After much back and forth and speculation, it’s finally been confirmed that another original star will be joining the reboot of I Know What You Did Last Summer. Jennifer Love Hewitt, who played Julie James in both the original film based on the novel of the same name, as well as I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, will return for the new Jennifer Kaytin Robinson-helmed film, alongside fellow original cast member Freddie Prinze Jr.
This news comes on the heels of production for the filming beginning late last month, and also the casting of several new faces for the franchise, including Jonah Hauer-King, Madelyn Cline, Alexander Chavez, Lola Tung, Tyriq Withers, and Chase Sui Wonders. Plot details for the reboot are still under wraps, though some connection to the original and its hook-handed killer is obvious.
Hewitt has been back and forth about her involvement in the reboot for months, with filming for her ABC procedural drama 9-1-1 looking like it might get in the way of her return. She revealed on the podcast I’ve Never Said This Before that the film had already had a part written for her, but that she wanted to be certain it was the best one possible, both for her and for the audience:
“It has only been scheduling and me trying to make sure that if I go back to the franchise, I just don’t want to be the ghost of ’90s past. I really want to do something, and I want to be there for Julie James fans… I just want it to feel like, you know, if she comes back then it means something.”
The I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot is set to be directed by Do Revenge helmer Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, from a script co-written by her and Sam Lansky. It’s the second attempt to bring the franchise back to life for a modern audience, after the failed Prime Video series that only lasted a single season and diverged from the original novel and the cult films.
The I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot will premiere on July 18, 2025.
