Everything the “Dawson’s Creek” cast said about a reboot
We don’t want to wait! Dawson’s Creek It captured viewers’ hearts when it originally aired on The WB – and many fans are wishing the cast would reunite for a potential reboot.
The main role played in the series, which ran for six seasons from 1998 to 2003 James Van Der Beek as the title character Dawson Leery. The teen drama revolved around the lives of Dawson and his friends, played by Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson And Michelle Williamsas they grew up in the small town of Capeside.
The series was created by Kevin Williamson, who based the premise on his own childhood experiences in a small town. In August 2019, the TV writer admitted that there were talks of a possible revival of the iconic show, but nothing was set in stone.
“We’re still talking about it, but no, it’s not planned at the moment,” Williamson said during the TV Critics’ Association summer press tour. “We sort of ended it. The last episode was five years in the future. We put a nice button on it. Jen [Williams’ character] died. What are we going to do? We’ve talked about it, but until we find a reason for it… We have ideas, but no, no at the moment.”
While Scream While the author reminded everyone of what happened in the series finale, Williams isn’t letting her character’s death stop her from potentially appearing in a spinoff. During an appearance in April 2016 on TodayThe Oscar nominee offered some suggestions on how she could possibly reprise her role.
“I would have to come back as a ghost — or put a lot of filters on the camera and do flashback scenes,” she said at the time. “I think it’s fun to imagine. I like to imagine it.”
Despite Williams’ excitement about possibly bringing the gang back together, some of her former castmates disagree. For her part, Holmes opened up about why she felt resuscitation wouldn’t work these days.
“That was before the internet really took over,” he said First daughter Stern agreed screen rant in July 2022. “It was before iPhones, it was before this new form of communication, and it had that certain ’90s feel. I don’t think you can get that feel in today’s world.”
A year later, Holmes confirmed this diversity that there had been “discussions” about rebooting, but expressed her feelings that it might not work well in modern times.
“There have been many discussions over the years. We all enjoyed the experience,” she said in May 2023. “With discussion comes protection. The show was a time capsule. Translating it into today’s world might tarnish it a bit. It was just before everyone had phones and social media and all that, so there was an innocence between the characters that I think was one of the things people liked about the show. I’m not sure if I should place it in today’s world.”
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