Jennifer Love Hewitt in the movie “I Know What You Did Last Summer” in 1997.
Cover imagesIt's official: Jennifer Love Hewitt It goes back to its horror roots.
“It's not too late to come back,” Hewitt said he wrote via Instagram in December 2024, confirming that she would reprise her role as Julie James in the upcoming reboot of the 1997 film. I know what you did last summer.
“Julie James is back,” Hewitt continued. “I know what you're going to do next summer!”
In May 2024, Sony Pictures announced the upcoming film Rebooting the franchise was an official move. The horror film is set to be directed by Jennifer Kitten RobinsonWho co-wrote the script with the writer Sam Lansky.
What are you waiting for? It's time to see what the cast of I Know What You Did Last Summer have done since it hit screens in 1997, continuing the teen movie trend that Scream started the year before. It was directed by Jim Gillespie and written by Kevin Williamson, who also wrote (…)
Hewitt's official involvement in the long-awaited reboot has fans even more excited about the film, which reportedly began filming in November 2024 and is scheduled to hit theaters in summer 2025.
Freddie Prinze Jr., Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Jennifer Love Hewitt in the 1997 film “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”
Cover images“Listen, I loved making those movies,” Hewitt said exclusively. Us Weekly in May 2024. “There's nothing more fun than doing a horror movie. It's the best. Julie James is amazing. I think there's unfinished business there, so I'd be happy to do that.
For horror fans in between we Those who already know what they will be doing next summer, here's everything you need to know about the upcoming summer I know what you did last summer Restart:
When does I Know What You Did Last Summer premiere?
In May 2024, Sony announced the upcoming reboot with a release date of July 18, 2025.
Who's starring in the 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' reboot?
Plus Hewitt, an OG cast member Freddie Prinze Jr His return has been confirmed brandyShe, who starred in the 1998 sequel, said she had spoken to film directors about returning.
Hewitt confirmed her involvement in the film more than six months after the reboot was announced, sparking initial speculation that she may have been left out of the project.
Reboots and revivals may seem like a recent phenomenon, but they have been a tradition in Hollywood since the early days of the industry. This practice extends not only to remaking the same film over and over again, but also to classic films being made into television series. Casablanca, for example, winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1943, (…)
“It's fun to have this, and it's fun to see people's reaction that they're going to be excited about it,” Hewitt said. we in May 2024, adding that she and Prinze Jr. were in a “holding period” at the time, waiting to find out if they would participate.
New arrivals Chase Sue Wonders, Madeline Klein, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyreek Weathers, Jonah Hauer-King, Lola Tong, Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Austin Nichols Rounding out the cast.
Has filming started for “I Know What You Did Last Summer”?
On Thanksgiving 2024, Sarah Michelle Gellar -She is married to Prinze Jr. – who also starred in the 1997 original – posted a photo from the set (even though her character died in the original).
“Do you think that being in my position, I know what the rules are for groups when they say 'closed groups', you know?” the actress confessed during her appearance Live with Kelly and Mark. “My husband starred in the movie, and it was Thanksgiving so I took our kids to Australia to go there and visit him. I was sitting on set, and I was like, 'What a great photo,' and I posted it.”
What is the premise of the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” reboot?
Like the OG movie, the reboot will center around a group of friends who are “terrified by a stalker” who knows the secret of “a horrific incident from their past.”
