"Things are all going to go downhill from 21."
Not that Jackson's career was over-- not by a long shot. In its second season, "Dawson's"-mania was at its height and Jackson was featured in virtually every teen pin-up mag known to man. He had just done a cameo in the newest Muppets movie, Muppets From Space, and was about to take his first big-screen leading role opposite fellow teen heart-throb Paul Walker in The Skulls. Unknown to anyone at the time, The Skulls would be a huge success for both Jackson and Walker, and yet another reason why Jackson lived up to his title of being one of Teen People's "Hottest Young Stars Under 21." But how does one top hosting "SNL" and voicing a character on "The Simpsons" within a month of each other? And three years (or six seasons) after America first set sail on everyone's favorite "Creek," is Joshua Jackson still something to talk about?
You bet he is.
Although "Dawson's Creek" is finally coming to an end (yes, the Capeside crew won't be on air long enough to follow them into the retirement home a la "Beverly Hills, 90210") Joshua Jackson is proving that there's more to him than Pacey Witter and living up to the media's expectations of being the solo "Dawson's Creek" cast member to have a career past 30. With The Safety of Objects now in theaters and both Lone Star State of Mind and "Dawson's Creek: The Complete First Season" coming to DVD April 1, Joshua Jackson seems to be everywhere. And before his days as everyone's favorite troubled 20-something are over, Jackson will be taking control of "Dawson's Creek" by directing his first episode. Although Jackson feels he is still a bit young to be directing an episode of a major primetime series, the 24-year-old admits he is eager to test new waters.
