Summary

• The I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot has cast Riverdale and Outer Banks stars, with original actors potentially returning.
• The reboot will act as a direct sequel to the original movie, ignoring subsequent sequels.
• The reboot is modeled after 2022's Scream, featuring up-and-coming actors and original cast .

The I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot casts Riverdale and Outer Banks stars, with two original actors also in talks to return. The original 1997 slasher film follows four friends, two of them played by Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr., who are stalked by a hook-wielding killer one year after covering up a car accident in which they supposedly killed a man. The I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot was first announced in early 2023 with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Do Revenge) taking over as director and co-writer.

Now, the slasher sequel has officially found its first cast . According to The Hollywood Reporter, the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot has cast Camila Mendes, Madelyn Cline, Jonah Hauer-King, Sarah Pidgeon, and Tyriq Withers. Hewitt and Prinze are also in talks to reprise their roles from the original movie.

The reboot is set for release on July 18, 2025.

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It was previously reported that Hewitt and Prinze were in negotiations to reprise their roles. They starred in 1997's I Know What You Did Last Summer as Julie James and Ray Bronson, two of the friends stalked by the hook-wielding killer and, after surviving, returned for the 1998 sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. A direct-to-video sequel, I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer, was released in 2006 without any of the original cast.

For its new younger stars, the reboot has cast Mendes, known as Sarah Cameron on Outer Banks. Both Mendes and Cline are stars from teen drama series, so they should be able to make a seamless transition to I Know What You Did Last Summer, a teen slasher. The reboot has also cast Hauer-King, known for playing Prince Eric in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.

Mendes previously collaborated with director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson on Do Revenge.

Pidgeon, while lesser known, isn't any less talented than the rest of the cast, as she is a Tony Award nominee who has played roles in Prime Video's The Wilds and Hulu's Tiny Beautiful Things. Withers has appeared in one episode of FX's Atlanta. The original I Know What You Did Last Summer was written by Scream creator Kevin Williamson, and they are clearly modeling the reboot after 2022's Scream, featuring a combination of up-and-coming actors and original cast .

Source: THR