I Know What You Did Last Summer fans were ecstatic when it was announced that some original cast members would be returning for the 2025 legacy sequel, except one name was noticeably left off the list: Ryan Phillippe. Phillippe portrayed Barry Cox in the first installment of the film franchise, which was released in 1997. He was part of the core group of friends, which also included Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt), Ray Bronson (Freddie Prinze Jr.) and Helen Shivers (Sarah Michelle Gellar).