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Sarah Michelle Gellar<\/a> said she will not be returning for the forthcoming I Know What You Did Last Summer<\/em> reboot, reminding fans that her character Helen Shivers died in the 1997 movie.<\/p>\nThe 47-year-old actor led the classic horror film alongside her now-husband Freddie Prinze Jr<\/a>, Jennifer Love Hewitt<\/a> and Ryan Phillippe. <\/p>\n<\/p>\nDirected by Jim Gillespie, the slasher follows four friends as they are stalked and taunted by a killer threatening to expose their murderous secret. <\/p>\n
Asked in an interview with People<\/em><\/a> if she was planning on reprising her role in the new film, Gellar confirmed she would not. <\/p>\n\u201cI am dead,\u201d she said of her beauty queen character Helen, who was fatally stabbed in the original film. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cMy best friend [Jennifer Kaytin Robinson] is directing it, so we joke that I have an unofficial job, which is I am continuity,\u201d she said of the upcoming project. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo I\u2019m always the one telling her, \u2018Well, that would happen, or that wouldn\u2019t happen with those characters,\u2019 so I do have kind of an unofficial job title.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/div>Sarah Michelle Gellar, pictured at San Diego Comin-Con in July, starred as Helen Shivers in the classic 1997 slasher \u2018I Know What You Did Last Summer\u2019 (Getty Images for IMDb)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nIt was recently revealed that Prinze Jr will reprise his role as Ray Bronson in the upcoming sequel, joining the previously announced cast of Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers and Jonah Haur-King. <\/p>\n
Hewitt is also in talks<\/a> to return for the new movie, though as of September 23, she was still in negotiations. <\/p>\n\n\n![\"Apple](\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/mobile-stores\/Apple_TV_Plus.png\")
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Written by Sam Lansky and Kaytin Robinson from a draft by Leah McKendrick, the untitled sequel is slated to be released on July 28, 2025. <\/p>\n
Just last week, Gellar expressed her interest in stepping <\/a>in for her late friend and fellow actor Shannen Doherty in a potential Mallrats<\/em> sequel. <\/p>\n
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Sarah Michelle Gellar<\/a> said she will not be returning for the forthcoming I Know What You Did Last Summer<\/em> reboot, reminding fans that her character Helen Shivers died in the 1997 movie.<\/p>\n The 47-year-old actor led the classic horror film alongside her now-husband Freddie Prinze Jr<\/a>, Jennifer Love Hewitt<\/a> and Ryan Phillippe. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Directed by Jim Gillespie, the slasher follows four friends as they are stalked and taunted by a killer threatening to expose their murderous secret. <\/p>\n Asked in an interview with People<\/em><\/a> if she was planning on reprising her role in the new film, Gellar confirmed she would not. <\/p>\n \u201cI am dead,\u201d she said of her beauty queen character Helen, who was fatally stabbed in the original film. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cMy best friend [Jennifer Kaytin Robinson] is directing it, so we joke that I have an unofficial job, which is I am continuity,\u201d she said of the upcoming project. <\/p>\n \u201cSo I\u2019m always the one telling her, \u2018Well, that would happen, or that wouldn\u2019t happen with those characters,\u2019 so I do have kind of an unofficial job title.\u201d<\/p>\n It was recently revealed that Prinze Jr will reprise his role as Ray Bronson in the upcoming sequel, joining the previously announced cast of Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers and Jonah Haur-King. <\/p>\n Hewitt is also in talks<\/a> to return for the new movie, though as of September 23, she was still in negotiations. <\/p>\n Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 days<\/p>\n New subscribers only. \u00a38.99\/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Try for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 days<\/p>\n New subscribers only. \u00a38.99\/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Try for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n As of now, plot details remain tightly under wraps. <\/p>\n Written by Sam Lansky and Kaytin Robinson from a draft by Leah McKendrick, the untitled sequel is slated to be released on July 28, 2025. <\/p>\n Just last week, Gellar expressed her interest in stepping <\/a>in for her late friend and fellow actor Shannen Doherty in a potential Mallrats<\/em> sequel. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<\/p>\n