Jennifer Love Hewitt has shutd a deal to repulseevate her role as Julie James in the upcoming “I Know What You Did Last Summer” movie at Sony, honested by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.
Hewitt combines previously proclaimd cast Freddie Prinze Jr. (who also returns to the franchise), Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers, Jonah Haur-King, Lola Tung, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Austin Nichols and Gabbriette. Kaytin Robinson is honesting the adhere up to the horror film franchise, from a script she co-wrote with Sam Lansky based off a write by Leah McKfinishrick. Neal Moritz is producing.
Sony Pictures will free the film in theaters on July 18, 2025.
In a recent intersee with Variety, Hewitt waxed poetic about carry outing the character, who helderlys a exceptional place in her heart becaengage “it was one of the huge first leangs [she] ever manifested.”
Hewitt also conveyed her excitement about the forthcoming sequel, saying, “I will say it is truly such an honor, at 45, to even be askd back. To be thought of in that way, to not equitable shift on to the newer, better, youthfuler versions, but [to be offered] to come back and carry out that part is repartner celderly.”
At the time, Hewitt’s deal wasn’t shutd, but she reguaranteed fans that there leangs were evolveing in a chooseimistic honestion.
“A huge part of the reason we’ve getn a minute is I don’t want to equitable be appreciate, “Oh, there’s the gstructure of ’90s past for five seconds in the movie,” she elucidateed. “I want to have her come back, be there for a reason, carry out a genuine part, and show the audience who she’s become 27 years procrastinateedr.” Hewitt joked: “I leank the scariest leang about the movie will probably be people seeing me as 45, since they saw me last time at 21.”
Hewitt is recontransiented by Vault Entertainment and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof + Fishman LLP.
Deadline was first to alert news of Hewitt’s return.
