'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Trailer Reveals Bloody First Look at Legacy Sequel
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The first trailer for the legacy sequel "I Know What You Did Last Summer" is here and it doesn't wait long before it gets bloody.
Along with introducing to a new group of potential victims for the Fisherman, the trailer also sees the return of actors who have been a part of the slasher franchise since the very beginning. Early in the trailer, Freddie Prinze Jr. bursts into a town meeting to say, "This isn't the first time there's been violence like this in Southport."
Later, one of the young people approaches Jennifer Love Hewitt who says, "I justy have one question. What did you do last summer?" You can watch the trailer below.
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The original "I Know What You Did Last Summer" was loosely based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan and released in 1997. The slasher film was a hit, earning over $125 million against a production budget of $17 million. The 1998 sequel "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" also did well, raking in $84 million against a $24 million budget.
Jennifer Love Hewitt in "I Know What You Did Last Summer".
Jennifer Love Hewitt in "I Know What You Did Last Summer".
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The final entry in the franchise (until now) "I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer" went direct to video. The legacy sequel will reportedly ignore the events of this third film and instead continue from "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer".
One of the only survivors of the first two films who apparently won't be appearing in the legacy sequel is Brandy, who makes it through the bloody events of "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer." Last year, she told The Hollywood Reporter, "I need them to give me a call because I survived in that movie! I came out in the end, bloodied up, ready to go."
Speaking to People earlier this month, director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson said that while the film is not serious, it's also "much more brutal."
"It is not a serious movie. It is a really fun, popcorn summer event," Robinson said. She said, however that the horror is "ratcheted up to a hundred in this — it's much more brutal."
"I Know What You Did Last Summer" hits theaters July 18. The film is directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Billy Campbell, Lola Tung, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Austin Nichols, and Gabbriette Bechtel.
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