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Camila Mendes starred in the CW teen drama seriesRiverdaleand is now set to star in the classic slasherI Know What You Did Last Summerreboot,which is the perfect replacement.Thehorror reboot of the 1997 slasher castsOuter BanksstarMadelyn Cline as well. The original film follows teenagers trying to survive a serial killer whom they nearly murdered and covered up his alleged death the previous summer. The killer is known for wearing a fisherman’s hood and murdering his victims with a hook. Hopefully, these classic features will return to the reboot.
Mendes portrayed Veronica Lodge inRiverdale, which featured a lot of horror, similar toI Know What You Did Last Summer. She and her friends try to solve a murder in their town, which leads them all down a path of discovering cults, more murders, and even a crossover withChilling Adventures Of Sabrina.Riverdale’s cast and charactersbrought to life all these spooky storylines,prepping Mendes for a role like the one in the reboot ofI Know What You Did Last Summer.
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I Know What You Did Last Summer Is A Great Next Horror Role For Camila Mendes
She Already Has The Experience
I Know What You Did Last Summerincludes many terrifying scenes and requires its characters to solve a mystery and figure out who the fisherman killer is.Mendes' mystery-solving acting skills fromRiverdalewill fit perfectly in the rebootof this slasher. This is especially true since there was always some mystery to solve throughoutall seven seasons ofRiverdale. Not only will Mendes utilize these acting techniques in her new project, but it will also seem natural to see her in this role.
More characters add more suspense to the story. Mendes' experience in a big ensemble cast will make it easier to have good on-screen chemistry with her new co-stars.
Mendes' previouswork in a big ensemble cast onRiverdalealso sets her up to naturally appear well in the reboot ofI Know What You Did Last Summer.The 1997 slasher, and even its sequel,I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, feature an ensemble cast that the fisherman kills off one by one. More characters add more suspense to the story. Mendes' experience in a big ensemble cast will make it easier for her new co-stars to have good on-screen chemistry.
Riverdale’s Best Episodes Were The Ones That Leaned Into Horror
It Was Supposed To Be A Teen Horror Show
AlthoughRiverdalesometimes strayed away from the horror genre, it featured some of its best work when it did not. Some of this best work includes every time the Gargoyle King is shown on-screen. This terrifying monster made theshow abandon its main premiseas a murder mystery. Nevertheless, it is still one of the scariest television monsters. Featuring such a terrifying figurepromotes the idea that the cast could work in other horror projects, like Mendes in theI Know What You Did Last Summerreboot.
Riverdalealso incorporated other horror sub-genres, including multiple murders, which showed the range of the series and the actors.
The numerousmurders throughoutRiverdalealso showed off the series' potential in the horror genre.Some include when Midge dies, Miss Grundy being murdered, and every death in the Blossom family. Episodes like these let the show dip into the slasher genre and pay homage to the horror from the first season (which was all about murder).Riverdalealso incorporated other horror sub-genres, including multiple murders, which showed the range of the series and the actors. The range of horror further opens up the potential for the cast to be in various types of horror media.
What Camila Mendes Has Done Since Riverdale
She Has Been A Very Busy Actress
Towards the end ofRiverdaleand after the series wrapped up, Mendes starred in numerous roles. One of the most famous ones is when thisRiverdalestar took a high school role againin the Netflix filmDo Revenge. This preppy yet campy revenge tale also starsStranger Thingsactress Maya Hawke andGame of Thrones' Sofie Turner. The filmhighlighted how Mendes could perform in different types of high school atmospheres and her potential in comedy. It is yet another work that brought out Mendes' acting range.
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In the past year, Mendes has also been the lead in the romantic comedyUpgraded. Sure, she has had much experience dealing with on-screen relationships inRiverdale. Veronica and Archie’s (KJ Apa) romantic relationship was one of the most complicated ones in the series. This film, however, allowsMendes to lead a well-crafted rom-comandexhibit more of her range as an actress.She could play more roles than just a cheerleader with a boyfriend who eventually falls back in love with her best friend.
Now thatCamila Mendes has outgrownRiverdale, it is time for her to show off her acting range. TheCW teen drama did prepare her a lot for her new roles, as the show’s storyline went in all kinds of directions.Now, she can apply everything she has learned from working on this series to theI Know What You Did Last Summerreboot. This application can be especially useful since both are heavily dipped into the horror genre. It will be interesting to see if anything else Mendes has learned from her time onRiverdaleapplied to her future roles.
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A darker take on Archie, Betty, Veronica, and their friends from the Archie Comics series, Riverdale is a CW supernatural mystery series that sees the group trying to illuminate the truth surrounding various strange occurrences and murders in the titular town. When a teenage girl is found dead in the once-quiet town, the event starts a series of ever-growing mysteries that ultimately lead to darker secrets in the town’s history. Led by Archie, the Riverdale gang will attempt to navigate their new normal while dealing with all of the drama that comes with being high school teenagers.
