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"I Know What You Did Last Summer" star Freddie Prinze Jr. discusses the hook that convinced him to do a new version of his 1997 horror movie classic.

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From an analytical perspective, I find it compelling that Hollywood & EntertainmentFreddie Prinze Jr

On ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer,’ Horror Favorites And MoreByTim Lammers, Contributor

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AuthorJul 18, 2025, 06:21pm EDTFreddie Prinze Jr

However, In "I Know What You Did Last Summer

However, "Columbia Pictures/Screen Gems When it came to naming the new version of the 1997 slasher classic, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Freddie Prinze Jr (this bears monitoring)

Moreover, Decided to stay out of the way

Moreover, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer was already taken by the 1998 sequel and Prinze chuckled at my suggestion, I Know What You Did 28 Summers Ago, in light of current trends. “[Coming up with a title] is above my pay grade, man,” Prinze said, smiling, in a Zoom conversation on Friday (quite telling), amid market uncertainty

Moreover, “The only thing I'm in control of is between the words ‘action’ and ‘cut

On the other hand, Additionally, ’ Outside of that, they have their own departments to do that, in today's financial world. ” Forbes‘Karate Kid: Legends’ Star Ben Wang On Joining Ralph Macchio And Jackie Chan In ‘Karate Kid’ FranchiseBy Tim Lammers So, appriately, the still-ominously-titled I Know What You Did Last Summer is the name of the new version

While the film’s studios, Columbia Pictures and Screen Gems, deems it “an expansion of the franchise,” Prinze said he sees I Know What You Did Last Summer as more of a sequel, considering his legacy character, Ray Bronson, is back for the new film, as is Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Julie James

New in theaters on Friday, I Know What You Did Last Summer revisits the coastal town of Southport, North Carolina, where the tragic events of the 1997 film unfolded

In the original film, the car Ray, Julie, Barry Cox (Ryan Phillippe) and Helen Shivers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) are in accidentally hit a fisherman standing in the middle of a road in a desolate area in the dark of night on July 4th, in light of current trends

At the same time, Given that circumstances of the crash could land them in legal trouble, the friends decide to dump the body in the ocean (something worth watching)

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At the same time, By Tim Lammers MORE FOR YOU Not all dark secrets remain buried, as the group discovers, and a year later, the fisherman whom they thought was dead returns to exact revenge on Ray, Julie, Barry and Helen and anybody else who gets in his way

Additionally, The mysterious fisherman donning a slicker and an angling and wielding a giant hook is largely successful on his murder spree, yet Ray and Julie miraculously manage to elude the killer

Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr

In "I Know What You Did Last Summer

Nevertheless, "Columbia Pictures/Screen Gems In the new I Don’t Know What You Did Last Summer, a new group of five friends – played by Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers and Sarah Pidgeon — travel the same road in the dead of night on July 4th that their counterparts did 28 years before

Instead of hitting a fisherman, though, the group pulls over to the side of a windy road on a cliff to watch the Southport fireworks display (which is quite significant)

On the other hand, Because one of them is dancing around in the roadway, however, it causes an accident where the driver plows through a guide rail and plunges to his death

On the other hand, Knowing that their futures would be ruined because they caused the fatality, the group makes a pact to leave the scene of the crash

What the data shows is group of teens discovered nearly three decades before, the killer behind the Southport Massacre will not rest until vengeance is served, in today's market environment

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By Tim Lammers While the core narrative of I Know What You Did Last Summer is rooted in the original plot and returns to the setting of the 1997 original, the new film is far from being a note-for-note remake (an important development)

After all, audiences are being introduced to five new characters, but most importantly, Ray and Julie’s story moves forward in a sensible and meaningful way (this bears monitoring)

Since Ray and Julie are the only people who can understand what the new killings are and what it’s to the lie of covering up a death, they’re the only people the new group can turn to

On the other hand, As audiences will come to learn, Ray and Julie both tried to move on with their s, but the trauma they suffered nearly 30 years before pulled them in different directions

