I Know What You Did Last Summer Sequel with original cast in the works

As Mindy Meeks-Martin wisely observed last year Scream, “You can’t start a franchise from scratch anymore, the fans won’t stand for it!” and some Child’s play AND black christmas the reboots didn’t go as well as the “legacyquels” that Scream and David Gordon Green Halloween trilogy, you will see that he is right. It’s clear that Sony is on board too, as they now plan to resurrect their 90s slasher franchise. I know what you did last summer with the original cast in tow.

Second ExpirationSony Pictures has tapped Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, director of last year’s sharp contemporary high school satire. take revenge, to lead the sequel. Even more exciting is the news that Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. are in talks to reprise their roles as Julie James and Ray Bronson, who were last seen as the newlyweds at the end of I still know what you did last summerapparently being hunted by Muse Watson’s killer, Ben Willis.

The project is reportedly still in early development, but Neal H. Moritz is in talks to return as a producer, and Leah McKendrick, whose storyline for the sequel alongside Robinson would appeal to studio execs, is on the way. as a screenwriter.

After the disappointing triple DTV series of 2006 I will always know what you did last summer and a one-time reboot streaming series in 2021, fans would probably do well to forget some of the franchise’s past summers before this one rolls around. But with returning OG cast members, a new director at the helm, and nostalgia for the future on the agenda, let’s hope this slasher renaissance ends up being even better.