids on his show. It turns out that children's television is rife with criminal activity, and the studio, Kidnet, needs to replace Randolph with someone truly squeaky clean. Enter Sheldon Mopes (Edward Norton), a vegetarian bleeding heart who dresses up as Smoochy the Rhino and performs at bar mitzvahs and the Coney Island Methadone Clinic.

Producer Nora Wells (Catherine Keener) hires Smoochy and helps him become Kidnet's biggest star, but there are a few problems: she both loathes and lusts after Sheldon, his idealism ends up taking a big bite out of Kidnet's bottom line, and Randolph's out for revenge. In fact, after a few failed attempts at humiliating Sheldon,...