Selena Gomez revealed an intriguing pitch she made for her character Mabel Mora in Hulu's popular series Only Murders in the Building, during an interview at the Variety Studio, presented by J Crew and SharkNinja at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Gomez disclosed that she suggested her character be the murderer in a future season of the show. "I did pitch that," Gomez admitted during the interview with Variety. "I don't think it's going to work out, but who knows? You never know," she added.
This year has been significant for Gomez, as she earned her first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Mabel. Her performance has been widely praised.
In addition to discussing her role in Only Murders in the Building, Gomez also joined her castmates from the musical Emilia Perez - including Karla Sofia Gascon, Zoe Saldana, Edgar Ramirez, and Adriana Paz, to talk about the film's critical acclaim and Oscar buzz.
The film, directed by Jacques Audiard, received a combined Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival. Meanwhile, Gomez, a key figure in 'Only Murders in the Building,' also serves as an executive producer, becoming the most nominated Latina producer in the category's history.
She is only the third Latina nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, following Salma Hayek and Marlis Pujol. Celia D. Costas is the only Latina to have won in a top series category for her work on 'Angels in America' in 2004.
The fourth season of Only Murders in the Building was released on August 27 on Hulu. It is also available to stream on Disney+ Hotstar. Recently, the makers had renewed the series for a fifth season.
In the current fourth season, following the murder of Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch), the body double of Charles (Steve Martin), the podcast-making-murder-mystery-solving-trio take it upon themselves to solve the new mystery. Meanwhile, they're also invited to Hollywood for a film to be made on their podcast with Eva Longoria playing Mabel (Gomes), Eugene Levy playing Charles (Steve Martin), and Zach Galifianakis roped in to play Oliver (Martin Short).
This season of Only Murders in the Building has a bunch of new cast members including Kumail Nanjiani, Molly Shannon, Melissa McCarthy, Desmin Borges, Siena Werber, Lilian Rebelo, Richard Kind, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Catherine Cohen, and Jin Ha. Apart from the series regulars, Meryl Streep, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Michael Cyril Creighton and Tina Fey will also be seen in the fourth season.
Only Murders in the Building is created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. Attached to 20th Television, the series is co-created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman.
