Josh Charles opens up about ‘The Good Wife’ and his decision to leave the series and the shocking death of his character Will Gardner on ‘Late Show with David Letterman.’ It was his first TV interview since the season finale that has left so many still reeling.
The 42-year old Josh Charles has ironically received more attention and notoriety now that his character was killed of than at any time during his tenure on the series. Perhaps he may parlay that sudden rise in fame into another television role or a turn at the big screen.
But for now, feeling that he had some explaining to do, he opened up about ‘The Good Wife’ and his decision to leave it — and the shocking death of his character. “Shocking” really is an understatement given the reaction that ensued unabated on Twitter and other social media. After four years of Will Gardner who would have imagined he would be suddenly gunned down by a client in a courtroom. It smacks more of a big screen thriller where one has not invested years into knowing the nuances of the life of a character.
So all David Letterman had to do was to start the interview with the burning question, “What the hell happened?!” Which was as much a point of inquiry as it was an acknowledgement of a pop cultural moment of today that is destined to go down in television history much like “Dallas”‘ and “Who shot J.R.?”
To which Josh Charles quipped, “That’s what you’ve got to do to get on the Letterman show.”
Indeed! Some fans would have preferred a bloodless ploy to get on the late night chat fest!
The high drama — and tragedy — had a prosaic reason. Josh Charles said of the program, “It’s been one of the greatest gigs for me in my entire career but at the end of last year, my contract was up and I was ready to move on. It is tough to leave stability and structure, but it was great for the show and also a really proper goodbye to the character.”
He went on talk about how he had approached the showrunners Michelle and Robert King and let them know, and how they began planning his character’s exit. He said, “We’ve been able to keep it a secret for an entire year.”
Surprises in this day and age are an achievement in and of themselves, and when we separate ourselves from the emotional impact, we must concede that it was a brilliant plot twist which has had an impact that will be talked about for quite a long time.
See the replay video below as Josh Charles explains it for us in his own words.
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