Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson’s latest photos on the set of Happy Hours have Us wondering what their Dawson’s Creek characters Joey and Pacey would be like as parents.
Holmes, 46, and Jackson, 47, were photographed pushing a baby stroller together while shooting scenes for their forthcoming trilogy of films in New York City on Friday, July 25.
Jackson wore a chambray button-down shirt, navy pants and sneakers as he steered the blue stroller through a local park.
Holmes wore a similarly casual ensemble, donning a white floral-printed top, navy pants with a jean overshirt wrapped around her waist with ballet flats. She carried a black handbag as she strolled alongside Jackson.
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The costars — who previously played love interests on Dawson’s Creek in the late ‘90s and early 2000s — looked completely at ease as they filmed in the rain.
In one photo, Holmes gently rested her head on Jackson’s shoulder as he kept moving with the stroller.
The pair were also seen laughing in two different pictures, reminding fans of their longtime chemistry and bond.
Holmes and Jackson’s baby stroll shoot comes days after they sent the internet into a frenzy when photos surfaced of their on-screen reunion.
On Monday, July 21, Deadline broke the news that Holmes was writing, directing and starring in a film trilogy called Happy Hours. The outlet confirmed that Jackson would be starring in the project.
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The movie franchise is described as a story about Holmes and Jackson’s characters “navigating their relationship within the challenges of careers and family responsibilities and the pursuit of love, despite life’s inevitable obstacles,” per the outlet.
Happy Hours is a dramedy that will highlight an “emotional journey of young loves who reconnect as adults.”
The movies will also star Mary-Louise Parker, Constance Wu, Joe Tippett, John McGinty, Donald Webber Jr. and Nathan Darrow as well as Johnna Dias-Watson and Jack Martin as a young Holmes and Jackson.
Holmes and Jackson’s reunion was instant nostalgia for Dawson’s Creek fans, many of whom rooted for their characters Joey Potter and Pacey Witter to end up together. (Spoiler alert: they did!)
The actors costarred on The WB series for six seasons from 1998 to 2003. While Dawson’s Creek was about teenager Dawson Leery (James van der Beek) and his coming-of-age story, it also focused on his neighbor — and eventual love interest — Joey (Holmes) and his best friend Pacey (Jackson), who also fell for the girl next door.
In addition to ending up together when the series concluded, Holmes and Jackson dated off camera during season 1 of the show.
“I’m just going to say that I met somebody last year,” Holmes told Rolling Stone in 1998 addressing their rumored romance. “I fell in love, I had my first love, and it was something so incredible and indescribable that I will treasure it always.”
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The actress noted at the time that the relationship had come to an end, but confirmed she was “best friends” with her former flame. While Holmes never used Jackson’s name she said, “He’s been in the business so long, and he’s really helped me.”
Flash-forward more than a decade and Jackson revealed that he is still “very close” with Holmes and Busy Philipps, who played Audrey Liddell, and Michelle Williams, who portrayed Jen Lindley.
He revealed during an April appearance on the “Dinner’s on Me With Jesse Tyler Ferguson” podcast that he catches up with the three actresses as often as possible.
