Freddie Prinze Jr. says kids thought ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer' was funny

Miami Herald

21 hours ago

A love of movies runs in the Prinze family.
In a recent interview with Parents.com, Freddie Prinze Jr., who shares two kids with wife Sarah Michelle Gellar, says his family goes 'to as many movies as we can go to.'
Prinze and Gellar have been married since 2002. They later welcomed a daughter Charlotte in 2009 and a son Rocky in 2012.
And when it comes to movies their famous parents star in, they've seen at least one of those, too.
According to Prinze, Charlotte, 15, and Rocky, 12, have watched the movie that started their family, 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' Prinze and Gellar met while making that movie.
The cult classic horror movie, which premiered in 1997, is getting a sequel on July 18.
'They thought it was funny,' Prinze said of his kids' response to the movie, according to Parents.com, 'but they didn't like when mom died.' Prinze played Ray Bronson in the film, and Gellar played Helen Shivers.
Prinze is set to reprise his role as Bronson in the 2025 sequel.
Prinze told Parents.com that he wasn't surprised by Charlotte and Rocky's reaction to the movie. 'If they watched the horror movies now, they would be more scared than watching the older stuff. And they know movies are fake. Horror movies haven't worked their brains or done evil to them.'
The father of two admitted he almost didn't reprise his 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' role, but when the movie's director and writer, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, shared her thoughts with him, he 'was really overwhelmed by all this information that she brought to the table and was so impressed,' he told Parents.com.
In addition to Prinze appearing on the big screen this month, Gellar also shared exciting news on Wednesday, July 2.
In an Instagram video filmed by Prinze, Gellar learned that she earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame alongside Prinze Jr.'s father, Freddie Prinze, who was also an actor and comedian.