Jennifer Love Hewitt speaks optimistically about her return for theI Know What You Did Last Summerreboot film.I Know What You Did Last Summerwas originally a 1997 slasher horror film that starred Hewitt alongside co-stars including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Anne Heche, Ryan Phillippe, and Freddie Prinze Jr. The film was followed up by two sequels, and will now be getting a reboot film that will be released in 2025. TheI Know What You Did Last Summerrebootrecently confirmed the start of its production.
Speaking on a segment of theI’ve Never Said This Before With Tommy DiDariopodcast (viaThe Hollywood Reporter), Hewitt addresses the chances she will return for theI Know What You Did Last Summerreboot. Hewitt coyly mentions thatshe is “possibly preparing for that.“She says that the only barrier to joining theIKWYDLSreboot team has been “scheduling,” as she would “really want todo something” in her return role. She confirms that the character Julie would be returning for the reboot, though does not specify if she would play her. Check Hewitt’s full quote below:
I am possibly preparing for that. I am so close to being able to say something that’s exciting.
It has only been scheduling and me trying to verify 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.
What This Means For I Know What You Did Last Summer
The Movie Already Has Return Cast Members
If she does return for theI Know What You Did Last Summerreboot, Hewitt would not be the only original cast member returning. It has already been confirmed thatPrinze will return, and Gellar said that she will be back in an “unofficial” capacity. In her same podcast interview, Hewitt was also asked whetherI Still Know What You Did Last Summer’s Brandy Norwood would be in the reboot. Hewitt gave the hopeful response of “I have heard that.”
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These casting decisions will have to be finalized soon ifI Know What You Did Last Summeris going to continue its production. The recent update included a set photo showcasing the killer’s classic hook. Even if she has not begun filming yet, Hewitt would have to do so pretty soon if she is indeed appearing. Likewise is the case with the casting of Brandy and other returning stars, as the reboot film is currently preparing for release on August 08, 2025.
Our Take On Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Return To IKWYDLS
This Would Be A Good Way To Keep Things Canon
Hewitt should return toI Know What You Did Last Summerif director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson fulfills her big promises. Early rumors circulated that the reboot movie would ignore the films that came before it, but then Robinson confirmed thather 2025 film would be canon. One of the best ways to create this sense of continuity would be by bringing back characters from the originalI Know What You Did Last Summermovies, making Hewitt’s return welcome.
