SELENA GOMEZ IS MAVIS, DRACULA'S DAUGHTER IN “HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA”
Teenage actress SelenaGomez (“Monte Carlo”) provides the voice of Mavis, Dracula's sheltered but
free-spirited daughter, in Columbia Pictures' new hilarious, 3D animated comedy
“Hotel Transylvania.”
In
the film, Mavis is totally pampered by her father (voice of Adam Sandler);
however, she is headstrong and smart, and in many ways, a typical 118-year-old
teenage girl. She’s grown slightly bored with the domain of her childhood—she
has lived within her father’s hotel and its grounds all her life—and she longs
to travel, experience life and see the world. Now, she’s met a newcomer who
could make that a real possibility: but should she leave and risk breaking her
father’s heart, or remain, and break her own?
“Selena
found a way to play the character that can be sweet and loving to everyone –
and also be the only one who can put Dracula in his place,” says producer
Michelle Murdocca. “Dracula is a softy who’d do anything for his daughter – and
doesn’t she know it. Selena makes her a regular teenage daughter who knows what
she wants and she’s gonna get it from her dad.”
“Mavis
is like a lot of teenagers,” says Gomez. “She’s got the cute hairstyle, dresses
stylishly, has a little bit of an attitude, but she’s really sincere and cares
about her dad – she just kind of wants to have a little bit of independence.
It’s the same thing a lot of girls my age are going through – she’s very
relatable in wanting to have freedom, to see what the world is like. Everybody
tells her these stories but she wants to experience it for herself and meet new
people and be independent.”
Mavis
is Gomez’s first starring role in an animated movie. “I really wanted to do a
fun, family movie – not to mention that I grew up watching Adam Sandler, so
working with him was super exciting. I’m glad to be a part of it – it’s a great
movie,” she says.
The
last several years have been a whirlwind for actress-singer Selena Gomez as she
has wrapped up her hit Disney Channel series, released three albums and
launched a film career – not to mention created her own fashion line and
fragrance.
A
Dallas native, Gomez made her mark playing Alex Russo in the hit Disney Channel
series “Wizards of Waverly Place,” which premiered in 2007. With the success of
the series, Gomez became an internationally known actress with a legion of
fans. Gomez and her castmates won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children’s
Program in 2009 and 2010.
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She
landed her first feature film in 2003, when she was cast in “Spy Kids 3-D: Game
Over.” Other films include Fox’s “Ramona and Beezus” and “Monte Carlo” directed
by Thom Bezucha. She recently wrapped “Spring Breakers” opposite James Franco
and Vanessa Hudgens for director Harmony Korine, in a role that will be her
most challenging to date. Gomez is currently filming The Getaway opposite Ethan
Hawke for producer Joel Silver.
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