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'Back to the Future' fans break costume gathering record in Mexico City
A record-breaking 718 fans dressed as characters from the 'Back to the Future' films gathered at the Churubusco Convention Center in Mexico City on July 27. Footage captured crowds of people dressed as characters from the iconic movie trilogy. Organizers say the event is now under review by Guinness World Records.
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22-07-2025
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Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson reuniting for film trilogy about 'pursuit of love' 22 years after 'Dawson's Creek'
Joey and Pacey forever. Dawson's Creek stars Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson announced an ambitious reunion on Monday with Happy Hours, a trilogy of romantic dramedies to be directed by Holmes. The film series marks Holmes and Jackson's first joint acting project since the enduring teen drama bowed in 2003. Per the official synopsis, Happy Hours will tell "a story about two people navigating their relationship within the challenges of careers and family responsibilities and the pursuit of love despite life's inevitable obstacles. The film is a character driven dramedy that explores the emotional journey of young loves who reconnect as adults, with the connective thread of shared joys, loss, and hope." Monday's Happy Hours announcement notes that the first entry in the film series is set to enter production this summer. But candid photos captured the same day of Holmes and Jackson together shooting a mystery project on the streets of New York suggest that production may have already commenced. Holmes, 46, and Jackson, 47, played strong-willed tomboy Joey Potter and covertly complicated jokester Pacey Witter, respectively, throughout Dawson's Creek's six-season run on The WB. Though series creator Kevin Williamson intended for Holmes' character to eventually end up with the series titular star, James Van Der Beek's Dawson Leery, it was Jackson's Pacey Witter she ended up having more chemistry with. The pair even dated in real life from Joey-Pacey relationship was fraught with complexities and threatened to split permanently apart many times, but fans advocated for Joey to ultimately choose Pacey over Dawson in the 2003 series finale — and so did Holmes and Jackson. Showrunner Tom Kapinos revealed in 2023 that "Katie freaked out" when she learned her character was written to end up with Dawson, demanding it be Pacey instead. Jackson, meanwhile, called himself "the advocate" of Joey-Pacey endgame to Entertainment Weekly in 2022. "I had a whole conversation with Kevin about this. Like 'Look, I get it. This is the idea that you had in your head, but I'm just gonna ask you to watch the tale of the tape and this is the more interesting end for these characters,'" he recalled. Happy Hours builds upon the directorial resume Holmes established in 2016 with the character study All We Had, costarring Luke Wilson, Richard Kind, and Judy Greer. She's since directed the films Alone Together and Rare Objects, as well as an episode of the 2017 miniseries The Kennedys: After Camelot. Jackson most recently starred on ABC's Doctor Odyssey, which, despite strong reviews and audience support, was canceled after one season in June. "I'm going to miss the gang for sure," Jackson recently reflected on the medical drama. "I hope they got the same thing that we got out of it, which was that it was a beautiful, over-the-top kind of experience that was like nothing else on television, I don't think." Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
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22-07-2025
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Katie Holmes And Joshua Jackson Are Starring In A Romance Movie Together, And Everyone Has The Same Reactions Because They Are SO Accurate
That sound you hear? Well, it's thousands of Dawson's Creek fans absolutely losing their minds over Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson in the year 2025. Jason Howard / Bauer-Griffin / GC Images / Getty Images Yesterday, photos emerged of Katie and Josh filming in NYC. The photos are extremely Pacey and Joey coded, which is why everyone started to freak out over what this could possibly be. Jason Howard / Bauer-Griffin / GC Images / Getty Images Then, Deadline exclusively revealed that Katie and Josh are actually filming Happy Hours, a new film trilogy that Katie also wrote and is directing, with the Dawson's Creek duo starring in the film as the leads. According to the outlet, the trilogy will be filmed back to back. Jason Howard / Bauer-Griffin / GC Images / Getty Images Alongside Katie and Joshua, the films are also set to star Mary-Louise Parker, Constance Wu, Joe Tippett, John McGinty, Donald Webber Jr., Nathan Darrow, Johnna Dias-Watson, Jack Martin, and more. Happy Hours is set to follow two people (Holmes and Jackson) who are navigating their relationship while also juggling their careers, families, and love. Per Deadline, the film is "a character-driven dramedy that explores the emotional journey of young loves who reconnect as adults, with the connective thread of shared joys, loss, and hope." Jason Howard / Bauer-Griffin / GC Images / Getty