I Know What You Did Last Summer Release Date Confirmed

Summary I Know What You Did Last Summer's legacy sequel is set for release on July 18, 2025.

Jennifer Love Hewitt has expressed interest in returning, but this has not been confirmed.

The 2025 release could lead to a box-office showdown between Hewitt's Julie and Neve Campbell's Sidney.

Sony and Columbia Pictures’ legacy sequel I Know What You Did Last Summer has secured its release date. Originally based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan, 1997’s original I Know What You Did Last Summer featured several high-profile stars of the era including Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillipe, and Freddie Prinze Jr. Since its initial release, the franchise would also go on to spawn two sequels and a short-lived I Know What You Did Last Summer television reboot. A new legacy sequel was first announced in February 2023.

The highly anticipated project has taken another major step forward, with the movie securing an official 2025 release date. Currently slated to arrive in theaters on July 18, 2025, the new sequel is set to be directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson based on a script penned by Leah McKendrick. Neil Moritz, who produced the original movie and its 1998 sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, is also set to return as producer.

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Audiences could once again see Hewitt’s Julie James going head-to-head with Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott to determine exactly who is horror’s ultimate final girl.

While slasher movies owe their origins to films made decades before 1997’s I Know What You Did Last Summer, the late 1990s were considered a creative renaissance for the horror genre. Ignited by the success of 1996’s Scream, Hollywood studios would follow suit with a wide assortment of their slasher movies helmed by the high-profile teen idols of the day.

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Even though most of those films would fail to capture even a fraction of the critical and commercial success of Wes Craven’s Scream, the original I Know What You Did Last Summer stands as one of the more successful attempts to capitalize on the genre’s sudden resurgence. Moreover, it also benefited from a script penned by Scream creator and screenwriter, Kevin Williamson. Now, with the franchise’s latest legacy sequel securing a 2025 release date, audiences could once again see Hewitt’s Julie James going head-to-head with Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott to determine exactly who is horror’s ultimate final girl.

With Scream 7 retooling its premise to focus on Campbell’s return to the franchise, and I Know What You Did Last Summer intent on bringing Hewitt back, a potential 2025 box-office showdown could be an exciting prospect for horror fans. Hewitt's return has not been confirmed, but she has expressed interest in returning for the sequel. Of course, Scream 7 is still yet to receive its official release date, but the potential for a direct clash between the two horror franchises remains a thrilling possibility.

I Know What You Did Last Summer releases July 18, 2025

Source: Sony