Apparently, There Was Almost A "Wizards Of Waverly Place" Spinoff Based On Alex And Harper, But Selena Gomez Turned It Down
BuzzFeed
·2 min read
Oops!
Something went wrong.
Please try again later.
Apparently, There Was Almost A "Wizards Of Waverly Place" Spinoff Based On Alex And Harper, But Selena Gomez Turned It Down
There was almost a Wizards of Waverly Place spinoff — and honestly, it sounds like a missed opportunity.
John M. Heller / Getty Images
Back in 2012 when the show wrapped, there was apparently talk of a spinoff focusing on Alex Russo and Harper Finkle, but Selena Gomez turned it down.
Bruce Birmelin / Disney Channel via Getty Images
According to Jennifer Stone, who played Harper on the series, Selena had too much going on for another show.
Michael Bezjian / WireImage / Getty Images
"Now, I don't know how true this is, but I was told it was pitched to Selena — and I'll have to ask her this because I've actually never asked her this. But I was told that it was pitched to Selena to do a Harper-Alex spinoff," she said on her podcast, Wizards of Waverly Pod.
She continued, "That's what I was told. I don't know how true that is; I don't know if that really happened. I'm not sure Selena even remembers that."
Jesse Grant / WireImage / Getty Images
Looking back, her costar and podcast cohost David DeLuise suggested that the show's fourth season was almost like a spinoff because Alex and Harper had moved into their own apartment together.
Bruce Birmelin / Disney Channel via Getty Images
Jennifer agreed, saying it felt like they were "setting up" for a spinoff with that storyline.
Craig Sjodin / Disney Channel via Getty Images
She added that she understands why Selena said no, especially considering "she had a lot of other things going on."
Jesse Grant / WireImage / Getty Images
"I get it. She had a million other things going on, and she wanted to move forward, and honestly, at the time, I wanted to move forward, too. So, it just didn't make sense," Jennifer said.
Jason Laveris / FilmMagic / Getty Images
Thinking about it now, Jennifer admits it "would have been great," but she knows they were both in different parts of their lives at the time.
Tibrina Hobson / Getty Images for Scale Management
"The thing is, is like, where we both were at that time, we just wanted to explore other things," Jennifer shared. "After 100 episodes playing the same person...there comes a time where it's like, you need some distance to appreciate it even more."
Walt Disney Television Photo Arc / ABC
At this point in her life, Jennifer says she definitely has more of an appreciation for Harper — and a spinoff or reboot could be a real possibility.
Craig Sjodin / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
When Selena was asked about a potential reboot last year, she told Extra, "Hands down, I would love that."
Cindy Ord / Getty Images
Fingers crossed for more Wizards in the future! You can hear all that Jennifer had to say below.
Our Frank Schwab counts down his NFL power rankings, grades each team's offseason, solicits fantasy football advice and previews what the 2024 season might have in store for each team.