Sarah Michelle Gellar reveals when she’ll work with Freddie Prinze Jr. again

Sarah Michelle Gellar has revealed the one condition that would see her reunite on screen with husband Freddie Prinze Jr — and fans may have to wait a little longer.

The couple, who met on the set of I Know What You Did Last Summer and have been together for more than two decades, remain one of Hollywood’s most beloved love stories.

But while they’ve shared the screen before — most famously in Scooby-Doo — Gellar says timing is everything when it comes to working together again.

‘Never say never,’ she told Metro on the red carpet for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.

However, she added: ‘Not while our children are still in the house because one of us has to be home at all times. Never say never. I’ve learned that one, but not right now.’

Gellar has spent much of the past decade stepping back from the spotlight to focus on family life.

Gellar and Prinze Jr share two children, Charlotte and Rocky, and she has long been open about prioritising being a present parent over chasing roles.

That’s part of why her recent return to acting has felt so deliberate and exciting.

After a string of defining roles around the late 90s and early 2000s — including Scream 2, Cruel Intentions, Scooby-Doo, and The Grudge — Gellar largely stepped away from major projects, cultivating a quieter life that she shares with more than four million followers on Instagram.

Her comeback began with a turn in Netflix’s Do Revenge in 2022, followed by a leading role in Paramount+’s supernatural drama Wolf Pack.

Now, she’s taking on one of her most exciting parts yet.

In Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, the sequel to the cult 2019 horror hit, Gellar plays Ursula Danforth, a villainous role that taps into the same sharp, no-nonsense energy that made her Cruel Intentions performance so iconic.

Speaking to Metro at the film’s premiere, she said embracing the darker side was a major draw: ‘So much fun. Villains get to do all the fun stuff. Like, you know, they get to twist, twirl their mustache and say the crazy shit. Like, it’s fun to be on both sides.’

The film once again leans into its chaotic, satirical ‘eat-the-rich’ themes of the original, though Gellar is happy for audiences to take from it what they will.

‘I always say it’s up to the audience, right?’ she explained. ‘If you want to go and just have a crazy ride and see this out there crazy fun movie, then go see this movie. If you want to take the messages then do that… the message is there, but only if you feel like taking it.’

The role has already sparked strong reactions, with some calling it her best in 20 years — something she doesn’t entirely dispute.

‘I mean, I loved it. I don’t disagree,’ she said. ‘Ursula was so much fun… it’s one of those things as an actor, you just get lucky.’

For now, any on-screen reunion with her husband will have to wait, but, as Gellar says, never say never.

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