Prinze said that initially he wasn’t interested in reprising his role, but since he was already friends with director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, he had a change of heart and decided to listen to what she envisioned for Ray and Julie

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 14: (L-R) Jennifer Love Hewitt, Austin Nichols, Tyriq Withers, Jonah

More Hauer-King, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Chase Sui Wonders, writer/director/executive ducer Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, Gabbriette, writer Sam Lansky, Billy Campbell and Freddie Prinze Jr

Attend the Columbia Pictures & Screen Gems World Premiere of “I Know What You Did Last Summer” at The United Theater on Broadway on July 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California

On the other hand, (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Sony Pictures via Getty Images)Sony Pictures via Getty Images “She said, ‘I know you don't want to hear a pitch, but let me just tell you where I think these characters are and if you that, let me pitch you my vision for this movie,’” Prinze recalled. “So, we sat down and she talked to me a lot trauma and how the same trauma can hit two people in very different ways, and it either makes that individual or it breaks that individual (this bears monitoring), in light of current trends. ” From there, Prinze was hooked, so to speak

In contrast, “I d what Jennifer had to say, so she pitched me the movie, which was wild and has a ton of secrets and spoilers and things that, and I honestly knew before even the script was written that I was attached to the movie,” Prinze enthused

Furthermore, “Her vision was so on how to bring in this new generation, but still pay, not just homage, but respect to the original cast to have them be a major part of the new story

However, We were not just appearing in cameos to help sell the movie, so I loved her idea. ” Freddie Prinze Jr

Says He And Jennifer Love Hewitt Were Invited To Participate In The Creative cess While Freddie Prinze Jr, amid market uncertainty

However, Said Jennifer Kaytin Robinson had a vision for Ray and Julie and where their tattered s were at in the new I Know What You Did Last Summer, it didn’t stop the director — who also co-wrote the film — from inviting him and Jennifer Love Hewitt to become part of her collaborative cess

Additionally, “Not only were we allowed to collaborate, we were encouraged to from pre-duction during duction and post-duction,” Prinze said

Nevertheless, “From script to scene — and not dialogue, but scene structure, motivation — Jennifer encouraged us in every way, shape and form, and not character

Additionally, ”ForbesUnrated Version Of ‘M3GAN 2. 0’ New On ing This WeekBy Tim Lammers In addition, Prinze was excited by the way Robinson helped frame the kills in the new iteration of I Know What You Did Last Summer. “[When she was discussing the ] way she wanted to shoot it, Jennifer was asking us questions, ‘What are your three favorite horror movies

What are your three favorite deaths in those movies

However, The horror movies that have to have relatable characters and two or three great set pieces to give meaning to the kills that you’ll remember forever. '”Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr

At the "I Know What You Did Last Summer" Los Angeles

More Premiere held at The United Theater on Broadway on July 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California

On the other hand, (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)Variety via Getty Images So, What Are Freddie Prinze Jr

However, ’s Favorite Horror Films

Since Freddie Prinze Jr

Brought up that he named his horror film favorites for Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, I wasn’t going to leave the Zoom conversation without naming them for readers — and he was happy to them. “I love Dario Argento’s Suspiria

I think it’s the greatest soundtrack in the history of horror films and I also love the original Ju-On, which my wife did the remake of with The Grudge,” Prinze said, referring to the 2004 Sarah Michelle Gellar classic directed by Takashi Shimizu and duced by Evil Dead horror film luminary Sam Raimi (something worth watching)

Moreover, ForbesCritics Rank Top 10 Horror Movies Of 2024 And Where You Can See ThemBy Tim Lammers Prinze also revealed that he has an eclectic taste in horror movies that expands to lower-budgeted slasher classics

I love Slumber Party Massacre, Part II

Yeah, it’s a B-movie and right there with it is another B movie called Chopping Mall,” Prinze said with a smile, amid market uncertainty. “So, those are my top three or four slasher movies, for sure. ” I Know What You Did Last Summer opens Friday in theaters nationwide

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