Mario Cantone talks about death of And Just Like That's Willie Garson and potential second season

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Mario Cantone, best known for playing the hilarious character Anthony Marentino on Sex And The City and the spinoff And Just Like That, recently recalled the tragic passingof co-star Willie Garson.Garson, who played Cantone'sTV husband Stanford Blatch,died of pancreatic cancer in the midst of shooting the reboot after keeping the severity of his health secret from most.'I had no idea until he told me,' Cantone confessed to People, adding, 'I thought he was kidding.

And then he turned his head and I saw his look and I went, and then I sat down next to him. We both cried and it was horrible.

Back to the future: Mario Cantone looked back at the shooting of the 10-episode season of And Just Like That, and forward about the future the Sex And The City spinoffAs previously reported, Sarah Jessica Parker was the only person on set who knew how gravely ill Garson was, which has since been confirmed by Kristin Davis (Charlotte) ad Cynthia Nixon (Miranda).

Stunned by his death on September 21, 2021, a short time after most the cast had only learned of his cancer diagnosis, shooting for the series forged forward with Standford being written out of the show in the fourth episode by having his character move to Tokyo to work with his TikTok star client.While it was devastating for Anthony that his husband suddenly left him, Cantone thinks the storyline surrounding Garson's absence was handled 'very well.' Heartbreaking: Cantone, 62, opened up about the moment he learned his co-star, Willie Garson (left) told him about his cancer diagnosis, which wasn't too long before his death in September 2021'I love that scene [where Anthony tells Carrie about Stanford leaving].