Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25926288-20170110155747/@comment-24674051-20170311154801

I think it's good that we are getting word on talks with the 4 main leads (at least main at this point), although why Colin would be included without Jen is somewhat a mystery. I would have thought that they would talk with Lana, Jen, and Robert. Assuming all goes well with them, then they would talk to Colin and Emilie, since I don't really see Killian and Belle on the show without Emma or Rumple. I think Josh and Ginny are going to be moved to Guest Star/recurring status, as the Snow White portion of the story has been done for some time, and the loose ends of that will be tied up by the end of the season.

That leaves Jared and Bex. my guess is that Jared is being replaced by an older actor, Andrew, with the explanation of some sort of aging curse that he experiences(maybe as a result of something that happens with him as the author, since his role as Author is supposedly going to be played up more sometime in the second half).

As for Bex, I don't see her leaving before the end of season 7, assuming season 7 exists. She may already be locked in on a contingency.