By Sarah Sluis
Hannah Montana, move over! Selena Gomez, star of "Wizards of Waverly Place," a Disney show about 
three wand-wielding siblings, has formed a production company and partnered with XYZ films to produce at least two films, drawing from XYZ's access to the Time, Inc. library. Gomez is clearly the most charismatic star on her show, but I wonder why Disney wouldn't want to produce her films in-house. With all of the effort Disney puts into creating and training their stable of stars, I would think they would try to attach her to an upcoming project.
There are signs that Disney is not as confident in her potential stardom--she may be the Hilary Duff to Lindsay Lohan. After guest starring on "Hannah Montana" as a rival pop star, her spin-off show was rejected by Disney. Her starring role in Another Cinderella Story (Hilary Duff starred in the first film) will release straight-to-DVD. Nevertheless, Gomez, merely at her sweet sixteen, will have ample opportunity to refine her star image through this deal, which gives her all-important control over the production process.
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