EXCLUSIVE: Selena Gomez Talks Andy Samberg & Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
It’s been ten years since Mavis first graced our screens in Hotel Transylvania. Voiced by Selena Gomez, the character is back one more time in the fourth, and possibly final movie, in the Hotel Transylvania series, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania.
Selena opened up about the final movie, what fans can expect from Mavis this time around, her costar, Andy Samberg, and so much more. Check out what she had to say below.
You’ve brought this character to life for nearly 10 years, and played one of the wonderful outsiders. What advice do you have for those who in real life are struggling to fit in to be like everyone else?
“That’s a loaded question. I could give you the ‘Believe in yourself’ kind of answer, but I think it’s a challenge. Every day you wake up and sometimes you can’t sit there and make a choice. Sometimes you do feel those feelings, and I think it’s important to take moments and breaks from social media personally. I think it’s just nice to be present and be with yourself for a bit. It doesn’t mean that you need to have a lot of friends and a lot of people around you to be cool, because I have four friends and I think we’re the coolest.”
We’ve loved watching Mavis grow and mature over the last three films. What can fans expect from her this time around?
“It’s been such a pleasure playing this character, and also growing up, because it was so long ago that I was in a different phase of my life. It’s actually wonderful to be able to kind of grow with this character. She’s definitely I think just tough, and she’s not always demanded to be as big. She’s always worrying, I think, and that matches my personality really well.”
You can read the rest of what Gomez had to say about the movie under the jump. Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. will be released to Prime Video on January 14.
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How would you say you are like Mavis?
“I just want things to run smoothly. I actually understand what it’s like to have differences between family members and things like that. It’s nice that we’re touching on such a real thing, but in such a crazy way. It’s fun.”
Can you talk about what it has been like working with Andy Samberg over these last few years?
“I remember I was really excited to meet Andy because I watched all of SNL and watching David [Spade] too, and everyone growing up. I would have to say the first time being able to sit down with him, he made it so fun and easy, and if anything, he’s helped me kind of relax more in interviews, and just kind of feel a little bit normal. He also had my back, I’ll never forget, because they asked me a dating question or something, and I don’t do those. Andy answered for me, and it was nice.”
*This interview has been edited for length and clarity