Sofia Carson Writes Her Own Hollywood Story

It’s already her third movie in less than a year, but Sofia Carson is just as enthusiastic as ever. “It’s going on 10 years of me doing this, which is unbelievable,” Carson says, from the lobby of the New York Edition Hotel. “And it always feels like the very first time in the best way. I always feel so genuinely excited and grateful, and I feel butterflies anytime I get to see my work on Times Square. It’s all so surreal.” The 32-year-old broke out in the 2015 Disney Channel movie musical “Descendants,” before going on to star in a series of movies for Netflix, including “Feel the Beat,” “Purple Hearts,” “Carry On,” “The Life Life,” and, out Friday, “My Oxford Year.” She’s also been a producer on several of those, positioning her as a new kind of breakout movie star (with a loyal fanbase — over 20 million followers on Instagram — following closely along).  “My mom refers to these moments in my career as catching lightning in a bottle,” Carson says. “‘Descendants’ was that first. And then ‘Purple Hearts’ was the second time that that happened. ‘Purple Hearts’ changed my life yet again. And because I produced ‘Purple Hearts’ and wrote

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