Once upon a time, in the faraway land of Genovia, there lived the most lovable, most kickass bodyguard ever—who also happens to be a feminist. Héctor Elizondo, who plays Joe in Disney’s Princess Diaries films, told Variety Latino that he would absolutely love to do another sequel.
Elizondo also confirms that he’s not the only one (besides us, of course) who’s dying to return to Genovia. “I know Annie would like to do it. I know Julie would like to do it. I would like to do it. So we’re on board, it’s a question of when and a question of getting a good story,” the star explains enthusiastically.
Sadly, Garry Marshall, director of both films in the series and a very close friend of Elizondo’s, passed away earlier this year. But Elizondo has a few thoughts on who might be able to live up to Marshall’s legacy. “I’d love it to be a woman. We don’t have enough of them…God knows there are female directors out there. That would be lovely.”
And we couldn’t agree more. That would be lovely. Until then, we’re keeping our fingers crossed for one last installment of one of our favorite Disney fairytales.