Overview

• The legacy sequel brought Jennifer Love Hewitt back as Julie James and reunited her on screen with Freddie Prinze Jr. as Ray Bronson to mentor a new group facing familiar horrors.
• Sarah Michelle Gellar returned in a surprise dream-sequence cameo as Helen Shivers, complete with the Croaker Queen crown recreated from the 1997 original.
• Brandy Norwood reprised her role as Karla in a mid-credits scene that directly sets up another chapter for the franchise.
• Director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson used her social account to confirm that Hewitt and Prinze Jr. filmed key scenes together, dispelling rumors that they shot separately.
• Robinson and co-writer Sam Lansky have revealed a plan for a follow-up installment, signaling that the slasher saga will continue.