Joshua Jackson Shares Katie Holmes ‘Appreciation Post’ Days After Holding Hands on Red Carpet

Joshua Jackson can’t help but praise longtime friend Katie Holmes after they worked together on the upcoming movie Happy Hours.

“It takes many hands to make a movie. And I am thankful to every hand that touched this one. But … this is a Katie appreciation post,” Jackson, 47, captioned an Instagram post on Tuesday, June 9. “It is because of her light that all those hands were brought together. Because of [the] generosity of her spirit that she wanted to bring this wonderful, loving, hopeful story into the world.”

He continued, “Because of her tenacity that she shepherded it from the blank page through the editing room and onto that screen last saturday night. Because she is such an incredible friend that she made the space for us to be able to play together again after all these years.”

The summer of 2025 brought Dawson’s Creek fans into a frenzy when it was announced that Jackson and Holmes, 47, would reunite onscreen for the upcoming movie. The film is set to be part of a trilogy, which follows a couple deciding if their relationship is worth a second chance.

It marks the first time they acted together since Dawson’s Creek came to an end in 2003. Jackson and Holmes played Pacey and Joey, respectively, in the show and briefly dated offscreen for about a year following the show’s debut in 1998.

“I was amazed when we were kids and she was the bravest most raw of us telling the truth in every moment,” Jackson continued in his Tuesday Instagram caption. “And I am amazed now to watch her as a leader, with the same commitment to kindness, strength through compassion, to truth and the essential hopefulness of existence.”

He concluded, “I hope you all enjoy this movie as much as I did. And you can be amazed by her too. P.S. had to crop out some annoying dude who wouldn’t leave her alone.”

Jackson and Holmes’ new movie debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday, June 6. The two held hands while walking the red carpet and chatting with reporters about their longtime connection.

“The time that we spent together when we were young is very precious to both of us,” Jackson told reporters. “And [it] is like one of the core personal and professional relationships in my life.”

He added, “I was both flattered and very excited to have the opportunity to come back and share this space with you after all of these years.”