Katie Holmes fears bringing back hit drama series 'Dawson's Creek' as 'today’s world might tarnish it'

2023-05-21 10:58

'Dawson's Creek' narrates the tale of Joey and Dawson who go through adolescence together and the show tests their friendship and eventually love

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Katie Holmes, 44, who was one of the breakout stars of the hit series ‘Dawson’s Creek’ recently opened up about the revival of the show. ‘Dawson’s Creek’ ran for six seasons on The WB where Holmes, who played the character of Joey Potter, shared the screen with James Van Der Beek, 46, Joshua Jackson, 44, and Michelle Williams, 42.

Talking to the Kering Women in Motion Talks at Cannes, the mother of one got candid about the future reboot of the show. The coming-out-of-age teen drama, which is set in Massachusetts, narrates the tale of teenagers Joey and Dawson who go through adolescence together and the show tests their friendship and eventually love.

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'To put it into today’s world might tarnish it a little bit'

Holmes said, “There have been many discussions over the years. We all loved the experience,” Holmes added, “There’s a protection that comes along with the discussion. The show was a time capsule. To put it into today’s world might tarnish it a little bit.” She also talked about how the world has changed in these few years and how it was before the advent of mobile phones, “It was right before everyone had a phone and social media and all of that, so there was an innocence that was there between the characters that was one of the things I think people liked about the show. To put it into the setting of today’s world, I’m not sure," as per Variety.

The ‘Batman Begins’ star further added, “We’ve often talked about it,” before explaining, “For now, we kind of just keeping saying that until there is a real reason to do it, it hasn’t been something where people have said, ‘This is the take on it.'”

‘I feel comfortable there’

In the same interview, Holmes also spoke candidly about the change that Hollywood has undergone in terms of gender acceptance. As she said, it was very rare to find female producers and executives during the time she worked in ‘Dawson’s Creek’. Holmes, who has now made a transition from acting in the films and TV shows to directing them, said, “Being on set for so long, it’s a second home.”

Adding further, the director of ‘Alone Together’ said, “I feel comfortable there. Knowing that when you go in, you know this department and the dynamics.” “Working with actors while being an actor, I think I know what they’re feeling and I hope that they feel more comfortable because I know I’m them. I’m one of you. We’re all together. There’s a comfort zone there,” added the ‘Rare Objects’ star.

'We had a good laugh about it'

In March 2023, in another interview with Variety, Holmes revealed that her daughter, Suri, has binge-watched the show that made Holmes a household name. She said, “She has seen Dawson’s Creek," referring to Suri, who is now 16. She further added, “I think it’s probably weird since she’s a teenager. I’m not like, 'You need to watch mommy’s work'."

Holmes also finds it baffling that her daughter, whom she shares with her ex-husband, Tom Cruise, is now of the age when she started her career. She said, “But during the pandemic, we had a good laugh about it,” before adding, “It’s wild to have a daughter who’s almost the same age as I was when I began all this."