Selena Gomez, David Henrie stage a 'Wizards of Waverly Place' reunion for new movie

Well, you know everything's gonna to be a breeze when you have Selena Gomez executive producing and David Henrie directing a brand new teen rom-com. That's right, Alex and Justin Russo are bringing together their movie-making magic for a brand new project that stars yet another Wizards of Waverly Place alum—Gregg Sulkin.The duo teased a reunion of some sort before revealing the actual reason they were together in a series of social media posts. In a video trailer, Selena announced "the first ever live virtual film premiere" for their film This is the Year. "With all the craziness going on in the world, a feel good film is just what we need," she said.

 

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I couldn’t be more honored to bring you a feel good movie that @selenagomez executive produced and I directed called @thisistheyearfilm ! We’re doing a LIVE, one-time only virtual premier event benefitting the @plus1org Covid 19 relief fund hosted by @charlidamelio and @dixiedamelio! You’ll not only get to see myself and @selenagomez in a live Q&A, you’ll get to see one with the whole cast @lorenzohenrie @vanessamarano @jakeshort @greggsulkin @alyssajirrels and @jeffgarlin and a performance from @lovelytheband ! The world needs a smile right now, and we hope to give that to you with this experience. Join us on August 28th at 4:30 PST. Use my code for a discount: david20 link to buy in bio!

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The one-time virtual ticketed event will start August 28 at 7:30ET and include a screening of the film followed by a live Q&A with Selena and David, then a full cast panel discussion moderated by TikTok stars Charli and Dixie D'Amelio and a performance by lovelytheband. Ticket proceeds will benefit PLUS1's COVID-19 relief fund (here's the Canadian one), which helps provide funds for musicians and other music industry workers who have been impacted due to sickness or loss of work.[video_embed id='2000511']RELATED: Selena Gomez’s Rare Impact Fund raising $100M for mental health [/video_embed]According to the plot summary, This is the Year combines all the activities we're missing right now: live music, hanging with friends and travelling. Gregg Sulkin stars as a nerdy high school senior who roadtrips to a music festival with a group of friends to win over a girl he likes. Vanessa Marano, Laura Marano, Bug Hall, Jeff Garlin,  Jake Short, Alyssa Jirrels, Lorenzo James Henrie and David Henrie himself make up the cast as well. Who knew when the indie project was greenlit in 2018, that it would be more nostalgic than timely when it premiered a mere two years later?This is the Year marks the second rom-com Selena Gomez has executive produced in 2020. She also lent her expertise to the upcoming The Broken Hearts Gallery, which has had its premiere date pushed indefinitely after it was delayed twice. Selena has also executive produced 13 Reasons Why, her own cooking show Selena + Chef and the docuseries Living Undocumented which highlights the real lives of undocumented immigrants in the United States.[video_embed id='2011161']BEFORE YOU GO: Thousands sign petition to have ‘culture vulture’ Kylie Jenner removed from 'WAP' video [/video_embed]