The beloved cast of Disney’s Austin & Ally had a virtual reunion, and they spilled so
many behind-the-scenes details about the early days of filming, the new age of social media
and SO much more.
What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News, and we’ve been waiting
for this virtual hang for quite some time, and spoiler alert: It was everything we could’ve
asked for and more!
Cast reunions are coming out of the woodworks now that celebrities’ hectic schedules have
come to a pause.
From High School Musical to Sonny With a Chance to Parks & Rec, these reunions truly do make
being in isolation a little less miserable.
So after weeks of wondering when we’d get to tune into the next reunion, we were gifted
with the bright shining faces of the Austin & Ally cast and they spilled some pretty juicy
details.
E! News’ Lilliana Vasquez hosted the virtual hang and throughout the chat, the cast recalled
some of their early memories of the show, and what it was like filming before the rise
of Snapchat and TikTok.
When Ross Lynch, who played Austin, was asked about his first memories of the show, he revealed
that Austin & Ally was actually his first ever-table read, and still to this day remembers
his reaction when he got the job.
He said, “I remember getting a call from the creators of the show, and they were like,
‘Hey man, you got the job.
How are you feeling?’
I remember I just kept saying, ‘I’m so pumped!’
They kept asking, they’d be like, ‘Yeah, what else, man?' and I’d be like, ‘I’m
pumped!’
That’s all I had to say.”
Laura Marano, who played Ally, also took fans behind-the-scenes into a glimpse of her audition
process and why she was worried she wouldn’t get the part in the
first place:
Laura also added that after the very first episode they filmed together, that the group
all went out to dinner to celebrate.
She said QUOTE, “I remember after the first official episode, we all went to Island’s
and hung out at Island’s!”
Calum Worthy, who played Dez, said his most recalled memory was during the live-audience
tapings, and how they felt like they were part of a play.
He added, “But because there was also music involved, it felt like we were also at a concert
and it was just really magical because it was almost like filming a show, but you had
the whole world watching.
It also felt very small at the same time because there were 200 people in the audience and
you’re like, ‘I’m just doing it for them and if they like it, then the rest of
the world might like it.’”
Calum also dished that nerves were at an all-time high during that pilot episode, because what
a lot of people don’t know is that none of the actors really knew if the show would
even get picked up.
Raini Rodriguez, who played Trish, also revealed that they would choose a theme song to greet
the audience with before each episode.
She said, “We would pick out our theme songs of what we would come out to depending on
the episode.
So if the episode was about a breakup, we’d come out to Taylor Swift’s ‘We Are Never
Ever Getting Back Together,’ and for the first and last episodes of the season, we
would always come out to ‘We Are Family.’”
Raini then recalled a sweet memory of the first time she and Ross met each other just
after they had been cast.
Seriously guys, these memories just go to show that there’s a reason why this cast
was loved by so many!
Fans of the show were living for this mini-reunion and couldn’t contain their emotions since
not having seen the entire cast together since 2016 when the show last aired.
One user commented on the video, saying, “I'm crying so much, it's unreal, and the theme
song, this made me forget about the Q.”
Another fan wrote, “This is one of the best days ever, I can’t stop smiling, this is
the best thing ever.
We totally need a spin off.”
Many are also still holding out for an Austin & Ally movie, but at this time we’ll definitely
take what we can get, and what we got was 30 minutes of pure nostalgic Disney magic.
And even the entire cast had the sweetest things to say about hanging out together so
maybe grab a few tissues for this one...
Ross shared a screenshot on Instagram writing, “We honestly had so much fun hanging out.
We called each other after the interview too.
Love these guys.”
Calum also said, “When the crowd wants more.
We bring them a zoom reunion.
We thought a cast reunion would be a fun way to bring some happiness to the world in this
difficult time.
I hope we can make you smile.”
I know you guys have lots of thoughts and feels about this reunion, so be sure to let
out all your emotions down here in the comments.
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I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!