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Time Out
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
The new ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer' is fun enough to get its hook into you
If you ranked the most spoofed horror movies of the '90s, I Know What You Did Last Summer would be right up there at the top. The Kevin Williamson-penned screenplay was imitated by The Simpsons, Scary Movie, hell, even Dawson's Creek got a lick in, but its campiness and laughably stale acting instantly made it a cult classic in the slasher canon. What followed were four different instalments and a flop 2021 TV series under the same name, and now, a legacy sequel in the vein of Williamson's Scream franchise revival in 2022. The expectations weren't particularly high when it was announced that Jennifer Kaytin Robinson would be writing a 2025 reinvention of the series. Still, given the director's track record with Gen Z-ready comedies (Do Revenge is an instant-girls-night-in classic), expectations went from nothing to… maybe this could be okay? It's been almost 30 years since the summer of 1997, when a group of four friends accidentally ran a man over, dumped his body, and were subsequently haunted by a blood-thirsty, hook-wielding fisherman. And in a very unfortunate twist of fate, another group of hot young adults find themselves in the same predicament. This time, though, he's levelled up and got himself a harpoon. Another group of hot young adults find themselves haunted by the hook-wielding fisherman Millennial heroes Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt make an enjoyable return, alongside a cast of young Hollywood talent including Outer Banks ', Madelyn Cline, The Studio' s Chase Sui Wonders, and model Gabbriette who makes her acting debut. As with the original, characters are steadily picked off one by one, with the violence escalating to a thrilling climax, of course, on a boat. Sui Wonders plays up to the 'final girl' trope with ease, balancing blood-curdling screams with the kind of feistiness that makes you believe she could probably be the last one standing. But really, nobody's safe here. Swooping in to assist her in tracking down the masked killer, Love Hewitt reprises her role as Julie James, now a band T-shirt-wearing, cool professor of trauma psychology, and Prinze Jr. is a gruff bartender (with a surprisingly great skincare routine), scarred by his past but practical in his advice to the spiralling youngsters. 'Nostalgia's overrated,' Love Hewitt quips in the rushed final third of the film. And while you find yourself rolling your eyes at some of the navel-gazing, I Know What You Did Last Summer still maintains some of its charm. The stabbing, harpooning, slashing, and hanging nod nicely to the 'who's next?' fear of the original, and the fresh crop of youngsters trying to escape the demonic fisherman give the film enough zest that it doesn't feel exhaustingly meta. But maybe we should give the reboots a break for the moment, yeah?
Time of India
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
I Know What You Did Last Summer 2025: Jennifer Love Hewitt debuts orange hair at premiere. Here's her new look and movie's plot, cast
Jennifer Love Hewitt New look Cast Reunites Live Events Writers and Cast Take I Know What You Did Last Summer 2025 Plot Jennifer Love Hewitt Return FAQs (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel on Monday, July 14, at the Los Angeles premiere of I Know What You Did Last Summer 2025 . Alongside castmates and collaborators, she also debuted a bold hair Love Hewitt walked the red carpet in a black embellished dress, but her vibrant orange hair drew more attention. This new burnt apricot shade replaced her usual brunette color. Last month, she had posted a softer orange tone on Instagram, and the latest change showed a deeper new hairstyle came ahead of the film's release. Stylists recommend that fans who want to try similar colors should use color-safe shampoos and hair gloss. These help maintain the vibrancy and prevent frequent salon the United Artists Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, Freddie Prinze Jr. joined Jennifer for the premiere. Both actors reprised their original roles, Ray Bronson and Julie James . Prinze called the experience 'surreal,' comparing it to a high school reunion, since they had not seen each other in over 20 was joined by his wife, Sarah Michelle Gellar , who visited the set and sparked rumors of returning. Director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson confirmed Gellar's character, Helen Shivers, remains dead but admitted she pitched various ways to bring her Sam Lansky, making his feature debut, said working on the remake was a dream come true. He spoke about the deep commitment of the cast in honoring the characters and their legacy. He praised how seriously the actors treated their Hauer-King, who plays Milo Griffin, said the film could not have been made without Hewitt and Prinze. Their return, he said, gave credibility to the new storyline and showed support for the younger film introduces a new killer in Southport, North Carolina. Jennifer's character, Julie, now a psychology professor, lives a quiet life after surviving past attacks. She is pulled back into danger when Ava Brucks visits her with a familiar new villain is a copycat of the original Fisherman. Julie must help Ava and her friends, facing a past she tried to escape. Actor Sarah Pidgeon, who plays Stevie Ward, hinted that multiple endings were discussed. However, Prinze clarified that the story had a singular Love Hewitt admitted she was hesitant about returning. She wanted Julie's return to be meaningful, not just nostalgic. After rewatching the original 1997 and 1998 films, she found connections that helped shape the new movie's also shared the old films with her children for the first time. This made the return more personal and emotional. Hewitt hoped fans would be proud of Julie's Love Hewitt debuted a vibrant burnt orange hair color at the I Know What You Did Last Summer 2025 premiere on July 2025 remake of I Know What You Did Last Summer will release in theaters nationwide on Friday, July 18.
