by Jada GomezBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffI'm the Managing Editor of Streaming at BuzzFeed. A new trailer for The Gates featuring James Van Der Beek has surfaced exactly one week after the late actor's death. Lionsgate And while fans have been honoring his career by remembering his most memorable, oft-wholesome moments on Dawson's Creek, the late actor has left us with a role that is absolutely nothing like vintage Dawson Leery. Lionsgate In the trailer for The Gates, James appears as an evil pastor who's absolutely unforgiving to anyone who crosses him.