Sarah Michelle Gellar refused to return for I Know What You Did Last Summer

Sarah Michelle Gellar Was 'Pitched Some Crazy S---' to Return to 'I Know What You Did Last Summer', but Still Declined

The star had one major objection to returning for the upcoming 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' reboot Robert Zuckerman/Mandalay Ent/Kobal/Shutterstock Sarah Michelle Gellar in 1997's 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.'Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, the writer-director of the upcoming I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot, said that she could not convince Sarah Michelle Gellar to join the film because "she is dead"Gellar's character, Helen Shivers, …

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ reboot director tried “relentlessly” to get Sarah Michelle Gellar back

The director of the new I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot revealed that she tried “crazy shit” to get original star Sarah Michelle Gellar to return to the franchise. The Buffy The Vampire Slayer star was in the original 1999 film, about four friends who hide a body they accidentally hit with their car. However, a year later, a mysterious killer hunts them down in search of justice. Fans wanted Gellar to return for the movie, which brings ba…

Sarah Michelle Gellar refused to return for I Know What You Did Last Summer

Sarah Michelle Gellar has a good reason she won't be back for the I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel.

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Director ‘Tried Relentlessly’ to Convince Sarah Michelle Gellar to Return for Sequel Despite Her Character’s Death: I Had to ‘Pitch Some Crazy S—’

Director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson couldn't bring Sarah Michelle Gellar's Helen back from the dead for the "I Know What You Did Last Summer" reboot.

Sarah Michelle Gellar Says 'IKWYDLS' Fans Haven't Found 1 Trailer Easter Egg

Columbia PicturesAlthough Sarah Michelle Gellar is not returning for the I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel, her character Helen Shivers is still a big part of the new iteration. The first trailer, which dropped on April 22, includes a notable shoutout to the fallen beauty queen — but there’s another Easter egg that’s so subtle, Gellar says nobody has discovered it yet.“There's one more [reference to Helen] in the trailer that people haven't…

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Writer-Director Pitched “Some Crazy S—” To Try To Get Sarah Michelle Gellar To Return

Although Jennifer Kaytin Robinson‘s I Know What You Did Last Summer brings back some familiar faces, don’t expect to see any reigning Croaker Queens. The writer-director of the sequel, which premieres July 18 in theaters, recently admitted that she “tried relentlessly” to get her pal Sarah Michelle Gellar to reprise her role as the doomed […]