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Time Magazine
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Magazine
The finale has plenty of twists in store this time.
Warning: This post contains spoilers for I Know What You Did Last Summer. In the idyllic seaside town of Southport, N.C., young people are prone to grave errors in Fourth of July night judgment that result in horrible accidents. At least, that's what the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise would have you believe. Nearly 30 years on from the 1997 original, a new I Know What You Did Last Summer from writer-director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Do Revenge, Someone Great) and co-writer Sam Lansky (a TIME contributor and author of The Gilded Razor and Broken People) introduces a whole new group of friends—Ava (Chase Sui Wonders), Danica (Madelyn Cline), Milo (Jonah Hauer-King), Teddy (Tyriq Withers), and Stevie (Sarah Pidgeon)—whose coverup of their involvement in a seemingly deadly roadside incident leads to them being stalked by a killer decked out in a fisherman costume. If we had a nickel for every time that happened, we'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. This time around, rather than hitting someone with their car while speeding around the Southport bluffs—and then dumping their victim's body in the ocean, as in the first movie—the crew of 20-somethings cause a driver to wildly swerve to avoid them and subsequently smash through the curve's guardrail. While the group attempts to pull the truck back from where it's dangling over the cliff edge, it ultimately ends up plummeting to the rocks below with the injured driver still inside. The friends then decide to call the cops but flee the scene, and later rely on Teddy's rich and powerful real estate developer father Grant (Billy Campbell) to ensure they aren't implicated. The following year, once the now-somewhat estranged pals are all back in Southport, Danica receives a mysterious note reading, "I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER," and the violence begins. After they realize their friends and loved ones are being brutally murdered by a hook and speargun-wielding Fisherman in a pattern that mirrors a local killing spree from 1997, the friends turn to the survivors of those long-ago attacks, former couple Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and Ray Bronson (Freddie Prinze Jr.), for help figuring out who's behind the disguise. Sarah Michelle Gellar also reprises her role as murdered pageant queen Helen Shivers in a dream sequence in which she appears to Danica to warn her about the consequences of her and her friends' misdeeds. Here's how the legacy slasher sequel, now in theaters, ends. Read More: The Filmmakers Behind the New I Know What You Did Last Summer on What They Changed This Time Around Who is the killer in the new I Know What You Did Last Summer? In the wake of Danica's fiancé Wyatt (Joshua Orpin), true-crime podcaster Tyler (Gabbriette), off-putting pastor Judah (Austin Nichols), Teddy, Grant, and Milo all being brutally killed off by the new Fisherman, Ava, Danica, and Stevie attempt to flee to safety on Teddy's boat. However, unfortunately for Ava and Danica, it turns out their old friend Stevie may have been keeping a few secrets from them. Once they're out at sea, Stevie turns the tables on the pair by revealing that the victim of their accidental manslaughter was actually her pseudo-boyfriend, Sam Cooper, the only person who had been there for her when her friends had previously deserted her in the wake of her father's abandonment. She strangely hadn't recognized the car or realized it was him at the time, but once she found out who was behind the wheel, her intense grief and rage pushed her to make a plan to seek revenge and take on the mantle of the Fisherman. The only person involved in the accident who she was considering sparing was Ava, since she had argued they should stay and try to help the driver. But Stevie has since scrapped that idea. After Ray arrives on a smaller boat and Stevie stabs Danica, causing her to fall overboard, Ray ends up shooting Stevie to stop her and she also falls into the ocean. Ray then takes Ava back to his bar, where he sets the scene for his own big reveal. Turns out, this time around, there were two Fisherman committing the murders—and Ray himself, Stevie's boss and mentor, was one of them. Traumatized Ray was driven to this heel turn by the fact that the powers-that-be of Southport were trying to erase the town's violent history in order to make it a more attractive vacation destination. Ray makes Ava question whether he even shot Stevie and also stabs her. But, luckily, Julie has put the pieces of the puzzle together and shows up in the nick of time. When Ray attacks Julie, Ava shoots him through the back with his speargun, killing him. In the movie's final minutes, Ava reunites with Danica, who ended up washing up on the beach alive, and the two discuss the fact that Stevie apparently also survived her fall into the ocean, seemingly leaving the door open for another installment. Is there going to be a sequel? In addition to revealing that Stevie is still alive, the new I Know What You Did Last Summer also features a mid-credits scene in which Julie arrives at the home of Karla Wilson (Brandy), her fellow final girl from the original 1998 sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, to ask for her help dealing with any future attacks. Karla quickly gets on board and the final credits roll. But, according to Robinson, the potential for a sequel is still firmly in fans' hands. "If the audience shows up and people love this movie, we would love to make more," she says.
