18 months after he was introduced to have “been approached” to return, we will verify Freddie Prinze Jr has formally signed on to Sony’s Final Summer season reboot.
Prinze Jr will reprise his function of Ray Bronson, an element he has performed twice earlier than, in 1997’s I Know What You Did Final Summer season and its 1998 sequel I Nonetheless Know What You Did Final Summer season.
Prinze Jr’s authentic co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt can be mentioned to be “in talks” to hitch the undertaking, having been vocal about her want to take action. Nonetheless, we’re listening to from a dependable supply that Hewitt’s contract “continues to be being finalized,” and we should always anticipate an announcement quickly.
Stated to be like 2022’s Scream reboot, Final Summer season will function Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers, and Jonah Haur-King alongside Prinze Jr. Riverdale star Camila Mendes was initially forged within the lead, however just lately exited the undertaking on account of scheduling conflicts, with Wonders changing her.
Director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson additionally co-wrote the reboot alongside Sam Lansky, from an authentic draft by Leah McKendrick.
Of his time on the unique Final Summer season, Prinze Jr has just lately been vocal about how the undertaking virtually drove him to give up performing. In line with Prinze Jr, director Jim Gillespie was disenchanted that actor Jeremy Sisto handed on the Ray Bronson function, taking his frustrations out on Prinze Jr because the second selection.
On an episode of his horror-centric podcast, That Was Fairly Scary, the actor just lately said:
“It was a battle to complete work on daily basis. I used to be in ache each single day on that film. Nonetheless, it ready me for this enterprise in a means. I’m perpetually grateful to Jim for being such an asshole as a result of I’ve by no means met one like that since…no different director I’ve met felt crossing these strains could be OK. I’ve been ready for each lesser A-hole within the enterprise.”
We hope Freddie’s expertise on this reboot might be far more gratifying!
I Know What You Did Final Summer season is ready to hit screens on July 18th 2025 by way of Sony and Columbia Photos.
We’re anticipating additional updates quickly, so watch this area!
