Mabel Mora singing and dancing? Selena Gomez didn’t see it happening for her Only Murders in the Building character. So much so that she “tried to get away with not doing it” in season 3 of the award-winning Hulu original series. Ahead, why she couldn’t picture Mabel singing and dancing, and what she liked about the scene.
Selena thought singing and dancing wasn’t something Mabel would do Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of season 4’s release on Aug. 27, 2024, Gomez discussed how she sang and danced, albeit very briefly, in the previous season. A dream sequence of Oliver Putnam ’s (Martin Short) had her onstage alongside Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin) and Oliver’s son, Will (Ryan Broussard)—in sequins and bowler hats—telling the musical director he had “too much stress.
” The short scene, which can be watched on YouTube , isn’t one Gomez was eager to film. “I tried to get away with not doing it,” she told the outlet. “But they really wanted a little thing.
” The reason, she explained, is that it didn’t sound like Mabel. “I just didn’t feel like it was my character,” she said. “I don’t think it would have made sense unless it was done in a very sarcastic, unprofessional way, for humor reasons.
But in my heart, it just didn’t feel like that’s what Mabel would be caring about.” Gomez ‘loved’ performing the short musical number Ultimately, Gomez was happy with her performance, especially since it wasn’t very lon.