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The crux of the narrative in Bad Boys: Ride or Die is directly related to something that occurs in the previous film, Bad Boys for Life. This is, of course, the death of Joe Pantoliano's Captain Conrad Howard. He's killed by none other than Armando Aretas, the illegitimate son of Will Smith's Det. Lt. Mike Lowrey. In the most recent film, Captain Howard's name is being besmirched. And he's not even around to defend himself. ComicBook asked The Matrix actor if he gained additional closure in the reprisal of his quotable Bad Boys role, to which Pantoliano jokingly replied:

He just got extra cash. I think the audience was disappointed that they killed him off and so they found a way to bring him back.

But Lowery is around to defend his late Captain, as is Lowery's partner, Det. Lt. Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence). And, speaking of Will Smith's character Lowery,...

I Am Legend 2 will see Michael B. Jordan join Will Smith, potentially setting him up to replace Smith as the franchise lead. Will Smith has never introduced a new franchise lead before, making I Am Legend 2 a potential career first for him. The sequel could see Smith's character, Robert Neville, sacrifice himself to pave the way for Jordan to take the lead role.

Will Smith has had a long and successful career as an A-list movie star, and the upcoming sequel I Am Legend 2 could break new ground in his career thanks to the inclusion of Michael B. Jordan. While I Am Legend 2 has been confirmed, there aren't many details yet about what direction it will take. It's known that the alternate ending from I Am Legend, which is far more consistent with the original Richard Matheson novel's ending, will provide the direction for the sequel.

"I Am Legend 2" may be in development, but "Hancock" deserves a sequel more due to its unanswered questions and sequel set-up. Creative differences hindered progress on "Hancock 2," with the original also facing development issues. Will Smith's recent sequels demonstrate that "Hancock 2" still has potential, especially if "I Am Legend 2" is successful.

Though I Am Legend 2 is currently in development, there's another Will Smith movie that deserves a sequel even more. Warner Bros. confirmed I Am Legend 2 is in development in March 2024, over 16 years after the original movie was released in 2007. In the original I Am Legend, Will Smith played Robert Neville, a scientist who was one of the few survivors of a world-ending plague that turned some people into vampire-like mutants called Darkseekers. The sequel will see Smith reprise that role, and it has also cast Michael B. Jordan as a yet-unknown character.

Will Smith’s return to music with his new track Work of Art has fans scratching their heads and some even cringing. The fresh single, which was supposed to mark his grand comeback, has instead left listeners questioning his artistic direction. While Smith aimed to drop a hit, the response has been anything but flattering.

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The song’s reception suggests that what was meant to be a triumphant return’s instead become a musical misstep. Dive into the buzz and find out why Will Smith’s latest effort is being met with such mixed feelings.

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What is Will Smith yapping about?—This was the resounding question on everyone’s lips after The Fresh...

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air had a secret life as a devoted dog dad—almost. The actor formed an extraordinary bond with the dog, who played his loyal companion in a million-dollar film. Their on-set bond was undeniable, and Smith’s attempts to adopt her became the stuff of Hollywood legend.

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This unlikely duo’s story is a beautiful reminder of the special connections that can form on set. It’s a heartwarming tale of a man and his furry co-star that will leave you wanting more!

Will Smith’s canine co-star from I Am Legend was so much more than just a good girl Will Smith as Robert Neville in I Am Legend | Warner Bros. Pictures

The Bad Boys star Will Smith was so smitten by his canine co-star from the $585 million blockbuster I Am Legend that he wanted to adopt her.

Fans left wanting more after 2007’s box office smash “I Am Legend” are in for a treat, as Warner Bros. has officially given the green light to a sequel that will see Will Smith reprising his iconic role as scientist Robert Neville nearly 15 years later. Even more exciting, the studio has tapped acclaimed director Steven Caple Jr. (“Creed II”) to helm the project, reuniting him with Michael B. Jordan, who sources say is currently in negotiations to join Smith in the lead cast.

Based on the seminal 1954 novel by Richard Matheson, the first film told Neville’s solitary struggle to find a cure in a New York City overrun by mysterious mutant creatures after a deadly virus wiped out most of humanity. While the 2007 adaptation took some liberties with the source material, it was a massive box office hit, grossing over $585 million worldwide and cementing Smith as an action star.

I Am Legend 2 will incorporate a key revelation from the source material, continuing Dr. Neville's story. Will Smith will return to lead the cast in the upcoming sequel, following the alternate ending of the original film. The Darkseekers in I Am Legend 2 may gain the ability to speak, evolving into more complex creatures.

I Am Legend 2 will add to the original movie's lore, but there's one revelation in particular it can include that originates in the pages of the source material. Originally published in 1954, Richard Matheson's I Am Legend serves as the inspiration for the 2007 movie starring Will Smith. While Matheson never penned a sequel to his book, the story of Smith's version of Dr. Robert Neville will continue after I Am Legend 2 leaves the pre-production phase.

Despite his character dying at the end of the original movie, Will Smith will return to lead...

I Am Legend 2 is still in the works and the word on the street is it might have found its director. More on the story below.

I Am Legend 2 has been in the works for a good few years now and we’ve had a somewhat steady flow of news. We already know Will Smith is returning and will be joined by Michael B. Jordan and Akiva Goldsman is penning the script for the long overdue sequel.

Deadline now reports that Steven Caple Jr. is in talks with Warner Bros to helm the sequel. Deadline emphasises that it’s still early days, but there must be something to their story if they felt confident enough to run it.

