Lin-Manuel Miranda will replace James Van Der Beek at the « Dawson’s Creek » reunion charity event after the actor became sick with stomach viruses while battling cancer.
James Van Der Beek backed out of a « Dawson’s Creek » reunion due to health issues.
Van Der Beek, who starred as Dawson Leery in the hit series, was set to read the pilot along with the original cast for a charity event on Sept. 22. However, he revealed he was « gutted » to not attend after after contracting two stomach viruses. The actor’s illness comes as he continues to battle cancer.
« This is the evening I’d been looking forward to MOST since my angel Michelle Williams said she was putting it together, way back in January… », he wrote on Instagram.
« So you can imagine how gutted I was when two stomach viruses conspired to knock me out of commission and keep me grounded at the worst possible moment », he explained.
