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Freddie Prinze Jr. has been turning down roles for more than 15 years because they always offered him the same thing: Now his passion is wrestling.

 
 

It has been 27 years since we last saw them, but Julie James and Ray Bronson return to the saga
I Know What You Did Last Summer
… again interpreted by
Jennifer Love Hewitt
e
Freddie Prinz Jr.

They are not just special appearances in the movie. They are important characters

, guarantees the actor, who is now 49 years old, in an interview with US Weekly on the occasion of the premiere of the new movie in the franchise.

A quarter of the slasher series that recently premiered under the same title
I Know What You Did Last Summer
And it works at the same time as a reboot and a sequel of the original movie.

The new film features a new leading cast led by
Madelyn Cline
e
Chase Sui Wonders
, among others, but one of its main attractions is the return of the protagonists from the famous 90s movie. Both Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. also returned in the first sequel.
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
in 1998, but they were not part of the third part
I Will Always Know What You Did Last Summer
in 2006.


I doubted a lot about returning to participate for many reasons. Some were creative, because I was no longer the same, so I didn’t know what kind of character they wanted. I worried they wouldn’t give much importance. So I wasn’t interested. And then my friend…


Jennifer Kaytin Robinson


, who co-wrote and directed the film, told me: “I know you are going to say no, but let me present my version of the film.” And she put a lot of effort and soul into Julie and Ray.

, the self-convinced actor explained his decision to the press.

Freddie Prinze Jr.’s return to the franchise that made him famous in the 90s occurs at a time when the actor has been away from the spotlight for a long time. After the success of a number of romantic comedies and the films of
Scooby-Doo
, the actor participated in the 8th season of
24 Hours
and then he mainly dedicated himself to work as a voice actor. At that time, in addition, at the end of the first decade of the 2000s and the beginning of the second, he and
Sarah Michelle Gellar
They had become parents and he wanted to dedicate himself mainly to his children.

At the same time, Prinze took the opportunity to explore other of his interests and accepted a job at WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) as a producer, director, and creative consultant, and from then on, the world of wrestling became his great passion and one of his main professional motivations. Indeed, the actor has a podcast dedicated to commenting on the programs called Wrestling with Freddie since 2021, is part of the ownership team of the streaming platform Premier Streaming Network, and also of the MyFandom app for fans of this sport.


As for his career as an actor, Freddie Prinze Jr. continued to do some work, although in 2022 he confessed to Esquire that he was turning down almost everything that came his way:

They’ve offered me a lot of romantic comedies in the last 15 years. I just never read the scripts. I had no interest in doing them.

.

However, now we see him again in the role that made him famous, and he is as enchanted as the most nostalgic fans of the series in seeing Julie and Ray back:

It’s an interesting look at your relationship, your current situation, and how you are managing this new situation in your own way

.

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