Katie Holmes gets 'Stoned'
2008-07-17 10:47
Los Angeles - Former Dawson's Creek star Katie Holmes will revisit her TV roots with a guest role on Eli Stone this year.
Holmes was courted by Greg Berlanti, who was a producer on Dawson's Creek and is the co-creator and executive producer of ABC's drama about a lawyer (Jonny Lee Miller) who gains prophetic powers.
The idea of bringing Holmes aboard came up in a discussion about how to expand the show's audience in its second year. Berlanti told his fellow producers he was willing to approach Holmes.
"I went and I begged her and she said, 'I'd love to'," Berlanti told a meeting of the Television Critics Association. He called Holmes "an incredible actress and a good friend."
The episode with Holmes, in which she displays her singing and dancing skills, is the season's second and will air on October 21. Berlanti declined to detail the story line.
Eli Stone has turned musical in the past, with pop star George Michael performing in the series' debut episode. There are plans for Michael to return, possibly in a December episode, Berlanti said.
Holmes, who played Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003, has acted in films including Batman Begins and Thank You for Smoking and is married to Tom Cruise. She's scheduled to make her Broadway debut on September 18 in a revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons.
- AP