"I called Josh, and I gave him terrible Jew guilt. Once everyone finished laughing again, she continued. I thought he's been such an integral part of the show, such an integral part of my character, and I felt like if this is gonna happen, let's do it right. So it kinda meant his character was gonna just disappear, or someone was just gonna talk about him leaving, and I couldn't accept that. We don't have enough time to say goodbye to his character properly in this short amount of episodes.' Because we shoot so in advance, and they've written episodes and have a storyline planned. "I just became the Alicia lawyer trying to figure out how to negotiate this contract. Did you see if he could do less episodes? Maybe offer him more directing gigs," she recalled to much laughter. Josh is gonna be leaving the show.' And I said, ' Why?' And they said, 'Well, his contract is up, and he doesn't want to renew.' My head just started spinning. Margulies first learned Charles was thinking of not renewing his contract in March of 2013. "I got a call from Michelle and Robert, and they said, 'We need to tell you something. That's not something that I take lightly.") ("How much I've learned from working with Robert and Michelle about storytelling, the quality and depth of the writing-I mean, I'm afraid going out into the world," he later admitted. That's no reflection on how I feel about the show, it's just more about what I want to do in my life," he told moderator Charlie Rose. Michelle and I had a long conversation about it, and I just felt a little fried and that I was ready for something different for me. "Look, it's a very long season doing a network television show, and somewhere in year 4, I kinda felt burnt out. His contract expired at the end of the show's fourth season, and the decision of whether or not to renew it coincided with when he was proposing to his wife and doing some soul-searching about his future. ![]() By now, fans know his departure has been a year in the making. ![]() The actor is keeping busy, and we can't wait to see him on our television screens again.CBS hosted a screening of the drama's March 30 episode Wednesday night in New York, followed by a discussion with Margulies, co-creators Robert King and Michelle King, and Josh Charles, who makes his final appearance in the hour. We know none of this will assuage your grief over Will's sudden death, but at least it's good to know that Charles' decision to leave The Good Wife for other opportunities was not in vain. Smile will star Sarah Silverman in her dramatic debut, with Charles as her lover. And finally, there's I Smile Back, an adaptation of a 2008 novel about an unbalanced suburban mother who falls into a destructive pattern of drugs and affairs. Charles will be part of a stellar ensemble cast of television actors including Nick Kroll ( Parks and Recreation), Rose Byrne ( Damages), Bobby Cannavale ( Boardwalk Empire), Joel McHale ( Community), Jane Krakowski ( 30 Rock), and Bobby Moynihan ( SNL). Next is Brother's Keeper, an indie film about a failed entrepreneur who moves in his with estranged, pregnant sister. First up is Bird People, where he stars as an American who moves to Paris to start a new life (also featuring Radha Mitchell of Red Widow and Mathieu Almaric of Quantum of Solace). Well, good thing he's got not one - not two - but three movies lined up. So seeing Rydell and Olbermann sitting next to each other was very meta, to say the least.īut knowing Charles is on set probably won't be enough for most fans. Fun fact: Sorkin based the character of Rydell on Olbermann himself, who was a wisecracking anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter at the time. That series, which predates The West Wing (it ran on ABC from 1998-2000), also starred the likes of Peter Krause ( Parenthood), Felicity Huffman ( Desperate Housewives) and Joshua Malina ( Scandal). Who is Dan Rydell, you ask? Aaron Sorkin fans will know him as the character Charles played for two seasons on the famed writer's beloved workplace comedy, Sports Night. A week later, he also appeared on The Big Show with Keith Olberman, only this time it wasn't as Charles, but as alter ego Dan Rydell. The day after his TV "death" aired, Charles made an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman to discuss his departure. ![]() So what exactly has he been up to since Will was gunned down three weeks ago? The actor decided to leave CBS' acclaimed legal drama to pursue other opportunities. Yes, Will Gardner really is gone (and here's a handy guide on how to cope.) We may never forgive Josh Charles for leaving The Good Wife so abruptly - not to mention ending any hope of a second chance at an Alicia/Will romance - but that doesn't mean we'll forget him. Have you recovered yet? Have the tears stopped flowing? Is the reality of the situation starting to sink in? We're ramping up to a major spoiler, here, if you couldn't tell.
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