I Know What You Did Last Summer star confesses 90s horror reboot isn’t ‘gory enough’ for her
When the first trailer for the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot dropped, horror fans were thrilled by tiny glimpses at the ‘brutal’ death scenes – but one of the stars has revealed she wanted even more destruction.
After what feels like years of waiting, the slasher sequel will be released in cinemas on July 18, following a vengeful hook-wielding killer hunting a new group of Southport locals.
Madelyn Cline and Chase Sui Wonders lead the way in the revival, alongside Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers and Sarah Pidgeon – while OG icons Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr reprise their roles as Julie James and Ray Bronson respectively.
Following director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s promise that the horror aspect would be ‘ratcheted up to 100’, movie lovers were sent into a spin when a teaser showed one character being stabbed with a harpoon.
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However, speaking to Metro ahead of the premiere, Madelyn Cline – who plays Danica – told us that the shoot wasn’t quite as gruesome as she was hoping for.
No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Columbia Pictures/Everett/Shutterstock (15242941p) I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, from left: Sarah Pidgeon, Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, 2025. ph: Brook Rushton / ? Columbia Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection I Know What You Did Last Summer - 2025
Sarah Pidgeon,Madelyn Cline and Chase Sui Wonders lead the way in the new I Know What You Did Last Summer film (Picture: Sony Pictures)
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Madelyn teased that she wanted more gore (Picture: FilmMagic)
When asked if she jumped straight into the stunts, gore and blood, or if anything went wrong at any point, she laughed: ‘I think, to me, it was not gore-heavy enough … We wanted to go all gas, no breaks.
‘Everything went really smoothly. We had at least a month of prep with stunts and lots and lots of tests to make sure because Jen is very meticulous.
‘That’s why I think she is the person to tell this story, because she’s very specific. She’s very meticulous, and she cares deeply about the way everything turns out.
‘Everything was great.’
To be fair, the trailer showed Danica enjoying a relaxing bath while her co-star was being attacked by the harpoon so she may have missed that particular moment…
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A fresh batch of Southport locals find themselves on the wrong side of a vengeful killer (Picture: Sony Pictures)
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Freddie Prinze Jr and Jennifer Love Hewitt reprised their roles (Picture: Sony Pictures)
In the upcoming flick, a group of friends accidentally cause a deadly car accident before covering up their involvement and making a pact to keep it a secret – something that locals in Southport know a lot about…
Unfortunately for the gang, their past comes back to haunt them, and they find themselves stalked by a mysterious killer hell-bent on revenge exactly a year after the fateful incident.
The original I Know What You Did Last Summer was released in 1997 and became an instant hit, with Julie and Ray jetting out to the Bahamas for the sequel the following year.
With the success of the franchise so far, Madelyn conceded that the cast felt ‘pressure’ to do the original movies justice, while giving everything a ‘modern’ twist.
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Jennifer and Freddie starred in the original movie with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe (Picture: Columbia)
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Will they manage to survive a third time around? (Picture: Mandalay Ent)
‘Well, yes, of course! I think we knew going into it, it was going to be its own,’ she continued.
‘It’s not a standalone, but definitely the goal was to compliment the original and bring back what made the original so good as much as we possibly could.
‘But also reintroduce new elements, and give a modern twist, and hopefully bring back everything that people loved, and also give them something to look forward to.’
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