Images It's worth noting that while also starring on Dawson's Creek together for six seasons from 1998 to 2003, Katie and Josh also reportedly dated for about a year early in the show's run. When asked about their relationship in a 1998 interview with Rolling Stone, Katie said, "I'm just going to say that I met somebody last year. I fell in love, I had my first love, and it was something so incredible and indescribable that I will treasure it always." Then, in 2003, Joshua publicly talked about their relationship, telling Conan O'Brien, "In the very beginning Katie and I did have a romance." Warner Bros Earlier this year, while appearing on Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Dinner's on Me podcast, Joshua opened up about his friendships with his Dawson's Creek costars, including Katie, saying, "Busy [Philipps] and Michelle [Williams] are very, very close. And Katie and I are very close. It's not a daily call. Sometimes it's not a weekly or monthly or even a half-yearly call. But when you're together, A, there's always that, like, I know you know." Evan Agostini / Getty Images He continued, "And B, there is, you know, these moments, like, these major moments in life are, like, other than your husband, there's probably no other people in your life that you are that forged to. Because you had to go through good and bad, and happy and fuck you, and dont talk to me, and I love you." Columbia TriStar / Getty Images, Steve Sands / New York Newswire / BACKGRID Shortly after news of her new film trilogy broke, Katie posted on Instagram about the project, writing, "I am so very grateful to be working again with so many of my wonderful friends on this film HAPPY HOURS. And 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." Steve Sands / New York Newswire / BACKGRID Busy, who starred on Dawson's Creek for two seasons as Audrey Liddell, commented on the post as well, sharing her excitement: Busy Philipps / Instagram / Via And, just like Busy, fans — including myself — took to X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram to share their excitement over Katie and Joshua reuniting for this new romance trilogy. Here are some of the best responses: 1. 2. 3. 4. Warner Bros. / Via 5. Warner Bros / Via 6. 7. 8. Katie Holmes / Instagram / Via 9. Jason Howard / Bauer-Griffin / GC Images / Getty Images / Via 10. 11. Katie Holmes / Instagram / Via 12. Fox / Via 13. 14. 15. 16. Warner Bros / Via finally: Katie Holmes / Instagram / Via Well, we'll update you with more details as filming continues for Happy Hours, but until then, I will be liking every tweet, comment, and more with these photos because they are perfect. Pacey and Joey forever. Are you excited to see Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson reunite for a new project? Share all your thoughts in the comments below! Do you love all things TV and movies? Subscribe to the Screen Time newsletter to get your weekly dose of what to watch next and what everyone is flailing over from someone who watches everything!
Geek Tyrant
24-06-2025
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Alex Garland Never Considered Directing 28 YEARS LATER, and Was Done With Directing When Writing It — GeekTyrant
As the long-awaited 28 Days Later gears up for release, Alex Garland is back as screenwriter while Danny Boyle returns to direct. Despite Garland's own acclaimed directing career, which includes Ex Machina , Annihilation , Men , and Civil War , he told ComicBook that he never even considered taking the helm himself. He said: 'No. I was certainly, at that point, sort of done with directing and wanted to write for other people. [That] was one thing, but also, even if Danny hadn't wanted to do it… I think if Danny hadn't wanted to direct it, that probably would have just ended it at that point. And I certainly wouldn't have wanted to step in and, take that role.' For Garland, this trilogy only works if Boyle is at the helm. He added: 'It just wasn't the dynamic by which the original film was made. And the original film was the product of lots of people working together. Cast, crew and sort of broadly… But within it was some kind of interaction between me and Danny. And that had to be true for this one as well.' While fans may be surprised to hear Garland describe himself as 'done with directing' when he was working on these film, he jumped back into that role and most recently co-directed Warfare with Ray Mendoza , and now he set to direct the Elden Ring movie for A24, so he clearly has a passion for directing still. Garland and Boyle originally shook up the zombie genre with 28 Days Later in 2003, a low-budget indie that exploded into a cult classic. The 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later followed without them and, while entertaining, lacked the same creative spark. Now, with the original team reunited, there's renewed excitement around where this story might go. 28 Years Later opens in U.S. theaters on June 20, and it's not just a one-off. The film was shot back-to-back with a sequel, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple , written by Garland and directed by Candyman filmmaker Nia DaCosta. That one is slated for January 16, 2026. A final untitled film, also written by Garland and directed by Boyle, will eventually close out the trilogy.
