Jennifer Love Hewitt Formally Returning for I Know What You Did Final Summer season Reboot

What was she ready for, huh? Properly, perhaps extra money! When the information broke of an upcoming I Know What You Did Final Summer season sequel/reboot in early 2023, reviews have been the unique star Jennifer Love Hewitt was returning. However, since then, Hewitt has been mum on the subject. Till now. This Friday the thirteenth, Julie James herself introduced she’s going again to see a few man with a hook.

“It’s by no means too late to return,” the actress posted on Instagram. “Julie James is returning. I do know what you may be doing subsequent summer time!”

The reboot, which began filming final week, additionally brings again Hewitt’s surviving co-star Freddie Prinze Jr., who was already confirmed. The pair survived the 1997 authentic, and its 1998 sequel I Nonetheless Know What You Did Final Summer season. These have been then adopted by a direct-to-DVD sequel and a TV present, however this film will ignore these.

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Do Revenge) is directing the movie which is able to, type of completely, observe within the mildew of the Scream franchise, which is what I Know What You Did Final Summer season did initially. In each, outdated characters are returning to a narrative that’s extra in regards to the new characters as a option to go the torch. (See additionally Star Wars, Ghostbusters, and this very appropriate speech in the fifth Scream film).

The brand new forged consists of Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers, and Jonah Haur-King. There’s no phrase simply how massive Hewitt’s function shall be, or Prinze Jr.’s for that matter, however the reality they’re in it’s the essential factor. Having these legacy characters there legitimizes the entire movie. We’re simply curious why, yr after yr, children in these cities mistakenly kill guys, lie about it, after which face the implications. Possibly cease doing that.

All joking apart although, the picture Hewitt posted could have a clue. The messages Julie is getting all appear to tag a selected Instagram account. We guess this killer is on the Gram.

The brand new I Know What You Did Final Summer season is coming this summer time, on July 18.

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