Once Upon a Time - Season 7 - Josh Dallas, Ginnifer Goodwin, Emilie de Ravin and Jared Gilmore to Depart

Dear #oncers. I wanted to tell you guys myself, but it seems the news was already released :/ ... I won't be returning to #onceuponatime for Season 7. While I would have loved to continue exploring Belle's journey, the show has decided to move in a different creative direction. Massive thank you to all the fans for your incredible love & support towards me & this character over the past 6 yrs. It's been an honor & a privilege to bring Belle to life :) Congrats to Adam & Eddy & the returning cast & crew!! I wish you all a wonderful 7th Season!! Much love 💙xo

A post shared by Emilie de Ravin (@emiliede_ravin) on May 12, 2017 at 6:28pm PDT

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It's now confirmed, and everyone who wasn't in the cast negotiations Deadline released for Season 7 a while back is also departing. ICYMI, Rebecca Mader has exited, along with Jennifer Morrison, who will return for 1 episode in Season 7. So that leaves, Rumple, Hook and Regina.

Goodwin, Dallas, and Gilmore, who are original cast members from the pilot, play Snow White, Prince Charming, and Henry Mills, respectively. Snow and Charming are the parents of Emma (Morrison), while Henry is Emma and Regina’s (Parrilla) son. De Ravin, meanwhile, joined the show later in season 1 as the iconic Beauty and the Beast heroine Belle.

Executive producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis crafted a detailed statement about the many exits and the possibility they will return:

“Words can’t do justice to what Ginny, Josh, Emilie, Rebecca and Jared brought to Once Upon a Time… but we’ll try… never have we had the privilege of working with a more talented group of collaborators. Each brought unique talent, incredible intelligence, and their own individual bit of magic as they gave life to these iconic characters.

Ginny reinvented Snow White for a modern audience – there was no way she would be stuck cleaning up after dwarfs, she created an iconic empowered heroine for the 21st century.

Josh mined the depths of Prince Charming – a character who in myth was just a ‘type’ but in his superlative interpretation became a complex man fighting for love and family.

Emilie took the character of Belle to a deep and soulful place, bringing great intelligence and warmth to the character, making her fiercely independent, strong willed but also an eternal optimist who saw only the best in all those she encountered.

Rebecca took us on a broomstick roller coaster ride as she re-invented the Wicked Witch of the West by finding the pain beneath the green. She made the character soar to incredible heights while always keeping her grounded and relatable.

And Jared literally grew up before the eyes of millions, from a child actor with enormous innate talent to a young man whose abilities continue to astound as he created a character who truly, as we say on the show, has the heart of the truest believer.

We can’t thank them enough for the hard work, dedication, and passion they delivered day in and day out. Without them there would be no Once Upon a Time.

As Once continues, this group will always be the beating heart of the show. And even though we won’t be with them every week, in a show about magic and hope, we fervently believe it won’t be the last we see of them.“

Source:

Entertainment Weekly

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Update: The Instagram post has now been deleted by the user.

Thanks to Lady_Junky for the heads up.

According to a Vancouver autograph collector, Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin signed autographs on their final return to Vancouver and said this [please look at the screenshots attached]. The Instagram post has since been updated but one fan took a screenshot of it. A reminder that both Josh and Ginnifer weren't a part of the reported negotiations that many sites posted about a few weeks back for a potential season 7. Make of this what you will, I will update when/if it becomes official. The show hasn't been renewed yet. Please be respectful in the comments.

#ginnifergoodwin and #joshdallas signing autographs on their final return to #Vancouver in 2017 for #OUAT #onceuponatime as #snowwhite and #princecharming . . . . . SPOILER ALERT - DO NOT READ BELOW IF YOU CAN'T . HANDLE THE TRUTH!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FYI: This post used to be more interesting but a certain fandom got all dramatic and 😭when I reported a certain two people (not necessarily pictured above) said goodbye to me for the LAST TIME ever. Just saying.

A post shared by Madam, I'm Adam (@vancitygrapher) on Mar 28, 2017 at 2:34pm PDT

My Children 😍 It's confirmed. No, I'm not crying i just have Gosh in my eyes. pic.twitter.com/ODr17WaQsn

— The Dallases (@ginnyftjosh) March 28, 2017

Getting ready to shoot. #OnceUponATime (there are other chairs out of view) pic.twitter.com/I7bNtBAkNm

— Adam Horowitz (@AdamHorowitzLA) March 28, 2017

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