Summary
In a canny move, 2025’s upcomingI Know What You Did Last Summerseems to be replicating the approach of another successful slasher series,Scream. TheScreamandI Know What You Did Last Summerfranchises have been intertwined since they began in the ‘90s. Not only are they both slasher franchises that combine teen drama with whodunit mystery elements, but both theScreamseries and theI Know What You Did Last Summermovies also share significant creative talent both in front of and behind the camera.Scream’s screenwriter Kevin Williamson penned 1997’sI Know What You Did Last Summer.
Meanwhile,I Know You Did Last Summerstar Sarah Michelle Gellar had a role inScream 2. As such, it should come as no surprise thatI Know What Did Last Summeris being rebootedafter the success of 2022’sScreamand 2023’sScream VI. Even though there was aTV reboot ofI Know What You Did Last Summeras recently as 2021, the popularity of theScreamfranchise’s revival proved another re-imagining was warranted. Crucially, this upcoming movie will also repeat one vital move made by the earlier ‘90s slasher revival in 2022.
I Know What You Did Last Summer Reboot Can Finally Use The Book’s Original Killer Twist
I Know What You Did Last Summer changed the novel’s victim and killer, but the legacy sequel can finally do justice to the book and use them.
I Know WhatYou Did Last Summer’s Reboot Cast Mirrors Scream’s Proven Sequel Plan
The ’90s Slasher Reboot Is Replicating Scream 2022’s Franchise Formula
I Know WhatYou Did Last Summer’s reboot will bring back the core survivors of the original era of the franchise, just likeScream’s 2022 reboot saw Neve Campbell’s Sidney, Courtney Cox’s Gale, and David Arquette’s Dewey return. The returning cast members ofI Know What You Did Last Summer’s reboot will mix with a new generation of younger cast members including Camila Mendes and Madelyn Cline. This approach proved successful for theScreamseries, where emerging stars like Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega were cast alongside Campbell and Cox.I Know What You Did Last Summer’s rebootis repeating this formula.
I Know What You Did Last Summerreboot star Camila Mendes worked with director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson before on 2022’s acclaimedDo Revenge.
The news thatR+B legend Brandyhas been approached by the creators ofI Know What You Did Last Summer’s reboot is a little more surprising. Evidently, the franchise is doubling down on the approach taken by theScreamseries. It was already reported that Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt would reprise the roles of Julie and Ray in the new movie. However, Brandy played the roommate of Hewitt’s character in the sequelI Still Know What You Did Last Summer. Her return proves that the franchise won’t just be bringing back the main characters of the franchise’s original movies.
Brandy’s Possible Return Hints At How Much Of The Past Will Affect I Know What You Did Last Summer’s Reboot
I Know What You Did Last Summer May Be Rooted In The Original Movies
While bringing backI Know What You Did Last Summer’s central duo makes sense, the return of a relatively minor character like Karla implies that the reboot’s plot will be entirely rooted in the franchise’s past. Karla’s role may merely be a cameo, but the assumption that viewers will remember a character fromI Still Know What You Did Last Summeralready implies a lot of familiarity with the original movies. Luckily,Sidney’s return to theScreammoviessucceeded despiteScream 2022bringing back minor characters like Randy’s sister Martha, soI Know What You Did Last Summer’s reboot may still work.
