The wildly popular series “The Wizards of Waverly Place” is about to get more airtime on the Disney Channel as a 4th season is announced. Scheduled to start production again this August the Emmy Award-winning fantasy series features teen stars Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jake T. Austin, Jennifer Stone, Maria Canals-Barrera and David DeLuise. In addition to another season, Disney also announced a sequel to the 2009 made-for-TV film “Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie.”
President of entertainment and chief creative officer, Gary Marsh, said, “The Emmy win this past year confirmed what we already believed – this is a cast of superstar comedic talent, backed by an inspired team of writers and producers.”
The movie sequel will be written by Dan Berendsen who also penned the scripts for both
“Hannah Montana: The Movie” and the upcoming “Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.”
