{"id":5072,"date":"2026-06-08T16:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/joshua-jackson-katie-holmes-gush-over-relationship-hold-hands-on-red-carpet\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:09:12","slug":"joshua-jackson-katie-holmes-gush-over-relationship-hold-hands-on-red-carpet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/joshua-jackson-katie-holmes-gush-over-relationship-hold-hands-on-red-carpet\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Jackson, Katie Holmes gush over relationship, hold hands on red carpet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Fholmes-22.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cDawson\u2019s Creek\u201d alums Joshua Jackson and Katie Holmes gushed over their \u201cprecious\u201d relationship while promoting their new movie, \u201cHappy Hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe time that we spent together when we were young is very precious to both of us,\u201d Jackson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Be2zki-HaTk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a Cherry the Geek TV interview<\/a> while holding Holmes\u2019 hand at the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/04\/photos\/tribeca-festival-2026-aubrey-plaza-susan-sarandon-h-e-r-and-more\/\">Tribeca Film Festival<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd [it] is like one of the core personal and professional relationships in my life,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cDawson\u2019s Creek\u201d alums Joshua Jackson and Katie Holmes gushed over their relationship at the premiere of their new movie \u201cHappy Hours\u201d at the Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday. <span class=\"credit\">Gregory Pace\/BEI\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jackson (pictured above with Holmes) said the time they worked together when they were young \u201cis very precious to both of us.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Janet Mayer\/INSTARimages.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Jackson, 47, praised Holmes\u2019 work as the director and writer of \u201cHappy Hours,\u201d which marks the pair\u2019s first collaboration since \u201cDawson\u2019s Creek\u201d ended 23 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe creates this beautiful space for the two of us to come back and work together and tell a beautiful story,\u201d he explained. \u201cA hopeful story, a real human story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson added he \u201cwas both flattered and excited\u201d when Holmes, 47, asked him to work together again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou wrote this for us. You did the whole thing,\u201d he said to Holmes. \u201cSo it was magical for me to be able to come back. And you waited for me, which I appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jackson praised Holmes (both pictured above) for her work as the director and writer of their new film, which marks their first collaboration since \u201cDawson\u2019s Creek.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jackson said he was \u201cflattered and excited\u201d when Holmes asked him to be in the movie. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Tribeca Festival<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Holmes (pictured above with Jackson) said their relationship is \u201cvery sacred\u201d to her. <span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Holmes, for her part, called her working relationship with Jackson \u201cvery sacred\u201d and said she took their on-screen reunion \u201cvery seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve often talked about doing something again, but we never knew what,\u201d the \u201cBatman Begins\u201d star shared. \u201cSo it was really about that and agreeing to go for it, I suppose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holmes added of Jackson, \u201cHe said yes, and that made me feel very good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In \u201cHappy Hours,\u201d Holmes and Jackson <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/21\/entertainment\/katie-holmes-reunites-with-dawsons-creek-co-star-joshua-jackson\/\">play former sweethearts<\/a> who cross paths again and debate if their romance is worth rekindling. <\/p>\n<p>Mary-Louise Parker, Joe Tippett and Constance Wu also star in the film, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival over the weekend.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Holmes and Jackson (seen above filming \u201cHappy Hours\u201d in NYC in July 2025) play a couple in their new movie. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The actors (pictured above at the Lincoln Center in NYC on April 14) also spoke to a reporter at Tribeca about their late \u201cDawson\u2019s Creek\u201d co-star James Van Der Beek. <span class=\"credit\">WWD via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WD-_io7kUI4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">separate interview with \u201cEntertainment Tonight<\/a>,\u201d Holmes and Jackson spoke about their late \u201cDawson\u2019s Creek\u201d co-star James Van Der Beek, who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/11\/celebrity-news\/james-van-der-beek-dead-at-48-after-colorectal-cancer-battle\/\">died of cancer at age 48 in February<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a lot of incredible memories together,\u201d Holmes said. \u201cAnd a lot of really wonderful personal growing up stories. We care deeply for his family and all of my memories are for his family and for each other.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson said knowing Van Der Beek after the late actor became <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/12\/celebrity-news\/james-van-der-beeks-widow-shares-heartbreaking-life-update-3-months-after-actors-death\/\">a husband <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/meet-james-van-der-beeks-6-kids-with-wife-kimberly\/\">a father<\/a> is what he\u2019ll \u201ccherish the most\u201d about their bond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was an amazing father and an amazing partner,\u201d Jackson continued. \u201cThat time we all shared together was life-changing for each one of us in collective and individual ways. But his final form was his perfect form. So that\u2019s what I\u2019ll always take away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holmes and Jackson starred in the beloved WB series from 1998 to 2003 as onscreen couple Pacey Witter and Joey Potter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Holmes and Jackson starred with Van Der Beek \u2014 who died of cancer in February \u2014 in \u201cDawson\u2019s Creek\u201d from 1998 to 2003 (Michelle Williams, Jackson, Van Der Beek and Holmes are pictured above in the show). <span class=\"credit\">Columbia Tristar\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Holmes and Jackson played onscreen couple Pacey Witter and Joey Potter in the beloved series. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In April, Holmes shared an Instagram of herself and Jackson in \u201cHappy Hours\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/21\/celebrity-news\/katie-holmes-likes-comments-about-she-and-joshua-jackson\/\">\u201cliked\u201d a fan comment suggesting they should date.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jackson previously<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/21\/celebrity-news\/katie-holmes-likes-comments-about-she-and-joshua-jackson\/\"> said he\u2019s \u201cvery close\u201d with Holmes<\/a> while discussing his connections with his former co-stars during an April 2025 appearance on the\u00a0\u201cDinner\u2019s on Me\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a daily call,\u201d he said. \u201cSometimes it\u2019s not a weekly or monthly or even a half-yearly call. But when you\u2019re together, there\u2019s always that I know you know.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/08\/celebrity-news\/joshua-jackson-katie-holmes-gush-over-relationship-hold-hands-on-red-carpet\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDawson\u2019s Creek\u201d alums Joshua Jackson and Katie Holmes gushed over their \u201cprecious\u201d relationship while promoting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/holmes-22.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}