Katie Holmes was overcome with emotion, with tears streaming down her face, as cameras rolled for an intense scene on set of her upcoming film Happy Hours.
The 46-year-old actress was spotted sitting on a park bench, visibly crying during a dramatic moment alongside a female costar, who provided a listening ear and gently patted her leg in a comforting gesture.
While the details of the scene remain under wraps, fans couldn’t help but notice the powerful emotional weight behind it, especially given who else was on set.
Happy Hours marks a personal milestone for the actress, as well as a major moment for fans of Dawson’s Creek.
The project marks the first time in over two decades that she’s reuniting on screen with her former costar—and real-life ex—Joshua Jackson.
Holmes and Jackson, both now in their 40s, played teen sweethearts Joey Potter and Pacey Witter on the iconic WB series that ran from 1998 to 2003.
Katie Holmes was overcome with emotion, with tears streaming down her face, as cameras rolled for an intense scene on set of her upcoming film Happy Hours
Offscreen, they shared a real-life romance during the early years of the show, a relationship Holmes once described as her ‘first love’ in a 1998 Rolling Stone interview.
‘I met somebody last year, I fell in love, I had my first love, and it was something so incredible and indescribable,’ she told the magazine at the time. ‘I feel so fortunate because he’s now one of my best friends… It’s weird, it’s almost like a Dawson-and-Joey type thing now.’
That real-life closeness is shining through again, with the two smiling and reconnecting on set earlier this week, much to the delight of longtime fans.
Holmes even acknowledged the significance of the reunion, saying in a statement, ‘Working with Josh after so many years is a testament to friendship. Happy Hours is a love story that includes so many people I adore. We can’t wait for everyone to see what we make.’
In the upcoming dramedy, Holmes and Jackson play former lovers who cross paths years later and rekindle a complicated romance while navigating careers, family, and the passage of time—a premise that feels uncannily close to home.
Holmes is not only starring in the film, but also wrote and is directing it.
The nostalgic factor was on full display as Holmes filmed in a look that subtly channeled her Dawson’s Creek days.
Dressed in a pair of classic denim overalls layered over a long-sleeved black shirt and grounded with rugged boots, she looked like a modern-day nod to her iconic teenage role.
The 46-year-old actress was spotted sitting on a park bench, visibly crying during a dramatic moment alongside a female costar, who gently patted her leg in a comforting gesture
While the details of the scene remain under wraps, fans couldn’t help but notice the powerful emotional weight behind it, especially given who else was on set
Happy Hours marks a personal milestone for the actress, as well as a major moment for fans of Dawson’s Creek
The project marks the first time in over two decades that she’s reuniting on screen with her former costar—and real-life ex—Joshua Jackson
Both Jackson and Holmes are divorced parents-of-daughters having officially ended his five-year marriage to Jodie Turner-Smith in May.
Holmes ended her six-year marriage to Tom Cruise in 2012.
She After her split from Cruise, she entered a six-year relationship with Jamie Foxx, which ended in 2019.
Her next romance was with chef Emilio Vitolo Jr. After calling it quits in 2021, she was briefly linked to musician Bobby Wooten III.
The nostalgic factor was on full display as Holmes filmed in a look that subtly channeled her Dawson’s Creek days
Holmes seen in character as Joey Potter in Dawson’s Creek
Life imitated art as Holmes was in a real-life relationship with the SAG Award nominee during the first two seasons of filming Dawson’s Creek; seen in 2001
Katie’s Happy Hours ensemble cast includes Mary-Louise Parker, Constance Wu, Joe Tippett, Nathan Darrow, Johnna Dias-Watson, and Jack Martin.
Sting’s second wife Trudie Styler is one of the eight IMDb-credited producers on the ambitious project.
The Rare Objects director-star enlisted her Our Town castmates John McGinty, Donald Webber Jr., and Sky Smith to appear in her trilogy.
Holmes concluded her role as Myrtle Webb in the Kenny Leon’s Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, which ran from October 10-January 19 at the Barrymore Theatre in Midtown Manhattan.
