Josh Charles and Julianna Margulies From ‘The Good Wife’ Dine Out Together

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Just because Josh Charles asked for his character, Will Gardner, to be written out of ‘The Good Wife,’ that doesn’t mean that there’s any bad blood between himself, ex co-star Julianna Margulies, and showrunners Michelle and Robert King!

While Josh Charles has claimed that his departure from hit CBS procedural The Good Wife was amicable, it’s been a tough pill to swallow considering the utter despair from fans following character Will Gardner’s death. However, HollywoodLife.com now has the exclusive proof that Josh has been telling the truth, and that there appears to be no bad blood! Josh, co-star Julianna Margulies, and — what appeared to be — showrunners Michelle and Robert King were spotted dining together on March 27 at the ultra-trendy ABC Kitchen in New York City.

Josh Charles & Julianna Margulies Dine Together: No Bad Blood After Josh’s Shocking ‘Good Wife’ Exit

An eyewitness at ABC Kitchen spotted the Good Wife stars at a table of approximately 20 people, and our source told HollywoodLife.com exclusively they were all laughing and having a good time — definitely not the sign of a cast and crew in discord following the departure of a beloved character (and actor)! Don’t you just love seeing their shiny, happy faces? Hilariously, our HollywoodLife.com source reported that he was surprised that Josh had such a “gravitas” about him in person.

‘The Good Wife’: Shocking Death & Why The Actor Chose To Leave

Josh’s character Will Gardner was written out of the show at the actor’s request in the Season 5 episode “Dramatics, Your Honor,” in a plot twist that had him shot twice by his deranged client, Jeffrey Grant (Hunter Parrish).

Fans were totally shocked, and nigh inconsolable — after all, this is something you’d expect from a supernatural teen drama (looking at you, Teen Wolf; Vampire Diaries); not a legal drama whose writing has always retained a high level of realism and has generally strayed from unnecessary overdramatics.

Josh Charles Requested To Be Written Out Of ‘The Good Wife’

Josh has told a number of outlets that he felt it was his time to leave the show and explore other opportunities. His apparent fear of being typecast is a legitimate concern; after all, we certainly can’t separate Josh Charles from the dashing Will Gardner. However, is being typecast as a handsome, competent lawyer who doesn’t take “no” for an answer and who has smoking chemistry with his female co-star such a bad thing?

However, distraught fans will be eased into the loss of Will Gardner in this week’s episode, “The Last Call,” where we will see Josh play Will Gardner in flashbacks, as well as see how the other characters deal with the fallout from his tragic death. Bring tissues.

What do you think, HollywoodLifers? Happy to see that all is well among the cast and showrunners of The Good Wife? Still kinda mad that Will was killed off instead of simply written out with the chance of future cameos? Vote and comment below!

– Amanda Michelle Steiner

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Im so disappointed… terribly disappointed. I don’t normally get emotional over movies or tv shows but when Will died i shed a couple tears. Shocked would be a better word… i hate that he left the show and now im curious to see how this plays out. He was one of my favorite characters.

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They were all together because they were attending a planned event (either before or after dinner) at the Ed Sullivan Theater where there was a screening of The Goid Wife “The Last Call” episode with a panel discussion.

Terribly sad ending for this main character. Not happy to see Will written off the show. Don’t think the rest of the cast can pull it off without him. Not interested in watching
the show anymore cuz it’s all downhill from here.

This is a great show that is not about Will. It’s about the Good Wife and there are other interesting characters that I’m sure the writers will focus on. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for both firms now that Will is gone. I did not particularly care for how he treated Alicia when he found out that she was leaving to start her own law firm. Thought he acted pretty s@#$ty. I believe that they loved each other, but they both knew that being in a relationship would not work especially after she became a partner. Yet, when he found out Alicia was leaving, he felt betrayed and took it personal, acting like she owed him for her success (also happened with Diane) and he was gung ho to throw them out. When the company was going through bankruptcy with little money coming in, he and Diane were prepared to use Alicia and the other third year associates – offer them a partnership where they would all have to pay a $600,000 to buy in as partners, putting $150,000 as the down payment. When the money started to roll in after winning a few cases, those partnerships were put on hold for a year, which was one of the reasons Alicia and the group planned to leave. Another reason Alicia chose to leave was the fact that her husband had just been elected governor and staying would complicate matters. Will wanted to keep Alicia around (she became a partner) as was evidenced by the flash back he experienced about them being together as he stormed in a rage down the hall to her office after he found out she was leaving. He was all about power and beating the competition as was evidenced by some of the decisions he made on behalf of the firm without consulting Diane or the other partners. Everything that he did from then on was personal because he was angry. I do applaud him for honoring his attorney/client relationship with Alicia’s husband when they were being investigated on ethics charges and he did not back down.

I think you should bring Will Back .. It won’t be the same without him.

I was shocked when Will was shot on the Good Wife and actually cried when watching the program. I know he wanted out but this is on of the most shocking ending of the programI have seen in a long timer – Will miss Will Gardner and I am anxious to see where the Good Wife goes from her.