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Arias’ Dark Comedy “Toy’s House” Acquired by CBS Films

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Moises Arias latest film project should be hitting theaters in the United States in the near future…

CBS Films has announced that it has acquired domestic rights to the coming-of-age comedy Toy’s House, starring the 18-year-old Colombian American actor and former Hannah Montana scene-stealer.

Moises Arias in Toy's House

Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the movie premiered to rave reviews over the weekend at the this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Toy’s House, which has been compared to the classic films Stand By Me and The Goonies, follows three teenage boys as they head into the wilderness with a plan to build a house and live off the land.

Along with Arias, the film stars Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Alison Brie and Mary Lynn Rajskub.

“Toy’s House couldn’t have found a better home than with CBS Films,” said Vogt-Roberts commented. “We set out to make a comedy that was hilarious and full of heart – but most importantly we set out to make a comedy that was engaging. CBS Films is so passionate about this movie and share my thoughts that comedy can be poignant and beautiful. The response at Sundance has been overwhelming and I can’t wait for CBS Films to share Toy’s House with audiences everywhere.”

No word yet on a release date for the film.

Disney XD Picks Up Arias’ “Kickin’ It” for a Third Season

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Mateo Arias will be kickin’ it for another season…

Disney XD has ordered a third season of its top-rated comedy series Kickin’ It, an American martial arts inspired comedy television series that stars the 17-year-old Colombian American actor.

Mateo Arias

In the series, which follows a crew of lovable misfits at Bobby Wasabi Martial Arts Academy, Arias plays Jerry – a lone Spanish-speaking wolf and talented dancer who ends up at the dojo to complete his school P.E. credit.

Along with Arias, Kickin’ It stars Jason Earles, black-belt martial artist Leo Howard, Dylan Riley Snyder and Olivia Holt.

Production on the third season of Kickin’ It is scheduled to start in January.

Arias is the younger brother of former Hannah Montana star, Moisés Arias.

Gomez Returning to Disney for New “Wizards of Waverly Place” Movie

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She may be starring in more grown-up projects like Spring Breakers… But that doesn’t mean Selena Gomez is forgetting her Disney Channel roots.

The 20-year-old half-Mexican American actress/singer has signed on to executive-produce and star in a one-hour special based on Wizards of Waverly Place, which ended its run on the Disney Channel early this year.

Selena Gomez

Gomez will join Jake T. Austin, Jennifer Stone, Maria Canals-Barrera, David DeLuise and Gregg Sulkin, who will reprise their original roles.

The storyline for the special takes the Russo family and friends to Tuscany, Italy, to meet their long lost relatives.   But when Alex (Gomez) tries to prove that she’s more than a seemingly carefree young wizard, she inadvertently conjures up a spell that creates a Good Alex and an Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets roped into a foreboding plan to take over the world, Good Alex must find a way to save her family and humankind, which leads to a monumental battle between the two versions of herself – all atop the Tower of Pisa.

The made-for-television special was written by Vince Cheung and Ben Montanio (Wizards Of Waverly Place) and Dan Berendsen (Baby Daddy).

Victor Gonzalez (Wizards Of Waverly Place) will direct. Wizards Of Waverly Place was created by Todd J. Greenwald (Hannah Montana) and is produced by It’s a Laugh Productions for Disney Channel.

The Wizards Of Waverly Place won its third Best Children’s Program Emmy at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards earlier this month. It has won twice for the series (2009, 2012) and once for the series’ first TV movie offshoot in 2010. It’s the only scripted series to win the award in the past two decades, since Disney Channel’s Avonlea did it in 1993.

The new Wizards of Waverly Place special is scheduled to premiere in early 2013.