Ryan Phillippe responded to rumors about his role in I know what you did last summer.
On Saturday July 19, the Instagram page of Prime Video shared a clip by Philippe, 50, in the Teen Horror Classic 1997.
They wrote: “Reese Witherspoon interviewed for I know what you did last summer But changed his mind and withdrew. Instead, she recommended her boyfriend at the time, Ryan Phillippe for the role of Barry. »»
Philippe took the comments to set the record straight and wrote: “I’m not sure that the story is truuuuuue, but it’s very cute.”
The Prime Video declaration probably comes from the interview of director Jim Gillespie with Digital spy In 2017, in which he noted that Reese had offered the role of Julie (who finally went to Jennifer Love Hewitt).
According to Jim, Reese refused the role but recommended Ryan, his then boyfriend, for the role of Barry.
“We actually made an offer to Reese Witherspoon first,” he said. “Reese entered and met us, but ultimately did not want to do it. But she pointed us to Ryan, quite funny. They came out together at this time. We asked her who was the hottest guy, in her opinion, and she said Ryan Phillippe. ”
The morning show The actress and Ryan began to go out together in 1997 and got engaged in 1998. The couple continued in Co-Star Cruel intentions In 1999. They made the knot in June of the same year.
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe welcomed two children, Ava, 25, and his Deacon, 21 years old. They separated in 2006 and finalized their divorce in 2007.
