Talk about the best kind of news:AquamanhelmerJames Wanwill direct the pilot of theI Know What You Did Last Summerremake for Amazon. A re-do of the 1997 teen horror film starringJennifer Love Hewitt,Sarah Michelle Gellar,Freddie Prinze Jr., andRyan Philippehas been discussed for a few years now, with news ofa feature-length film remakereported back in 2014.
News of Wan’s involvement in theI Know What You DidTV series reboot was buried in aDeadlinereport earlier this week about one of the film’s original producers,Neal Moritz, signing an overall deal with Amazon.I Know What You Didis being branded as a “YA horror series,” which means it could have a similar feel to MTV’sScream: The TV Seriesreboot. Deadline also reportsJohn Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellumco-writerShay Hattenis attached to pen the script. No other details have been reported yet.
It’s nice to see Wan returning to some familiar territory following a deep dive (yes, pun intended) into superhero movie territory. Wan is coming in hot off the success of 2018’sAquamanstarringJason Momoa,Amber Heard, and frequentThe ConjuringcollaboratorPatrick Wilson. In the wake (the pun is still intended, folks, and I will not stop) ofAquaman’s success, Wan has already signed on to direct the greenlit sequel. Additionally, directing thisI Know What You Didpilot isn’t the only TV directing Wan will do in the coming year or so; he’s also signed on to direct the pilot episode of Netflix’sThe Magic Order, an adaptation of theMark Millar/Olivier Coipelcomic series of the same name.
Production on theI Know What You Didseries seems to still be in the very early stages. Regardless, it already seems like it’s in good hands if Wan is going to direct the pilot and help set the tone for the rest of the series.
