After making a return of action in the last I know what you did last summer The sequel, Jennifer Love Hewitt, made some honest comments about women -led horror films.
The 46 -year -old actress, who repeated her role as Julie James from the 1997 original film, shared that her return is more than just a fan service; It is about showing that 40 -year -old women can still be powerful protagonists in horror films.
In the last film, Julie returned as older, wiser and working as a trauma expert, which, according to the Hewitt, is as relevant as ever. “It shows the young girls that we age, and you cannot tell us. Women in these horror films that return are strong. And they mean something in this world,” he said proudly.
Hewitt then compared his return with another actress who played the main role in horror films such as Jamie Lee Curtis in Hallowe’en and Neve Campbell in Shout.
Hewitt believes that her character gave a strong message to the audience: “Fans want to see them. Where other parts of society try to go, Oh, well, she has become a little older, so we will go looking for this person now, ‘The final girls’ are not age.