Time Magazine
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Magazine
The Filmmakers Behind the New I Know What You Did Last Summer on What They Changed This Time Around
There's officially a new entry in the enduring horror subgenre of "really beautiful people doing bad things and being punished for them." At least, that's how writer-director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Do Revenge, Someone Great) and her I Know What You Did Last Summer co-writer Sam Lansky (a TIME contributor and author of The Gilded Razor and Broken People) describe the category of films that their legacy slasher sequel belongs to. (Think cult classics like Jawbreaker, Prom Night, and The House on Sorority Row, for example.) Now in theaters, I Know What You Did Last Summer follows in the footsteps of the 1997 original by setting its group of privileged 20-somethings on a crash course for serial killer vengeance in the idyllic seaside town of Southport, N.C. This time around, rather than accidentally hitting someone with their car while driving back from the beach on Fourth of July night, as in the first film, the friends—Ava (Chase Sui Wonders), Danica (Madelyn Cline), Milo (Jonah Hauer-King), Teddy (Tyriq Withers), and Stevie (Sarah Pidgeon)—cause an accident that leaves an injured driver dangling over the side of a cliff before his truck plummets to the rocks below. Instead of remaining at the scene of the crime and waiting for the cops to arrive, the group flees and calls on Teddy's rich and powerful father to cover up what they did. If you're at all familiar with the franchise, you'll know what comes next. The following year, when the guilt-ridden and now-somewhat estranged friends reconvene in Southport, Danica receives an ominous note: "I know what you did last summer." And thus, an even more brutal murder spree, orchestrated by a mysterious new Fisherman wielding more than just a hook, commences. "A reference that we talked about was David Fincher's Se7en," Lansky says of the leveled-up violence. "There is an element of performance to these kills in the world of the movie that is not present in the original." While it wasn't a critical darling, the 1997 I Know What You Did Last Summer, directed by Jim Gillespie and written by Scream's Kevin Williamson, coasted to a strong box-office showing (earning over $125 million worldwide) and cult-favorite status, largely on the strength of the chemistry between its then-up-and-coming core cast members: Jennifer Love Hewitt (who plays Julie James), Sarah Michelle Gellar (as Helen Shivers), Freddie Prinze Jr. (as Ray Bronson), and Ryan Phillippe (as Barry Cox). "There is a depth and poignance to the friendships in that movie that transcends what most films of that era were able to do. You really feel it in a pretty deep way," Lansky says. "Julie and Helen and Ray and Barry are your people. So when things start to unravel, it's heartbreaking." Now, nearly 30 years on, Robinson and Lansky are aiming to give a new generation of horror fans that same feeling, that these gruesome attacks are "happening to your friends." "We wanted to make sure we assembled a cast that felt like it could be as bright, shiny, and wonderful as the original," Robinson says. "That was always the North Star—not necessarily to replicate it, because we didn't want to go one for one with any of the characters, but to replicate the feeling." The new film also brings back Hewitt and Prinze Jr., who previously returned for the 1998 sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer alongside Brandy as the iconic Karla Wilson, but were absent from 2006's I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer and the 2021 TV adaptation of the story, which was canceled after one season. "You don't want to lose the thread of fun while realistically addressing how massively traumatized somebody would be after going through what Julie [and Ray] did in those first two movies. There's a reason there's a joke about The Body Keeps the Score in like the first five minutes of the movie," Lansky says of what he and Robinson hoped to convey about the lives of their legacy leads. "We wanted to be conscious of how serious and horrific what these characters experienced was, while also making sure it didn't feel heavy-handed or self-serious. Fun was the imperative for us the whole way through." Just as the 1997 movie was held up against the original Scream, the reboot is bound to draw comparisons to the latter franchise's recent two "requels," which both achieved critical and commercial success, grossing a combined total of nearly $309 million globally. While I Know What You Did Last Summer is tracking similarly to the original in terms of initial critical reception, it's looking solid heading into its opening weekend, with an anticipated $17 million at the domestic box office on a reported budget of $18 million. The movie's association with the Scream series is something Robinson says she feels "agnostic" about. "I love those movies. They're really fun," she says. "I would hope ours feels like it stands on its own and is its own thing." As for what she believes allows a horror reboot to accomplish that feat, Robinson says it's all about getting audiences hooked on your new take on a tried-and-true premise. "It's about rooting every choice, every twist and turn and death, in the specific story you're telling rather than trying to retcon or figure out how to make something fit," she says. "The homages in this film are woven in in a way where you don't have to know anything about the original movie to enjoy this one. There are Easter eggs and jokes that will play on multiple levels if you have a deep familiarity with the canon. But if you don't, it's still a blast." In the end, fans will simply have to decide for themselves whether they're on board with this fresh stab at a franchise revival. As Julie James would say, "What are you waiting for, huh?"
