‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Reboot Hooks ‘Oculus’ Filmmaker

Mike Flanagan will write and direct the slasher movie for Sony and Neal Moritz’s production company

In a disappointing decision, Sony has resorted to hiring “Oculus” filmmaker Mike Flanagan to reboot the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” franchise, an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap.

Flanagan will write and direct the reboot, which Neal Moritz will return to produce under his Original Film banner, along with Flanagan’s producing partner Jeff Howard.

Also read: ‘Oculus’ Review: Siblings Investigate Things That Go Bump in Their Past

While “Oculus” turned a profit earlier this year, the film did not live up to the hype in the eyes of this horror-loving reporter, proving to be a schlocky B-movie predicated on cheap jump-scares.

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