Dawson: Katie Holmes hated Joey’s original ending

Dawson: Katie Holmes hated Joey’s original ending



Dawson : Grew up in Capeside

Broadcast between 1998 and 2003, Dawson tell everyday life, love stories, joys and sorrows of four teenagers in the small town of Capeside, Massachusetts. Among them, Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek), a big fan of Steven Spielberg who dreams of becoming a director.

His best friend Joey (Katie Holmes), whose mother died of cancer and whose father is in prison, very often visits him at home through his bedroom window, where they remake the world. His other best friend, Pacey (Joshua Jackson), works with him at the local video store. Their daily life is turned upside down by her arrival in the town of Jen (Michelle Williams), who left New York to live with her grandparents.

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During its 128 episodes, Dawson reveals its four headliners and highlights many other promising young actors like Busy Phillips, Michael Pitt or Chad Michael Murray. The series created by Kevin Williamson, screenwriter of He shouted AND Remember… last summerends in May 2003 with an episode entitled … must stopwhich takes about two hours.

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A first ending rejected by Katie Holmes

A poignant conclusion during which the protagonists have to mourn a member of the band. Also, after much hesitation between Pacey and Dawson and many twists and turns, Joey ends up with the character played by Joshua Jackson. However, she was originally supposed to be in a relationship with Dawson in this final episode. An idea that Katie Holmes adamantly opposes, as showrunner Tom Kapinos reveals in the book Freaks, Gleeks & Dawson’s Creek: How 7 Teen Shows Transformed Television (through TV line):

Katie panicked. She said, ‘I don’t want to end up with Dawson. Then it was rewritten.

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Along with Joshua Jackson and executive producer Paul Stupin, Katie Holmes persists and wins. At the end of DawsonJoey and Pacey are both in New York and call the hero to congratulate him on his streak The creek. Even though she hasn’t found the love of her life by the end of the show, she can still rejoice at her imminent meeting with her idol Steven Spielberg.

Source: Cine Serie

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