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Academy Award-winner Stephen Gaghan ("Traffic") makes his directorial debut with Paramount Pictures' "Abandon." The film stars an enthusiastic young cast that includes Katie Holmes, Charlie Hunnam, Zooey Deschanel, Gabriel Mann and Melanie Jayne Lynskey, along with veteran actor Benjamin Bratt.

According to Paramount Pictures' official synopsis, "Abandon" is the story of Katie (Katie Holmes) and the pressures placed upon her and her fellow college students. Katie faces exams, completion of her thesis, and a competitive interview process, all of which is compounded when a police detective, Wade Handler (Benjamin Bratt), begins investigating the two year old disappearance of her boyfriend, Embry (Charlie Hunnam), a young man whose memory haunts and obsesses her. As the investigation continues, Katie is forced to choose between past passions and new possibilities, even as Handler is discovering surprising new facts about Embry's final days and his possible connection to another disappearance from campus.

The film's stars (except for Benjamin Bratt who was out of the country) attended "Abandon's" World Premiere on the Paramount Pictures lot in Hollywood. Here's what some of the stars had to say about the film and working with new director, Stephen Gaghan:

KATIE HOLMES ('Katie')

What can you tell me about this character?
This character is a college student who is trying to graduate from college, figure out what she wants to do with her life, [and] get that great job. She's also trying to deal with her past, which kind of gets in her way and is holding her back.

How would you describe "Abandon?"
I would say that it's a psychological thriller.

If you could write the script for the last "Dawson's Creek," how would it end?
I know that I want to find some way to say goodbye to each other on the show and also in some odd way, say goodbye to the audience without letting them feel like we are breaking from character. I want to tie it all together with them because they have been, obviously, a huge part of the show's success and the reason that I'm standing on the red carpet tonight.