Sarah Michelle Gellar sparked ideas of a reprisal of beauty queen Helen Shivers from "I Know What You Did Last Summer" thanks to a photo shared from the set of the reboot slasher film, which will be directed by her close friend Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.
“Scooby Doo 3 coming soon….,” "The Scream 2" and "Buffy" alum shared a photo from the set of the slasher film, jokingly captioned her Instagram post, which features a chair with the I Know What You Did Last Summer logo.
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While Gellar’s husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., is set to reprise his role in the 1997 film, however, Gellar recently said in an interview she would not be returning to play Shivers.
“I am dead,” Gellar told People about the fate her character faced in the film.
Due to her closeness with the director and Prinze Jr., Gellar said she would be part of the sequel in an “unofficial” capacity.
“My best friend [Jennifer Kaytin Robinson] is directing it, so we joke that I have an unofficial job, which is I am continuity,” Gellar explained. “So I’m always the one telling her, ‘Well, that would happen, or that wouldn’t happen with those characters,’ so I do have kind of an unofficial job title.”
Jennifer Love Hewitt is also in talks to reprise her role. The sequel’s cast includes Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers, and Jonah Haur-King, with Lola Tung, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Austin Nichols, and Gabbriette rounding out the ensemble.
"I Know What You Did Last Summer" sequel will be released in theaters on July 18, 2025.