First reactions to I Know What You Did Last Summer were positive, and longtime fans were thrilled that both Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. returned to their roles. But JLH needed some convincing, specifically related to how Julie was handling her trauma all these years later. As she said in a ScreenRant TikTok:

Jennifer Love Hewitt said in a new interview that she and Sarah Michelle Gellar have not been in touch since the original 1997 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' released, when asked about rumors of a feud between the two women.

Jennifer Love Hewitt spoke with Vulture about a rumored 28-year feud with her I Know What You Did Last Summer after reprising her role as Julie James in the reboot