She revealed thatshe will not be returning as Helen because “I am dead.

Read her full description of the job below:

[I won’t reprise my role.]

However, Gellar’s behind-the-scenes involvementcould encourage more legacy cast members to join the project.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar as Helen Shivers holding a microphone onstage at the pageant in I Know What You Did Last Summer

Sarah Michelle Gellar as Helen Shivers getting stalked by the killer in I Know What You Did Last Summer

Announced in early 2023, I Know What You Did Last Summer is getting a new sequel from director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and writer Lead McKendrick with Jennifer Love Hewitt. The film will be a direct sequel to the 1997 horror film, ignoring the subsequent sequels and starting a new timeline.

Sarah Michelle Gellar as Helen Shivers screams at words written on her mirror in I Know What You Did Last Summer

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