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After Will Smith's I Am Legend came out the studio wanted to get a sequel into development. They wanted Smith to star in the sequel, the only problem was (spoiler!) his character died at the end of the first movie. Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman was hired to figure out how to make it happen.
In a recent interview with io9, Goldsman shared several of the ideas that he came up with for the film that thankfully never happened. None of the ideas seem like they could have really worked. When asked about the sequel, this is what he said,
The first movie was based on the 1954 novel by Richard Matheson, and Vincent Price starred in the 1964 adaptation The Last Man on Earth, which in my opinion is better than Smith's film.
I Am Legend 2 is a prequel to 2007′s post apocalyptic vampire film starring Will Smith. It has been bumped to a 2013 release. Or is the new I Am Legend a sequel? We have some of the details for the upcoming Will Smith apocalyptic sci-fi.
The prequel will reportedly follow Robert Neville (Smith) during the outbreak of the plague that turns most of the world’s population in the vampiric infected. However, this isn’t set in stone yet. Other reports have I Am Legend 2 taking place in the safe zone, with the community trying to find a cure for ‘The Infected’.
I hope its the latter, because I have little interest in a prequel at this point. Francis Lawrence has stated his desire to return to direct the movie, and he is apparently at work on the story.
Trailer
There is one, but I will not allow you to see it. Rather, I will describe it.
“In a world where vampires have taken over, movie studio execs realize that killing off the star of a big film is a mistake when you want a sequel. What answer will they come up with? A prequel.
Dun dun dun.
‘Ahhhh. ‘
People running around, but some of them are EVIL. Oh no, blood shoots from their mouths. They’re crawling up the walls! No human could ever do that! What evil has science brought into the world?”
Okay, so there isn’t a trailer.
I Am Legend 2 Release Date
I Am Legend 2 has been bumped to a 2013 release.
Who’s In It?
Will Smith… Robert Neville
Interesting Fact
Science is always screwing up the world. Which is why I never use technology. Not even when I write for a website. Think about it.
Related Movies
I Am Legend [2007]
What’s Good About It?
The first half of I Am Legend was pretty good, and the alternate ending was way better than the theatrical release. The second has potential, and I like director Francis Lawrence. Constantine was good too, so I’m looking forward to I Am Legend 2.
What’s Bad About It?
I heard a rumor that Scientologists started editing the film, and that’s why the ending was changed. If Will Smith has really gone over to the Dark Side, then this may suck.
Our Clever Prediction
Any action film Will Smith does makes money. There aren’t that many actors who I’d like to watch alone on screen for an hour, but he’s one. Hopefully the second film is scarier, and has a more cohesive story. Fingers crossed.
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