When I Know What You Did Last Summer's Freddie Prinze Jr Almost Didn't Sign The Film
After hearing his friend and director friend Jennifer Kaytin Robinson's script of I Know What You Did Last Summer, Freddie Prinze Jr agreed to be a part of the film
I Know What You Did Last Summer, a new film in the cult franchise, is back to enthrall audiences. The movie, directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, premiered on the big screens today, July 18. The mystery thriller, known to keep fans on their toes, follows the 1988 film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. The first movie, with the same title as the recently released one, opened in the theatres in 1997. What makes the 2025 version so special is that it marks the return of the original lead cast — Freddie Prinze Jr and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
But do you know that Freddie Prinze Jr was initially reluctant to appear in the project? But it was his friend and director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson who convinced him otherwise. The actor has revealed it himself, in a conversation with US Weekly.
Freddie Prinze Jr said, 'I was very hesitant to jump back in for a multitude of reasons. Some were creative, because I was not the same guy so I did not know what kind of character they were gonna want. I was worried they would not put much growth into it. So, I did not have any interest.
The 49-year-old added, 'And then my friend Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, who co-wrote and directed the movie, said, 'I know you are gonna say no, but let me just pitch you my version of this movie.' And she put so much thought and so much soul into Julie and Ray." That became the turning point and Freddie Prinze Jr agreed to be a part of I Know What You Did Last Summer.
Previously, Jennifer Love Hewitt, in an interview with People magazine, admitted that returning to the film felt like a 'reunion". She shared, 'It felt like that moment where you are like, 'Oh my gosh, I have butterflies in my stomach and my heart is beating really fast because I have not seen this person in 150 years and now we are back, here we are.' "
Apart from Freddie Prinze Jr and Jennifer Love Hewitt, the new cast members are Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers, and Jonah Hauer-King
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