The 2020s have been a killer decade for the slasher sub-genre thus far. Particularly where legacy sequels are concerned. While Scream, Halloween, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre have had their fun, the next major legacy slasher sequel on the way is I Know What You Did Last Summer. The film from director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and screenwriter Leah McKendrick has already found most of its new blood. However, now the sequel has officially signed on its first returning franchise cast member, with Freddie Prinze Jr. joining the upcoming film, according to Deadline.

Prinze Jr. will of course be reprising his role as Ray Bronson for the 2025 reboot. His character was the love interest for series final girl Julie James, played by Jennifer Love Hewitt. He was also one of the red herring suspects in the original 1997 film. This would be the third time Prinze Jr. is playing the character as he also appeared in the franchise’s first sequel, 1998’s I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. As of now, Hewitt is still in negotiations to appear in the upcoming legacy sequel.

What Is the Original ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer About’?

The original film, penned by Scream writer Kevin Williamson, was based on the novel of the same name by Lois Duncan. While vastly different in tone from its source material, the adaptation followed a group of high school friends that covered up an accidental murder over the July 4th weekend. They all agree to cover it up, some more willing than others, and a whole year has gone by with them seemingly getting away with it. That is until the next summer when a mysterious fisherman killer starts hunting them down one by one. Someone knows their secret in this classic whodunit slasher.

The plot of the sequel is currently being kept under wraps, but alongside Prinze Jr., it will star Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pigeon, Tyria Withers, and Jonah Haur-King. Camila Mendes (Riverdale) was also originally set to star, but she has since dropped out due to a scheduling conflict.

The new I Know What You Did Last Summer from Sony Pictures will have the appropriate seasonal release date of July 18, 2025. As horror fans wait to see if Hewitt will be joining Prinze Jr. in the reboot, you can currently watch the original film and the franchise’s short-lived 2021 TV series on Amazon Prime Video.

via Collider