James Van Der Beek’s Final Film Gets Release Date

’90s TV icon James Van Der Beek, who passed away on February 11, 2026, at the age of 48, continued acting during the years after he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023. And his final film, the crime thriller The Gates, will hit theater on March 13.

In The Gates, three young men get lost inside a gated community looking for a shortcut home after a night out. When they can’t operate the exit gate to leave the community, they approach a house for help — and witness Jacob, Van Der Beek’s character, murder a woman in cold blood.