Sarah Michelle Gellar, the queen of 90s horror and our eternal Buffy, has officially dropped in on the set of the new I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel. And while she’s not dusting off her scream queen chops for an onscreen return, her hubby, Freddie Prinze Jr., is back and ready to scream at fishing hooks again.
Let’s rewind for those who’ve misplaced their VHS copies: Sarah starred in the 1997 horror classic, where her character met a, shall we say, fishy end. But who needs a character arc when you’ve got a direct line to the sequel’s director? Sarah’s declared herself part of the crew, playing what she calls an “unofficial job.” Translation: she’s there to make sure no one forgets what they did 27 summers ago.
On Wednesday (November 27), Sarah gave fans a peek behind the curtain—or rather, the director’s chair. She hopped on Instagram to share a cryptic photo of said chair, emblazoned with I Know What You Did Last Summer across the back. And just to keep us guessing, there was a sneaky computer monitor lurking in the background. Was it displaying script pages? Spoilers? Freddie’s lunch order? The world may never know.
But wait—Sarah wasn’t done sprinkling breadcrumbs of chaos. In the caption, she cheekily wrote, “Scooby Doo 3 coming soon,” tagging Freddie for good measure. This, of course, is a nod to their iconic roles as Fred and Daphne in the Scooby-Doo live-action films. (Imagine the crossover: Fred Jones vs. the Hook-Handed Killer. Just saying, Warner Bros, the pitch writes itself.)
While fans might be bummed that Sarah’s character can’t rise from the dead (no matter how many times we yell “Resurrect her!”), she seems more than happy haunting the set in spirit. Plus, she’s basically the continuity police now, making sure the sequel respects the 90s horror gospel.
So, even though Sarah Michelle Gellar isn’t slaying killers this time around, she’s still slaying us with her behind-the-scenes antics. As for Freddie, we can only hope he’s ready to face off with yet another suspiciously well-dressed fisherman. 🪝
