Sony Pictures just dropped the trailer for summer's 'deadliest' film – and fans are getting 'chills' at the first look.
Starring Madelyn Cline and Jonah Hauer-King, I Know What You Did Last Summer marks the much-anticipated fourth instalment in the iconic '90s slasher series, promising fresh twists and turns as a mysterious killer stalks a group of friends with a murky past.
The Scream-style horror sequel is poised to be the "most brutal bloodbath yet" and promises the return of some familiar faces from the original '90s cast – notably, the iconic Jennifer Love Hewitt.
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How did fans react to the trailer?
After the trailer dropped, fans took to social media to express their excitement, with one person commenting on YouTube: "The trailer is insane, can’t wait to see it". A second person wrote: "OMG I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS, I’m a big fan of the original movies and seeing that the original cast is gonna be in it, it's just aaaaahhhhhh".
© Alamy Stock PhotoMeanwhile, on Instagram, one fan wrote: "I haven’t been this excited for a horror film in a VERY long time!" while another penned: "The last part just gave me chills".
What happens in I Know What You Did Last Summer?
Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, the film begins at an engagement party of Danica (Madelyn Cline), who opens up a card that reads: "I know what you did last summer".
© Alamy Stock PhotoThe official synopsis goes on to explain: "When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences.
"A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer… and is hell-bent on revenge. As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to two survivors of the massacre of 1997 for help."
© Alamy Stock PhotoWho stars in I Know What You Did Last Summer?
Leading the group of friends is Madelyn Cline (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery), alongside Chase Sui Wonders (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid), Tyriq Withers (Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead) and Sarah Pidgeon (The Friend).
© Sony Pictures via Getty ImagesDespite being an "all-new" horror, viewers can expect "at least two big-hitter stars" from the '90s version – including Jennifer Love Hewitt as Julie and Freddie Prinze Jr as Ray.
What can viewers expect?
Talking to Entertainment Weekly, director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson said: “Visually, for me, it was about going back to my biggest touchstone for this movie, Jaws. I was like, ‘I want beautiful colours, beautiful setting, blue water, red blood’. For me, it's kind of like a throwback, and what I hope is that it feels like it's fresh in its nostalgia.”
© Alamy Stock PhotoI Know What You Did Last Summer is out in cinemas on 18 July.
