US EditionJames Van Der Beek’s Final Role in ‘Elle’ Will Release Months After His Death
Actor James Van Der Beek's final television role in the 'Legally Blonde' prequel 'Elle' will be released posthumously after his death from colorectal cancer.
- In breaking news Wednesday, actor James Van Der Beek died on February 11 after battling colorectal cancer, and his final role will be released in Elle on July 1 via Amazon Prime Video.
- Van Der Beek had revealed in November 2024 diagnosis announcement that he was diagnosed with stage III colorectal cancer in August 2023 and was privately managing it with family support.
- The family faces financial strain as medical bills associated with James’s illness depleted their funds, prompting friends to create a $500,000 GoFundMe for Kimberly Van Der Beek and the couple’s six children.
- Past co-stars took to social media to post tributes, with Reese Witherspoon, actress and Elle executive producer, saying she was `devastated` and praising his kindness and grace.
- In the series, Van Der Beek appears as Dean Wilson, described as the city’s mayoral candidate and school district superintendent; he filmed his Elle scenes last year, with unclear plans on addressing his death.
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James Van Der Beek, who died yesterday after a two-year battle against cancer, was surrounded by his loved ones until the time of his death, in an intimate atmosphere that was then reflected in photos and messages shared by his friends and that shocked his followers. His wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, was the one who confirmed the news of the actor’s death through Instagram. In an emotional message, he wrote that Dawson’s Creek star “faced his las…
James Van Der Beek's final role will be in Legally Blonde prequel
The late James Van Der Beek’s final acting role will be in an upcoming Legally Blonde prequel series scheduled to premiere in July 2026. The Dawson’s Creek and Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23 actor died on 11 February, two-and-a-half years after being diagnosed with bowel cancer. Titled Elle, the prequel series is set to follow lawyer Elle Woods (played by newcomer Lexi Minetree) as she navigates high school in the 1990s before making her way …
Reese Witherspoon 'devastated' over death of James Van Der Beek, whose final role is in upcoming 'Legally Blonde' TV prequel
Van Der Beek will appear as a school superintendent in "Elle."Reese Witherspoon and James Van Der Beek were both teen stars in the '90s Gareth Cattermole/Getty; Andrew Toth/GettyReese Witherspoon was a big fan of James Van Der Beek.Following his death Wednesday, the actress and producer shared that she thought highly of Van Der Beek, who, like her, began acting in TV and movies in the '90s."Devastated to hear about James Van Der Beek," she poste…
James Van Der Beek’s Final Role in ‘Elle’ Will Release Months After His Death
James Van Der Beek’s final role will be released posthumously. The late actor is set to appear as Dean Wilson in the upcoming Legally Blonde prequel Elle, which is set to be released via Prime Video in July. The show will follow Elle Woods, whom everyone knows as the unexpected Harvard Law School student from the 2001 movie Legally Blonde, as a high school student. “We learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman …
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