Freddie Prinze Jr. Officially Reprising Role in Sony’s “I Know What You Did Last Summer” Sequel Film 

Freddie Prinze Jr. has locked up his summer plans…

The 48-year-old part-Puerto Rican actor has officially joined Sony‘s I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel film, reprising the role of Ray Bronson from the original 1997 movie and its 1998 follow-up.

Freddie Prinze Jr.Prinze Jr and his co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt has been negotiating their return to the franchise continuation project when it was confirmed to be in development in early 2023. Hewitt is reportedly still very much in negotiations to reprise the role of Julie James.

The previously announced cast includes Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers and Jonah Haur-King.

Plot details for this latest installment are unknown.

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is directing the latest installment of the horror film franchise, written by Sam Lansky and Kaytin Robinson from a draft by Leah McKendrick. Neal Moritz is producing.

Sony Pictures will release the film in theaters on July 18, 2025.

The original film follows four young friends (played by Prinze Jr., Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe) bound by a tragic accident who are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town.

I Know What You Did Last Summer, loosely based on the Lois Duncan novel of the same name, was a hit that led to the development of the sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, which premiered in 1998.

A direct-to-video third installment of the franchise titled I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006) is considered a stand-alone sequel as the story diverged from the first two installments and had no original cast reprising their roles.

In 2021, Prime Video premiered the I Know What You Did Last Summer TV series from Sara Goodman based on the Duncan novel produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television. The series, which ran for one season, starred Madison Iseman, Bill Heck and Brianne Tju among others.

Camila Mendes to Star in “I Know What You Did Last Summer” Reboot

Camila Mendes’ has added to her summer plans.

The 30-year-old Brazilian American actress and Riverdale star has joined the cast of the highly-anticipated I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot as a new lead.

Camila MendesMendes will star alongside Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers and Jonah Hauer-King as the leads in the film.

Sony Pictures, who will distribute film, is in talks with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. to their reprise roles from the original films.

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is directing the film from a screenplay she co-wrote with Sam Lansky after an initial script from Leah McKendrick. Neal Moritz, one of the producers of the original, is producing the reboot.

The film will bow on July 18, 2025.

The original hit theaters on October 17, 1997, grossing $72 million at the box-office. The cast included Hewitt, Prinze, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe in the story about four young friends who are stalked by a villain with a hook after they tried to cover up hitting him with their car.

The film overperformed so well it received a sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.

Mendes’ previous credits include The New Romantic, Palm Springs and Upgraded.

Freddie Prinze Jr. Signs with A3 Artists Agency for Representation

Freddie Prinze Jr. has new representation…

The 47-year-old part-Puerto Rican actor has signed with A3 Artists Agency for representation.

Freddie Prinze Jr. Prinze is best known for starring in such films as the Miramax rom-com She’s All That with Rachael Leigh Cook, Columbia Pictures’ slasher hit I Know What You Did Last Summer and sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, which had him sharing the screen with Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Warner Bros’ Scooby-Doo films of the early 2000s.

Prinze most recently starred opposite Lucifer‘s Aimee Garcia in the Netflix holiday rom-com Christmas with You, which last year spent two weeks on Netflix’s Global Top 10 list for English-Language Films.

He’s also in recent years lent his voice to video games and family-friendly animated series like Disney XD’s Star Wars Rebels, which had him voicing Kanan Jarrus, one of the last surviving Jedi Knights.

His additional television credits include Peacock’s recent Punky Brewster revival and 24.

Prinze has also expanded of late into the podcast space, co-hosting Wrestling with Freddie on iHeartMedia’s My Cultura Network with Jeff Dye and That Was Pretty Scary, a film podcast co-hosted by Jon Lee Brody, which has the pair discussing their favorite iconic horror films.

Prinze and Hewitt entered talks to star in a new I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel for Sony earlier this year. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is attached to direct from a script by Leah McKendrick, with producer Neal H. Moritz in talks to return, as well.