The past has a way of catching up, especially if it involves an accidental almost-murder that was committed and then covered up by a group of teenagers. And with that sentiment, we canfinallywelcome the first trailer to come forJennifer Kaytin Robinson’sI Know What You Did Last Summersequel. It’s been nearly 30 years (kill us!) sinceJim Gillespiehelmed the first movie in the franchise back in 1997, and now, the hooked maniac at the center of the story is back with a vengeance, thirsty for more blood. Following in the footsteps ofScream’s reboot, the movie will feature legacy cast membersJennifer Love HewittandFreddie Prinze Jr.mixed in with a slew of younger talent, includingMadelyn ClineandJonah Hauer-King. The trailer is giving us our first taste of the production, which isaptly due out later this yearin the summeron July 18.
Vengeance has never been as bloody as it is in the debut trailer forI Know What You Did Last Summer. Thought you could chill at your girlfriend’s house? Slashed. Fancy a nice, relaxing, meditative bath? Not without blood! There’s blood everywhere! We’ve got some killer throwback shots that now feature a new group of teenagers riding in a car (presumably where the crime took place), and a sign welcoming viewers back to Southport. With the town up in arms and no teen safe, they’re lucky that two folks from the past are there to save them. Also, we can officially for sure say thatSarah Michelle Gellarwon’t be back, with the trailer cutting to her character’s gravesite.
Robinson’s follow-up hasbeen in the works for more than two years, slowly but surely gaining traction and heaps of support from the dedicated fandom. Its path from brainstorming session to screen has been one filled with exciting updates, with its writer,Leah McKendrick, previously teasingthat the script involved “hot people doing questionable things,” adding that she was amajorfan of the original film and feels like the sequel does right by it. Now we’re seeing those hotties with today’s trailer, as a new cast steps into the sexy shoes previously filled by the likes of Hewitt, Prinze Jr., Gellar, andRyan Phillippe,who — for the record — are all still incredibly hot.
Meet the Cast of ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’
The folks who were excited about the reboot from gate undoubtedly already know Hewitt and Prinze Jr. for their work back in the day. The former was a longtime favorite face on TV thanks to her role inParty of Five, while the latter was one of the chiseled male faces of rom-coms likeShe’s All That,Down to YouandSummer Catch, as well asRaja Gosnell’s live-actionScooby-Doomovies. In more recent years, Hewitt has taken on a main role in the ABC procedural series,9-1-1, while Prinze Jr. has appeared in features likeThe Girl in the Poolas well as the short-lived reboot of the beloved TV series,Punky Brewster.
Filling out the new-to-the franchise cast is a list of performers that includes Cline (Outer Banks), Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid),Billy Campbell(Star Trek: Prodigy),Nicholas Alexander Chavez(Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story),Austin Nichols(The Walking Dead),Chase Sui Wonders(Bodies Bodies Bodies) and more.
Check out the trailer for Robinson’sI Know What You Did Last Summersequel above.
I Know What You Did Last Summer
