Jennifer Love Hewitt on Horror Comeback: ‘I’m There for the Moms’

With nan bequest sequel “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (same title, different movie) little than a period distant from release, franchise stalwart Jennifer Love Hewitt sat down pinch Extra to talk her return to nan bid — a return that she says she ne'er expected.

“When I heard it was happening, I deliberation my honorable guidance was, ‘Oh my gosh. That’s awesome for them.’ I ne'er pictured them moreover asking maine to do it,” Hewitt said. For nan “9-1-1” star, her reprisal of Julie James serves arsenic a span betwixt nan procreation that embraced nan first movie and younger audiences.

“I person assurance that nan moms who are buying those tickets for their daughters to spot nan movie are location because they retrieve who Julie was, and they’re wherever I americium now, and we transportation that pinch pride,” Hewitt explained. “And so… their kids will emotion each nan young group successful nan movie and I’m location for nan moms.”

The original film, based connected nan classical teen caller by Lois Duncan (who had her ain fascinating backstory), recovered a group of teenagers pursued by a masked slayer pinch a hook nan summertime aft they struck a man pinch a car past coveted it up. Hewitt is being observant not to divulge specifications astir nan caller “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” leaving it at: “I could show you it’s called ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer,’ there’s a… slayer successful it, and a hook and Julie James. That’s what I could say.”

Hewitt credits the reboot’s existence to 1 of nan original horror movie “Final Girls.”

“[I’m] truthful psyched for Neve [Campbell] and… each nan group successful these franchises who are… coming backmost and doing these things. It’s really cool. I mean, Jamie Lee Curtis… paved nan measurement for each of america to beryllium capable to do 119 of these and proceed doing them into our 60s and still beryllium badasses,” Hewitt said. “[Curtis] deserves each nan credit. Like, it’s truthful cool, and nan remainder of america conscionable get to follow.”

“I Know What You Did Last Summer” hits theaters connected July 18. Watch nan trailer below: