‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Director Addresses Those Wild Jennifer Love Hewitt & Freddie Prinze Jr. Rumors

The buzz surrounding the legacy sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer, which released this month with the same title, has reached a fever pitch, and not just because fans have been eager to see Julie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and Ray (Freddie Prinze Jr.) return. Wild speculation recently suggested that Hewitt and Prinze Jr. had off-screen issues that made the two returning actors film all of their scenes for the summer slasher separately.

Thankfully, the film’s director, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, has stepped in via social media to clear up the rumors before too much stock begins to be placed in them. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Robinson responded to a fan account who attempted to “spark a debate” about the topic, referencing “cuts and separate shots” that give the appearance the actors may have filmed the scenes separately. The filmmaker’s response cleared the air by simply quoting the post and with a straightforward, “They absolutely shot their scenes together. Hope this helps.”

When the fan account responded to Robinson to apologize for adding to the fire, the director further clarified that she “totally get[s] why people might think that ‘cause of some of the coverage,but they are absolutely acting off each other. It was electric!”

Hewitt Continues to Find Herself at the Center of Unfounded Drama

The short-lived speculation about Hewitt and Prinze Jr. is only the continuation of a decades-running rumor mill, which was referenced in many of the replies in the original X thread where debate was sparked. Hewitt and Sarah Michelle Gellar, original I Know What You Did Last Summer co-star and Prinze Jr.’s wife, have been at the center of feud rumors since the initial film. In a recent interview with Vulture, Hewitt addressed these ongoing rumors and dismissed them as unfounded as well. “I honestly don’t even know what that was or how that all came to be,” she said of the alleged feud. “I just think people don’t want the narrative to be easy. Why do we always have to be against each other and out for each other?”

Hewitt also clarified that the two haven’t seen one another since the original film’s 1997 premiere, even though both were present at the revival’s premiere. “I haven’t seen Sarah. Literally, we’ve not talked since I saw her at 18 years old when the first movie came out,” she added. “That’s why it’s so funny to me. People were like, ‘Say something back.’ And I’m like, ‘What am I going to say? I’ve not seen her.’ On my side, we’re good. I have no idea where this is coming from.”

I Know What You Did Last Summer is now playing in theaters.