The highly anticipated reboot of “I Know What You Did Last Summer” is set to revive the chilling tale that captivated audiences in 1997. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Someone Great) directs the new movie. It returns all of the original cast stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze, Jr. who return to their famous roles as Julie James and Ray Bronson. Save the date for July 18th! We’re excited to move forward with this reimagining to give audiences both a new and nostalgic take on the foundational horror tale.
The 1997 original movie follows a group of four pals, played by Prinze, Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Ryan Phillippe. They get caught up in a disgusting horror show when they cover up for a fatal vehicle crash. They dumped a fisherman’s corpse into the sea, and their world was shattered. Today, they are under siege by a new and permanent killer. This reboot updates the setting and tweaks its target audience, centering around a new group of five young friends. They all agree to never let the public know about their own accidental death.
In this contemporary reimagining of the story, the crew quickly starts getting ominous letters from an anonymous sender who claims to know all about their old sins. The tension only deepens when they find themselves being hunted by a killer. He uses a hook, reminiscent of the scary presence from the first movie.
The introductory footage of the film was revealed at CinemaCon on Monday, causing one of the biggest stirs of the week already with the fans. Behind the scenes footage teased an explosive introductory scene with Madelyn Cline and Joshua Orpin’s characters. At the start of Cline’s character’s very terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day, she’s told to come home and relax with a meditative bath. The bath bomb she picks, which quite literally looks like blood, foreshadows the film’s shivery tone.
The series reboot also features fresh faces including Madelyn Cline and Joshua Orpin. Their coming is definitely going to add an exciting new twist to the tale!
Chase Sui Wonders, who plays Nomi, expressed her enthusiasm about the return of the original cast. She squealed that Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. have reunited and they are still ridiculously sexy! So good-looking. My God!
As the release date approaches, anticipation is building for this new reboot. The goal is to entice both new audiences and longtime die-hard fans of the franchise. The horror genre is always changing and developing. With I Know What You Did Last Summer, Amazon wants to take familiar nostalgic property and infuse it with contemporary themes and storytelling.
