The 2020s have been a killer decade for the slasher sub-genre thus far. Particularly where legacy sequels are concerned. WhileScream,Halloween,andTexas Chainsaw Massacrehave had their fun, the next major legacy slasher sequel on the way isI Know What You Did Last Summer. The film from directorJennifer Kaytin Robinsonand screenwriterLeah McKendrickhas already found most of its new blood. However, now the sequel has officially signed on its first returning franchise cast member, withFreddie Prinze Jr.joining the upcoming film, according toDeadline.
Prinze Jr. will of coursebe reprising his role as Ray Bronson for the2025 reboot. His character was the love interest for series final girl Julie James, played byJennifer Love Hewitt. He was also one of the red herring suspects in the original 1997 film. This would be the third time Prinze Jr. is playing the character as he also appeared in the franchise’s first sequel, 1998’sI Still Know What You Did Last Summer. As of now,Hewitt is still in negotiationsto appear in the upcominglegacy sequel.
What Is the Original ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer About’?
Theoriginal film, penned byScreamwriterKevin Williamson, was based on the novel of the same name byLois Duncan. While vastly different in tone from its source material, the adaptation followed a group of high school friends that covered up an accidental murder over the July 4th weekend. They all agree to cover it up, some more willing than others, and a whole year has gone by with them seemingly getting away with it. That is until the next summer when a mysterious fisherman killer starts hunting them down one by one. Someone knows their secret in this classic whodunit slasher.
The plot of the sequel is currently being kept under wraps, but alongside Prinze Jr.,it will starChase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pigeon, Tyria Withers,andJonah Haur-King.Camila Mendes(Riverdale) was also originally set to star, but she has since dropped out due to a scheduling conflict.
Thenew I Know What You Did Last Summerfrom Sony Pictureswill have the appropriate seasonal release date ofJuly 18, 2025. As horror fans wait to see if Hewitt will be joining Prinze Jr. in the reboot, you may currently watch the original film and the franchise’s short-lived 2021 TV series on Amazon Prime Video.
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