Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria has landed her next lead movie role in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
The new Disney+ movie will be a Latino-focused version of the book, originally written by Judith Viorst, and focus on a Mexican American family who embark on a disastrous road trip after losing their connection to each other and their roots.
The actress is set to take on the role of the titular Alexander's mother, who is a travel writer, while George Lopez will play the grandfather, with production due to begin in spring, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is set to be directed by Marvin Lemus and written by Matt Lopez.
Earlier this year, Longoria addressed the possibility of a Desperate Housewives sequel a decade after the show came to an end.
While there is nothing in the works, the actress admitted she would love to return to her role of Gabrielle Solis.
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"I'd be the first to sign up. I'm already on Wisteria Lane. I'd be like, 'Sign me up'," she told Fox5.
The star added: "Marc Cherry, our creator... he feels like he's fully explored those characters, he was like 'Why now? What would they be doing?' Plus, I'm a 100 years old, so I don't know if anybody cares."
Longoria previously said of a revival: "I think because you know back then, we did eight years of 24 episodes. I mean that's a lot. Now you get a series with six episodes or five episodes.
"We had so many episodes per year that [creator Marc Cherry] felt like he exhausted every storyline, like I couldn't sleep with one more person on that street."
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is yet to confirm a release date on Disney+.
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