Jennifer Love Hewitt felt ‘anxious’ about I Know What You Did Last Summer return

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Jennifer Love Hewitt admits she felt anxious about how fans would react to her return in the new I Know What You Did Last Summer movie.

The 46-year-old actress reprises her iconic role as Julie James in the latest installment of the horror franchise — but she says she was hesitant at first.

“All of my friends had to talk me into it,” she told Vulture.
“Literally up until the last night before shooting, they were like, ‘You know you’re going tomorrow, right?’”

Hewitt first played the role in the original 1997 film, but returning decades later brought new concerns — mainly about aging in the public eye.

“What people were going to say about how much older I would seem than when I was 18 — that’s literally the only thing I was anxious about,” she admitted.

She also revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that she initially questioned the purpose of bringing Julie back.

“I was hesitant at first. I wanted to make sure that she fit into the movie in the right way and that there was a reason for her to come back besides just the ‘90s nostalgia moment,” she said.
“I wanted her part in the movie to matter and for the audience to feel like they were proud of who she has become.”

Jennifer said she was happy with how her character evolved.

“She’s exactly who I thought she would be and who I wanted her to be, honestly.”

Interestingly, she didn’t want Julie to appear fully healed from past traumas.

“As weird as it sounds, it was really important for me to not see a Julie James that had healed her trauma. She needed to stay in trauma... so this version of her feels right.”

Despite playing the same character, Jennifer said it felt like stepping into a new role.

“What’s beautiful about this movie is that she feels like the same person from the original movie, but she also feels like a new character in some ways because of all the time that’s gone by.”

To prepare, she rewatched the original — this time with her kids.

“It was my kids’ first horror movie. They really wanted to watch it together... so it was really fun and exciting and interesting to go back and watch that girl on the road that night.”