Miami Herald
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
What to stream: Get to know films of Ari Aster and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Two exciting young genre filmmakers have films out in theaters this weekend: Ari Aster, with the contemporary Western 'Eddington,' which he wrote and directed, and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, with 'I Know What You Did Last Summer,' a remake of the 1997 teen horror classic, which she directed and co-wrote with Sam Lansky and Leah McKendrick. Aster has carved out a name for himself as an auteur of artfully directed horror films that deal with family trauma in surprising and disturbing ways, while Robinson has put her stamp on smart and sassy pop projects with large ensemble casts. Check out their filmographies on streaming before you head to the theater this weekend, to see what their work is all about. Aster first made his mark with his debut feature 'Hereditary,' a terrifying horror film about a trauma that befalls a family, and the strange, even supernatural events that come out of it. Toni Collette and Gabriel Byrne star as parents Annie and Steve, with Alex Wolff and Milly Shapiro as their children. If you still haven't seen 'Hereditary,' the less you know, the better. Rent it on iTunes or Amazon. He followed that up with the folk horror breakup movie 'Midsommar,' starring Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor as a couple whose relationship is on the rocks when they travel to Sweden with a friend, and discover that the midsommar festivities they're attending take place within a strange cult. It's a must-see in the Aster oeuvre. Rent it on iTunes or Amazon. Aster's daring third feature 'Beau Is Afraid' strayed from the traditional horror genre, incorporating different storytelling elements into this sprawling and absurdist family dramedy, about one very anxious man, Beau (Joaquin Phoenix), embarking on a harrowing journey to get home to see his mother (Patti LuPone). You simply have to see it for yourself. Stream 'Beau Is Afraid' on HBO Max, Paramount+, or rent it on other platforms. Robinson created the MTV revenge series 'Sweet/Vicious' about a pair of college student vigilantes who target sexual assailants, and wrote and directed the ensemble Netflix breakup rom-com 'Someone Great,' starring Gina Rodriguez, Brittany Snow, DeWanda Wise and LaKeith Stanfield. Stream 'Someone Great' on Netflix. After writing the abortion road trip buddy comedy 'Unpregnant' (streaming on HBO Max), and co-writing 'Thor: Love and Thunder' (streaming on Disney+), Robinson continued to work with Netflix for her second feature. The snappy high school-set 'Do Revenge' is loosely based on the Patricia Highsmith novel 'Strangers on a Train,' and the Hitchcock film of the same name, but is also made in the mold of classics like 'Heathers' and 'Clueless.' 'Do Revenge' stars Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke and is streaming on Netflix. --- Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
Perth Now
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Gina Rodriguez pregnant
Gina Rodriguez is pregnant. The 40-year-old actress - who already has son Charlie, two, with husband Joe LoCicero - walked the red carpet for Netflix's Katie Taylor Vs. Amanda Serrano fight at New York's Madison Square Garden on Friday (11.07.25) night in a close-fitting black floral dress that showed off her bump. Gina and Joe, 38, embraced as they posed for photos together, with the Jane the Virgin star cradled her stomach proudly. And on Sunday (13.07.25), Gina revealed she is expecting a baby girl. She shared a photo on Instagram, in which she wore loose grey trousers and a lemon-print short top, and wrote: "Baby girl coming thru!!! We are so excited for you lil mama.