The new movie name 'The quarantine kid' with the help of  Selena Gomez

What the world needs now are some feel-good vibes. Luckily, former Wizards of Waverly Place star David Henrie has been working on just that kind of project for the past two years.

The former tween star-turned-first-time-director is gearing up for Friday's (Aug. 28) premiere of his long-in-the-works debut feature, This is the Year, a coming of age drama that pays homage to such John Hughes 1980s teen love angst touchstones as Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful.

"The script deals with timely modern themes, especially expectation versus reality. we expect a lot based on what is put in front of us on social media, especially when it comes to love," he says. The film, which stars Henrie's brother, Lorenzo, as lovestruck senior Josh, pining for the unattainable Zoey,  is executive produced by the director's former Wizards castmate, Selena Gomez.

"It was super organic," he says of the reunion with the singer/actress, whose friendship has always been "first and foremost" in their relationship. We've never talked about work and in our friendly way I invited her to see the movie one day and I was blown away by her response.".

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