Sony Releases First Trailer for Freddie Prinze Jr.’s New “I Know What You Did Last Summer” Film

Freddie Prinze Jr. is summer ready…

Sony has released the first trailer for I Know What You Did Last Summer, starring the 49-year-old part-Puerto Rican actor.

Freddie Prinze Jr.The sequel, which will relaunch the slasher franchise of the same name, hits theaters on July 18.

For fans of the first three films, the plot here is familiar. The film sees five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, covering up their involvement in a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge. As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover that this has happened before, and turn to two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help.

Original cast members Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt are back, even if it’s unclear which other prior members of the horror universe might pop up.

In a recent interview with People, director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson was asked whether Brandy Norwood might reprise her role as Karla Wilson, the college bestie of Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Julie, from sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, though she demurred, saying, “You’ll have to go see the movie.”

Franchise newcomers to appear alongside Prinze Jr. and Hewitt include Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Billy Campbell, Gabbriette Bechtel, Austin Nichols, Lola Tung and Nicholas Alexander Chavez.

Robinson, the filmmaker behind dark comedy Do Revenge and rom-com Someone Great, directed the Columbia Pictures title from her script written with Sam Lansky, which is based on her story conceived with Leah McKendrick. Neal H. Moritz returned to produce — in a full-circle moment, after producing the original 1997 film early in his career — with Robinson, Jackie Shenoo, and Karina Rahardja exec producing.

The original I Know What You Did Last Summer follows four young friends (played by Prinze, Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar and 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. Prior sequels to the hit horror pic, loosely loosely based on the novel by Lois Duncan, were released in 1998 and 2006.

Today’s trailer is the same one shown for exhibitors at CinemaCon earlier this month.

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.

Felix Solis to Appear in the New York Dramedy “The Friend”

Felix Solis is making a new friend

The 52-year-old Puerto Rican actor, director and producer has landed a supporting role in The Friend, the New York dramedy starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray.

Felix SolisNo word yet on what role Solis will be playing.

The project is an adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s New York Times bestseller.

Winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction, The Friend follows a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy, three eccentric ex-wives — and a massive, brokenhearted Great Dane named Apollo.

Scott McGehee and David Siegel are directing from their own script, also producing through their new company Big Creek Projects, with Sarah Pidgeon, Constance Wu, Ann Dowd and Noma Dumezweni rounding out the cast.

Best known for his role as the terrifying cartel boss Omar Navarro on Netflix’s Ozark, Solis has more recently been seen playing the FBI’s Matthew Garza on The Rookie and The Rookie: Feds.

Previously, he’s appeared on shows like City on FireCharmed and The Good Wife, among others. Film credits include Netflix’s Tallulah and the Richard Gere drama Arbitrage.

Zack Calderon to Star on Season 2 of Amazon’s YA Drama “The Wilds”

Zack Calderon is heading into the Wild(s)…

The Latino actor has joined the cast for Season 2 of Amazon’s YA drama The Wilds.

Zack Calderon

In addition to Calderon, those set to appear in the sophomore season are Aidan LapreteNicholas Coombe, Charles Alexander, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Reed Shannon, Tanner Ray Rook and Alex Fitzalan.

They will join returning cast Rachel Griffiths, David Sullivan, Troy Winbush, Sophia Ali, Sarah Pidgeon, Jenna Clause, Erana James, Mia Healey, Helena Howard, Reign Edwards and Shannon Berry.

The Wilds in Season 2 will continue to follow the harrowing ordeal of eight teenage girls stranded on a deserted island under mysterious circumstances. The new season will also focus on a new group of survivors, all boys, who find themselves in the same perilous situation. Both groups will be forced to navigate emotional and physical obstacles in the face of their extreme circumstances.

The Wilds is created and executive produced by Sarah Streicher. It is co-produced by Amazon Studios and ABC Signature, part of Disney Television Studios.

Calderon will play Rafael Garcia, a quiet, sensitive teenager who lives in Tijuana but attends high school in San Diego. Straddling two worlds has made it difficult to get a clear and certain sense of himself, so he gravitates toward people with stronger, more charismatic personalities than his own.

Calderon has appeared in CBS’ FBI.

Gutierrez-Riley will play Ivan Taylor, an activist and aspiring playwright with an impeccable fashion sense and a razor-sharp wit. But his words can be cutting, sometimes too deeply, which has cost him friends along the way.

The actor will appear in Leah Bleich’s The Moon and BackThe Wilds marks his television debut.

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