(sic)" The Someone Great actress previously admitted she was "afraid" to have a second child because she would feel guilty at taking attention away from Charlie. Asked about having another baby, she told People magazine: "It's gonna happen anyways, so I'm not trying to force it sooner than it needs to. "I'm afraid to have a second because of how much I love this guy. I already feel guilty about not being available to him at all times." When Charlie turned one last year, Gina and Joe went all out and threw a "rager" to mark the occasion. The actress said on Jimmy Kimmel Live, she said: "We had a rager. It was basically his first wedding. It felt right, on the worst day of the entire [week], but that didn't stop us. "It was indoors and half outdoors. Everything I planned was outside and so about five days prior I was like, 'I'm getting tents. Nobody's going to stop me,' and we had tents and it was great." Gina even had "Charlie merch" produced, badges made from her "favourite pictures of [her] little man". Handing one to the talk show host, she laughed: "I went a bit far. "We expect you to wear it nightly, but it's not a big deal." The Players star has been wowed by her husband's commitment to fatherhood. She told 'Entertainment Tonight': "It means absolutely everything. "I'm able to do the things that I love and be with my son 24/7 because he has him on set. Also, to see your husband with his boy and just be there for every single milestone and to take away that much desire that he may have outside of everything, I owe it all to my husband."
Fashion Network
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion Network
Schiaparelli kicks off couture with entre-deux-guerres surrealism
Schiaparelli kicked off Paris haute couture week with a sensationally surreal collection that blended "entre-deux-guerres" imagery with punchy futurism. With Dua Lipa, Cardi B and Brazilian star Anitta sitting front row inside the Petit Palais, the Monday morning pre-show was a heated hive of paparazzi activity—even as it teemed with rain outside. In this Fall/Winter 2025–26 collection, the house's couturier, Daniel Roseberry, harkened back to the '30s, referencing founder Elsa Schiaparelli's decision to depart her adopted city of Paris in 1940, just after World War II had begun. Riffing on the house's archive and black-and-white photography of the '20s and '30s, the clothes ranged from steamy surrealism—like a little black dress that was essentially a tightly fitted saddle—to a series of sexy matadors. Some in dry black wool with archive leaf motifs, others in faded grey felt, their shoulders finished with mini saddles. He mixed up transparent tulle and embroidered wool in dramatic evening coats or saucy suits and topped many looks with superb "Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo?" pillbox hats or Henry Moore-like cloches. Before going into overdrive for the evening—with bustier dresses and gowns in lamé and silver—several featured skillfully embroidered Eyes Wide Open eyeballs. One largely transparent slip dress finished in jade beads and pearls had a naked back, the better to reveal knickers composed of strass. A back-to-front satin gown in red—essentially the only other color in this black-and-white show—wowed with a 'beating heart necklace' hung at the back of the neck, over a pair of faux boobs. All in juxtaposition to the soundtrack—a blend of LCD Soundsystem's 'Someone Great' and Mount Kimbie's 'Made to Stay.' 'Back to the future. This was definitely the most entrenched in the archive I have ever been. Looking at photography in black and white in Paris before the Germans invaded, and that twilight of glamour—of bias-cut dresses and what the Schiaparelli jacket was—ended. So, I wanted the timelessness of a desaturated black-and-white world,' explained Roseberry before his mood board in his post-show backstage. There was less body modification than last season's corset-driven looks, with a far more liquid shape to many gowns—sophisticated swans in galuchat or sinful red satin. Overall, the aesthetic was Dalí-era diabolical blended with a certain raw sensuality—a rather brilliant way to start off the four-day Paris haute couture week. 'I think we are on the precipice of a major change, and I am not just talking geopolitically. So, in a weird way, this felt like a sort of swan song. I wanted it to be a farewell,' said Roseberry, who revealed that the house planned to restructure its whole atelier. He called this display the last of a trilogy of collections: Phoenix, Icarus and—seeing as Cardi B exited the show with a black raven on her arm—this latest one would probably be Aphrodite.
