‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Reboot Director On New Film Ignoring Sequel: “Definitely Not”

Armando Tinoco
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Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, the director taking on the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot, clarifies rumors that the new film would ignore the saga’s sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.

Sharing a post on social media that claimed the new slasher film would not consider the events from the 1998 sequel film, Robinson made it clear it would not disregard it.

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“It is definitely not? ISKWYDLS is canon. hope this helps,” Robinson shared on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

I Know What You Did Last Summer was released in 1997 and starred Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Johnny Galecki, and Bridgette Wilson. The original film, directed by Jim Gillespie and written by Kevin Williamson, was loosely based on Lois Duncan’s 1973 novel of the same name.

Sources recently told Deadline that Sony Pictures is in talks with Hewitt and Prinze Jr. to reprise their roles in the new reboot, which is expected to open on July 18, 2025. The new reboot has cast Camila Mendes, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers, and Jonah Hauer-King in the leading roles.

Robinson co-wrote the screenplay with Sam Lansky after an initial script from Leah McKendrick.

Prinze Jr. said he is in talks to reprise his role from the film, telling Us Weekly recently, “Nothing’s a lock until there’s ink on paper, until the contract’s signed, but I’m definitely talking to them. And if we can make everything work — and I know they wanna make everything work, I know I wanna make everything work — then we’ll try and make it work. But we gotta make sure everyone’s schedules fit.”

Prinze Jr. said that “everybody has to be happy with the script” and knows the reboot’s director, adding, “I like Jen Robinson very much as a director and as a person. I think people like her are the future of this business. So there’s a lot of good things that make me want to do the movie.”

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