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It\u2019s official: Jennifer Love Hewitt<\/strong><\/a> is returning to her horror roots.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s never too late to go back,\u201d Hewitt wrote via Instagram<\/a> 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<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cJulie James is returning,\u201d Hewitt continued. \u201cI know what you will be doing next summer!\u201d<\/p>\n

In May 2024, Sony Pictures announced the upcoming franchise reboot was officially a go<\/a>. The horror flick is set to be directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson<\/strong>, who cowrote the screenplay with writer Sam Lansky <\/strong>andLeah McKendrick<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tWhat are you waiting for? It\u2019s time to find out what the cast of I Know What You Did Last Summer has done since they burst onto screens in 1997, continuing the trend of teen slasher films started by Scream the year before. Directed by Jim Gillespie and written by Kevin Williamson, who also wrote [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Hewitt\u2019s official participation in the much-awaited reboot has only added to fans\u2019 excitement over the film, which reportedly started filming in November 2024 and is scheduled to hit theaters in the summer of 2025.<\/p>\n

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\u201cListen, I loved doing those movies,\u201d Hewitt exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em> in May 2024. \u201cThere is nothing more fun than doing a horror movie. It\u2019s the best. Julie James is awesome. I do think that there\u2019s unfinished business there, and so I would be happy to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the horror fans among Us<\/em> who already knowing what they\u2019re doing next summer, here\u2019s everything you need to know about the upcoming I Know What You Did Last Summer<\/em> reboot:\n<\/p>\n

When Does \u2018I Know What You Did Last Summer\u2019 Premiere?<\/h3>\n

In May 2024, Sony announced the upcoming reboot with a release date on July 18, 2025.<\/p>\n

Who Is Starring in the \u2018I Know What You Did Last Summer\u2019 Reboot?<\/h3>\n

OG cast members Prinze Jr.<\/a><\/u>\u00a0and Hewitt will reprise their roles for the film, with newcomers Chase Sui Wonders<\/strong>, Madelyn Cline<\/strong>, Sarah Pidgeon<\/strong>, Tyriq Withers<\/strong>, Jonah Hauer-King<\/strong>, Lola Tung<\/strong>, Nicholas Alexander Chavez<\/strong>, Tyriq Withers<\/strong>, Billy Campbell<\/strong>, Gabbreitte Bechtel<\/strong> and Austin Nichols<\/strong>\u00a0rounding out the cast<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

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On Thanksgiving 2024,\u00a0Sarah Michelle Gellar<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 who\u2019s married to Prinze Jr. and who also starred in the 1997 original \u2014 posted a photo from the set (although her character died in the original).<\/p>\n

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