Jennifer Love Hewitt in 1997’s “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” Cover Images
It’s official: Jennifer Love Hewitt is returning to her horror roots.
“It’s never too late to go back,” Hewitt wrote via Instagram in December 2024, confirming that she will reprise her role as Julie James in the upcoming reboot of the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer.
“Julie James is returning,” Hewitt continued. “I know what you will be doing next summer!”
In May 2024, Sony Pictures announced the upcoming franchise reboot was officially a go. The horror flick is set to be directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, who cowrote the screenplay with writer Sam Lansky andLeah McKendrick.
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Hewitt’s official participation in the much-awaited reboot has only added to fans’ excitement over the film, which reportedly started filming in November 2024 and is scheduled to hit theaters in the summer of 2025.
“Listen, I loved doing those movies,” Hewitt exclusively told Us Weekly in May 2024. “There is nothing more fun than doing a horror movie. It’s the best. Julie James is awesome. I do think that there’s unfinished business there, and so I would be happy to do it.”
For the horror fans among Us who already knowing what they’re doing next summer, here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot:
When Does ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Premiere?
In May 2024, Sony announced the upcoming reboot with a release date on July 18, 2025.
Who Is Starring in the ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Reboot?
OG cast members Prinze Jr. and Hewitt will reprise their roles for the film, with newcomers Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers, Jonah Hauer-King, Lola Tung, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Tyriq Withers, Billy Campbell, Gabbreitte Bechtel and Austin Nichols rounding out the cast.
Has Filming Started on ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’?
On Thanksgiving 2024, Sarah Michelle Gellar — who’s married to Prinze Jr. and who also starred in the 1997 original — posted a photo from the set (although her character died in the original).
“You would think that being in my position, I know what rules are on sets when they say ‘closed sets,’ ya know?” the actress confessed while appearing on Live With Kelly and Mark. “So my husband’s starring in the movie, and it was Thanksgiving so I took our kids to Australia to go out there and visit him. And I was sitting on set, and I was like, ‘Oh, what a great picture,’ and then I posted it.”
Hewitt confirmed in March 2024 that she had wrapped filming on the project.
What Is the Premise of the ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Reboot?
The official synopsis reads, “When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge. As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help.”
