Anyone hoping to see one actor fromGeneral HospitalinI Know What You Did Last Summer’s 2025 sequel risks leaving the theater disappointed, as the rising star’s scenes were sadly cut.General Hospital’s ever-changing castincludes plenty of stars who have moved on to other soap operas, as well as many actors who went on to have movie careers.
AsKristen Storms’ recentGeneral Hospitalrecastingproves, the long-running show frequently needs to replace actors due to scheduling conflicts. Thanks to the sheer number of episodesGeneral Hospitalhas produced and its 62 years on the air, the soap opera is used to actors coming and going from time to time.
However, anyone following one recentGeneral Hospitalstar’s career will be sad to learn his latest blockbuster role was cut, alongside an appearance byThe Summer I Turned Pretty’s Lola Tung. Speaking toPeople,I Know What You Did Last Summerdirector Jennifer Kaytin Robinson said:
“It was just one of those situations where it had nothing to do with Lola and Nicholas — they are both so fantastic. I really would love to work with them again. I loved working with them. They did a fabulous job. But in the larger tapestry of the film, it just didn’t fit… It sucks because you don’t want to do that to those actors. And it sucks when you love something as a scene, but that scene just doesn’t work in the final cut of the film.
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ActorNicholas Alexander Chavez left the soap in 2024 after playing Spencer Cassadine for three yearsand earning a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series in the role. Chavez immediately starred in both Netflix’sMonsters: The Lyle and Erik MenendezStoryand FX’sGrotesquerie, two Ryan Murphy productions that raised his profile even further.
Parade revealed that Chavez and Tung’s scenes didn’t make it into the final film.
Chavez’s star was on the rise when he was cast in2025’sI Know What You Did Last Summersequel, alongside Tung,Bodies Bodies Bodiesstar Chase Sui Wonders, andKnives Out: Glass Onion’s Madelyn Cline. However, although Cline and Wonders made the final cut,Paraderevealed that Chavez and Tung’s scenes didn’t make it into the final film.
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Chavez’s lost scenes are unfortunate for the 25-year-old rising star, asI Know What You Did Last Summerwould have been his first major movie. However, the deleted scenes may also be a major loss for the movie itself, as Chavez has rapidly established himself as an in-demand actor for complex, morally ambiguous characters in recent years.
General Hospitalairs on ABC.
From Lyle Menendez toGrotesquerie’s religious zealot Father Charlie Mayhew to his role in thelong-running soapGeneral Hospital,Chavez has balanced vulnerability and an aggressive edge in a way that blends camp and pathos. As such, he seems like a perfect fit forI Know What You Did Last Summer’s sequel.
Only time will tell how well, or poorlyI Know What You Did Last Summer’s follow-up is received, and Kaytin Robinson’s acclaimed Netflix teen movieDo Revengebodes well for the slasher. However, droppingGeneral Hospital’s latest breakout star may prove a mistake forI Know What You Did Last Summer’s sequel in the long run.
