“But it’s like, do we want to see them not at that age?”
Dawson’s Creek fans shouldn’t be holding out hope for a reboot of the show.
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Katie Holmes, who starred on the teen drama as Joey Potter for six seasons, says that even though she’s “grateful” for her experience, she doesn’t think a reboot is a good idea.
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And, unfortunately, she’s discussed it with the rest of the cast, who’ve all agreed they’re not interested either.
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“We’ve definitely talked about it over the years, but I feel like that show captured that time period and that time in all of our lives,” Katie recently told Screen Rant.
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While she understands fans are “nostalgic for it” (and admits she is too), Katie and the cast just don’t think it would work.
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“It’s like, do we want to see them not at that age? We all decided we don’t actually,” Katie said.
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This isn’t the first time the idea of a reboot has been shut down either. Katie’s costar Joshua Jackson shared a similar sentiment last year.
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“Nobody needs to know what those characters are doing in middle age. We left them in a nice place,” he explained. “Nobody needs to see that Pacey’s back hurts. I don’t think we need that update.”
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Even though there are a lot of Dawson’s Creek fans who would definitely disagree, it sounds like the cast truly has their minds made up.
