The Wizards of Waverly Pod has been spilling the entire behind-the-scenes secrets and techniques from Wizards of Waverly Place and the most recent episode isn’t any exception!
In Monday’s (March 18) new episode, casting director Ruth Lambert joined hosts Jennifer Stone and David DeLuise, and she or he revealed that she was instructed to recast one of many present’s predominant, authentic characters.
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“[I was hired] to switch Matt [McCoy] and to switch David Henrie,” Ruth shared. “And we have been actually stunned about that as a result of David was so good in that pilot, and David was at all times simply such an excellent child actor, and so proficient, and that face, and, you recognize, gifted actually, at comedy.”
When requested if it was as a result of David and Selena Gomez‘s characters have been presupposed to be twins, initially, she stated it had nothing to do with that, that she knew of.
Later within the episode, Ruth added, “I do need to say that after having so many individuals in to recast him, his position, David Henrie, and of his course his mom knew, as a result of folks on the town, everybody knew we have been doing it. After which, once we didn’t and we have been so comfortable, Robert [McGee] and I have been like, ‘Oh my god, I hope he doesn’t maintain it in opposition to us.’”
“We didn’t know him, however nonetheless, we have been those doing it… it was our job,” she continued. “Our first day on set, we went over and launched ourselves and he was like, ‘Oh my god, I’m so comfortable to satisfy you,’ and you recognize, large hugs, and it made us, it took all of this, kind of, how dangerous we felt [away], as a result of we hadn’t wished to recast him. He was at all times so good.”
When you didn’t know, David DeLuise was not within the authentic pilot of the sequence, and he changed Matt McCoy because the dad. Take a look at a clip from the unique pilot right here!
David Henrie is definitely reprising his position of Justin Russo in an upcoming Wizards revival sequence at Disney channel.
Discover out what Selena Gomez, who can even return within the pilot, stated concerning the new present!