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Untitled I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel
Directed byJennifer Kaytin Robinson
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
  • Leah McKendrick
Based onCharacters
by Lois Duncan
Produced byNeal H. Moritz
Starring
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • July 18, 2025 (2025-07-18)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

An untitled I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel is an upcoming American slasher film in development with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson directing. Robinson also co-wrote the screenplay with Sam Lansky after an initial draft by Leah McKendrick. It is the fourth film in the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise, serving as a standalone sequel to I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer and a direct sequel to I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 18, 2025.

Cast

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Production

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Director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and screenwriter Leah McKendrick came up with an idea for a new installment to the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise and pitched it to Sony Pictures in the fourth quarter of 2022. The pitch was a success and the film was put into early development in February 2023, with plans to have producer Neal H. Moritz and stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. return in their roles as Julie James and Ray Bronson from the original films.[1] Nine days later, Sarah Michelle Gellar told Entertainment Weekly that she had been approached to reprise her role as Helen Shivers from the first I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) film owing to her friendship with Robinson but declined because her character had died in the original film and it would be impossible to retcon her death.[2] The screenplay was written by Robinson and Sam Lansky after McKendrick wrote the initial script.[3]

In March 2023, Prinze Jr. said in an interview that he had not received an offer to join the film, explaining "They just said that to get people excited. I haven't spoken to anyone at their company, my agents haven't received an offer from them whatsoever."[4] He later stated that Original Film announced the sequel without him and Love signed on yet just to excite the fans and that he had met with Kaytin Robinson after the announcement to discuss his possible involvement. He said that the meeting left him impressed with her idea for the film but noted that he had not signed on to appear as there was no script and he had received no concrete offer.[5]

In May 2024, it was reported that Prinze Jr. and Hewitt were expected to return.[6] Additional cast members Camila Mendes, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers, and Jonah Hauer-King were negotiating roles in the film in July 2024.[3] By September, Mendes had exited the project due to her starring in Amazon MGM Studios' Masters of the Universe (2026), while Cline, Pidgeon, Withers, and King were confirmed to star.[7] Later that month, Chase Sui Wonders joined the cast,[8] and Prinze Jr. was confirmed as having been cast, with Hewitt still in negotiations to return.[9]

Release

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The untitled sequel is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 18, 2025.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 6, 2023). "I Know What You Did Last Summer Sequel In Works At Sony With Jennifer Kaytin Robinson Directing; Jennifer Love Hewitt And Freddie Prinze Jr. In Talks To Return". Deadline Hollywood.
  2. ^ Ng, Philiana (February 15, 2023). "Sarah Michelle Gellar on If She'll Be in the New 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Sequel (Exclusive)". ET Online.
  3. ^ a b Gajewski, Ryan; Kit, Borys (July 22, 2024). "I Know What You Did Last Summer Reboot to Star Camila Mendes, Madelyn Cline (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. ^ "Freddie Prinze Jr. Says He Hasn't 'Received an Offer' for I Know What You Did Last Summer Sequel (Exclusive)". Toofab. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Perry, Spencer (March 21, 2023). "Freddie Prinze Jr Breaks Silence on I Know What You Did Last Summer Sequel Plans (Exclusive)". ComicBook.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Grobar, Matt (May 16, 2024). "Sony Dates 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' For Summer 2025". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  7. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 4, 2024). "Camila Mendes Exits Sony's 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Reboot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  8. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 6, 2024). "Chase Sui Wonders In Talks For Sony's 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Reboot – The Dish". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  9. ^ Cordero, Rosy (September 23, 2024). "Freddie Prinze Jr. Officially Joins Sony's 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Sequel Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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