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<i>I Know What You Did Last Summer</i> (franchise)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (franchise)

Horror media franchise


I Know What You Did Last Summer is an American horror film franchise consisting of three slasher films and one television series, loosely based on the novel of the same name by Lois Duncan. The first installment was written by Kevin Williamson, directed by Jim Gillespie, and released in 1997.

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The first two installments star Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Muse Watson. In addition, the supporting cast includes: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Johnny Galecki in the first film, with Brandy, Mekhi Phifer and Matthew Settle in the second film.

Novel

In 1973, Lois Duncan's I Know What You Did Last Summer was published. It was republished as a tie-in to the film in 1997 and once again in 2018 with some of its content modernized. The film adaptation reenvisioned the story of the novel as a violent slasher film, as opposed to the slow-burn mystery nature of the novel.

Films

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I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. But exactly one year later, a mysterious fisherman begins stalking the friends.

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)

The murderous fisherman with a hook stalks the two surviving teens, Julie James and Ray Bronson who left him for dead. Despite Julie's warnings, her friends do not believe her until it is too late, and the fisherman begins a second murder spree at a posh island resort in the Bahamas.

I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)

A group of teenagers in Colorado find themselves being stalked and killed one by one by a mysterious figure with a hook, exactly one year after they covered up a friend's accidental death.

Untitled fourth film

In September 2014, Sony Pictures revealed plans to remake the film, with Mike Flanagan and Jeff Howard writing the script. The film was a high priority and was initially set for release in 2016. Further, the new direction and scope of the film would need an estimated budget of $15–20 million.[1][2] Flanagan confirmed that this new iteration of the franchise would not include elements of the 1973 novel nor of the 1997 feature film,[3]. The project was ultimately never made and was subsequently canceled.[4]

In February 2023, a legacy sequel was announced to be in development with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. in negotiations to reprise their respective roles. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson will direct the film from a script written by Leah McKendrick, based on an idea by Robinson and McKendrick. Neal H. Moritz will serve as producer. The plot is said to be similar in approach to Scream (2022), in which characters from the original film are included in a story featuring a younger cast.[5] In March, Prinze Jr. said in an interview that he had not received an offer to join the film, explaining: "They just said that to get people excited. I haven't spoken to anyone at their company, my agents haven't received an offer from them whatsoever".[6] He later said that Original Film announced the sequel without him and Hewitt signed on yet just to excite the fans and that he met with Robinson after the announcement to discuss his possible involvement. He noted that the meeting left him impressed with her idea for the film, but noted that he has not currently signed on to appear as there is no script and has received no concrete offer yet.[7] In December, Hewitt said that she would definitely reprise her role.[8][9] In March 2024, McKendrick teased a social media aspect to the film.[10]

Television

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I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021)

Amazon Studios acquired the rights in July 2019 to develop a television series adaptation with Neal H. Moritz and James Wan producing.[11][12] Craig Macneill directed the pilot episode, written by Sara Goodman.[13] Madison Iseman, Brianne Tju, Ezekiel Goodman, Ashley Moore, Sebastian Amoruso, Fiona Rene, Cassie Beck, Brooke Bloom, and Bill Heck star in the series.[14] It was released on October 15, 2021.

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Reception

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Novelization

In 1998, a paperback release of the screenplay for I Still Know What You Did Last Summer was published by Pocket Books.[ISBN missing]


References

  1. Miska, Brad (September 15, 2014). "'I Know What You Did Last Summer'... and It Was a Remake". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  2. Squires, John (June 26, 2017). "What's Going On With the 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Remake?". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  3. N'Duka, Amanda (July 26, 2019). "James Wan Directing 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Pilot for Amazon!". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  4. Squires, John (October 14, 2020). "Amazon Orders Up "I Know What You Did Last Summer" Television Series from Producer James Wan!". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  5. Otterson, Joe (December 9, 2020). "'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Series at Amazon Taps Craig Macneill to Direct Pilot (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  6. "I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  7. "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  8. "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  9. "I Know What You Did Last Summer". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on January 4, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  10. "I Know What You Did Last Summer". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  11. "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  12. "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer". Metacritic. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  13. "I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

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