I know what you did last summer Casting is being finalized ahead of a planned release next summer.
Madelyn Cline, Neflix star Outer Banksand Camila Mendes, who plays Veronica on the long-running CW series riverdaleare in talks to lead the cast of Sony Pictures’ remake of the 1997 horror film.
Tony Award nominee Sarah Pidgeon is also in talks; Atlanta’s Tyrik Withers and Jonah Hauer-King to play Prince Eric in Disney’s live-action remake little mermaid.
THR It was previously reported that Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. were in talks to reprise their roles from the first film.
Jennifer Keating Robinson (revenge) is directing the new project from an original script by Leah McKendrick, co-written with Sam Lansky. Neal Moritz, one of the original producers, is producing the reboot.
Sony is moving quickly and the feature is expected to be released on July 18, 2025.
I know what you did last summer The film was released on October 17, 1997 and grossed over $72 million ($142 million today). With a cast that includes Hewitt, Prinze, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe, the story follows a group of friends who are stalked by a villain with a hook after they try to cover up for hitting him with their car. s story. The original movie was made by scream The series was written by Kevin Williamson and adapted from the 1973 novel of the same name by author Louis Duncan.
Hewitt and Prinze returned for the 1998 sequel I still know what you did last summerwhile in 2006 I’ll always know what you did last summer Starring an all-new cast, the show is purely family entertainment. Amazon launched a streaming series based on the property in 2021.
The model number of the new model is 2022 scream The reboot mixes the original cast with a cast of young up-and-comers, including Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera. It also follows the studio’s strategy of trying to develop the next generation of stars, as seen in the Sydney Sweeney-Glen Powell romantic comedy anyone but you.
Mendes rose to prominence with her role as Veronica in the show riverdale, ended its run last year. Her recent work includes the 2024 feature Upgraded version and musicin addition to co-producing the 2022 Netflix teen dark comedy with Robinson revenge.
Klein is best known for her role as Sarah Cameron in the show Outer Banks. Additionally, she is a member of Rian Johnson’s list of suspects. Glass Onion: The Mystery of Knives Out.
Pidgeon currently stars on broadway stereo, reprising the role of Diana, a role she created off-Broadway with Playwrights Horizons. “Playing Music,” which tells the story of a Fleetwood Mac-like band on the verge of stardom, set a record for most Tony Award nominations earlier this year with 13 nods, including one for Pidgeon . Her work has also been nominated for a Drama League Outstanding Performance Award and an Outer Critics Circle Outstanding Performer Award. On screen, she stars as young Kathryn Hahn in the Hulu series. beautiful little thing and is the protagonist of the Amazon series wilderness.
Withers is probably best known for his work on the FX series Atlantaabout to make its big screen breakthrough, recently concluded heoriginal name goat, Universal Pictures and Monkeypaw Productions. Withers stars in this psychological thriller about a promising young NFL quarterback who is invited to train with the team’s aging star, played by Marlon Wayans. The film will be released in September 2025.
Hauer-King is a British actor who starred in the TV series ” little woman and Howards End. He recently starred in Tattooist at AuschwitzThe historical drama premiered on Peacock this spring.
Klein is repped by CAA, Bold Talent Agency, Entertainment 360 and Hirsch Wallerstein, while Mendes is repped by CAA and Luber Roklin Entertainment.
Pidgeon is repped by Gersh, Anonymous Content and Jackoff Austin; Withers is repped by CAA and Jackoff Austin; Hauer-King is repped by CAA, United Agents UK and Jackoff Austin.
