Katie Holmes he opened up about his encounter with the virus Dawson’s Creek the costar Joshua Jackson for their upcoming film, Happy Hours.
“To be honest, it was unexpected,” said the actor, 47, about the excitement of his fans and Jackson, 47, to share the screen again in an interview with. Variety published on Friday, June 5. “I know we were on a show that was watched by a lot of people, but I think we didn’t fully realize the impact of it.
Before Jackson signed on to the project, Holmes, who works as the film’s writer and director, reached out to his former costar — and ex-boyfriend — if there was a chance he could take the part.
“We haven’t worked together in 25 years, and we’ve changed a lot,” Holmes explained. “We also wanted to give ourselves a place to show our different sides and not show these people we are known for.”
Jackson finally said yes. Holmes shared that working with Jackson again after all these years was like riding a bike.
“It’s like a shorthand that we quickly realize is still there,” he said. “We have always done well working together.
Last summer, Holmes and Jackson took the internet by storm after photos of them filming in New York City went viral. Although there was a lot of interest in the filming process, Holmes admitted that they tried to hide some things.
“We didn’t want anyone to record us. Sometimes it worked, obviously sometimes it didn’t,” he recalled. “It was not something we could handle.”
Almost thirty years ago, Jackson and Holmes were fired Dawson’s Creekwhere they played Pacey and Joey, respectively. After the show premiered in 1998, the two began dating but broke up the following year. Despite their split, Jackson and Holmes continued to work together on the teen drama and their characters ended up being love interests. The two remained friends even after the show wrapped in 2003.
Earlier this year, Jackson reflected on what it was like to reunite with Holmes Happy Hours.
“We’ve spent a lot of time together at some point in our lives and we’ve maintained our friendship throughout the years, but we’ve never had the opportunity to be on camera together, and it’s been magical,” he said of working with Holmes in an interview in March no. Today.
Happy Hourswhich will be a trilogy, is about a couple who decide if their fading love deserves another chance.
“Katie wrote this beautiful story for the two of us that is a three-part love story,” Jackson said of the film’s premise. “So we shot a great song, which is about falling in love, and he’s tearing it apart now. And that will come out and hopefully give us a chance to go back and do two more.”