Caple Jr. previously directed Creed II as well as Transformers: Rise of the Beast and if he does sign on to direct I Am Legend 2, it would be his second collaboration with Michael B.

The upcoming sequels 28 Years Later and I Am Legend 2 could revive the zombie movie trend of the 2000s. Although they are very different, both movies tap into different aspects of the genre's 2000s heyday. The small screen is still experiencing zombie oversatuation, which may hamper the movies' ability to properly resurrect the genre.

28 Years Later and I Am Legend 2 could be responsible for the comeback of a major movie subgenre of the 2000s. After having development issues for more than a decade, the sequel to 2007's I Am Legend, which itself was loosely adapted from the Richard Matheson novella of the same name, was officially announced in 2023. The post-apocalyptic sequel is set to have Will Smith reprise his original role as Robert Neville alongside Michael B. Jordan as a new original character.

The upcoming 28 Years Later, which was announced in early 2024, will revive another long-dormant franchise. Although 2002's...

I Am Legend 2 is moving forward at Warner Bros., continuing from the original movie's alternate ending that stuck closer to the novel. Will Smith's character, Dr. Neville, survives in the alternate ending, which is necessary for his return in I Am Legend 2 and aligns with the themes of the original novel. The use of the alternate ending in I Am Legend 2 may confuse audiences who are familiar with the original theatrical ending, but it is a better choice than using the theatrical ending.

I Am Legend 2 is going ahead at Warner Bros., following on from the original movie's alternate ending, which presents an issue for the sequel. Starring Will Smith, I Am Legend follows Dr. Robert Neville as he navigates a post-apocalyptic New York, accompanied only by his loyal German Shepherd: Samantha. Neville, a virologist, attempts to concoct a cure for the vampiric plague that...

Ready to jump to another solar system, navigate a dystopian future, or battle a beast from beyond the stars? Science-fiction movies often combine cutting-edge special effects with sneaky morality tales. They’re also a heck of a lot of fun to watch. Rolling Stone just published its list of the 150 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies of All Time. Because we love a good list, we pulled together all your streaming options for this impressive collection.

Nearly every streaming service offers at least one of these gems. Though these movies may shift from one service to another, this page will automatically update with the current streaming options for each film, so add this one to your bookmarks and come back when you want to work your way through the list!

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Will Smith's return for "I Am Legend 2" is a pleasant surprise, considering his character's death in the first film. The I Am Legend sequel will ignore the original film's ending and bring back Smith's character, which is delightful for fans. Smith's absence in the "Independence Day" sequel is even more disappointing in light of his role reprisal in "I Am Legend 2."

Will Smith's absence in a popular sci-fi franchise's sequel seven years ago is all the more disappointing in the wake of his exciting return for I Am Legend 2. Smith's reprisal as Robert Neville for the forthcoming I Am Legend follow-up came as a pleasant yet truly shocking surprise, especially when considering the fate of his titular character in the debut film. As the only survivor of a mutant plague left in New York City, Neville searches for a cure to reverse the effects of the virus that has turned the population into Darkseekers,...

The Will Smith Redemption Tour made a stop in the Middle East over the weekend, as the star appeared at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia. It was here that he hinted at his various “mistakes” and teased I Am Legend 2.

Speaking at the event, Will Smith said, “I love puzzles, I love problems. Yeah, so I started making my own problems. Life is going too well.” One of those problems, of course, was assaulting a comedian in front of millions of viewers for making a mediocre joke about his wife. Another is that Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, have one of the most unhinged “relationships” in Hollywood.

Still, Will Smith was reportedly met with a welcome reception, with fans cheering his arrival and commitment to the crowd. On this – and his claimed attempts at bringing positivity to the world – he said, “Fame is a unique monster…...

Will Smith confirms he will be working alongside Michael B. Jordan on I Am Legend 2. The script for the sequel follows the alternative ending of the first movie where Smith's character lives. The sequel is likely to explore the moral question of Neville potentially being seen as a villain in the post-apocalyptic world.

Will Smith gives a careful update on the status of I Am Legend 2, hinting at the status of the production and the direction of the post-apocalyptic follow-up. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the 2007 movie was an adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel, centered on lone surviving scientist Robert Neville (Smith) wandering a New York ravaged by a virus that has transformed humanity into monsters. Smith is set to reprise the role of Neville in the upcoming sequel, while Michael B. Jordan is set to both star in an undisclosed role and produce the feature.

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Will Smith confirms he will be reprising his role in the sequel to I Am Legend, alongside Michael B. Jordan. The sequel will follow the mythology of the DVD version, where Smith's character survives, providing an explanation for his return. The story of I Am Legend 2 takes inspiration from The Last of Us, set a few decades after the first film, exploring the world post-apocalypse and how nature reclaims the Earth.

More than 15 years have passed since Francis Lawrence brought Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend to cinemas. Now Will Smith has confirmed he will be reprising his role in a sequel, in which he will appear alongside Creed star, Michael B. Jordan. The idea of ​​making a sequel has been around for several years now, but finally seems to be coming to fruition.

As shared in a video from Deadline, Smith appeared at the Red Sea International Film...

Will Smith has revealed that the development of I Am Legend 2 is moving at pace, with both him and Michael B. Jordan on board and a first script delivered.

News of the reboot of the post-apocalyptic action thriller blockbuster – which grossed more $585 million back in 2007 – broke earlier this year when I Am Legend writer Akiva Goldsman re-teamed with Warner Bros. with a fresh first-look deal.

Smith told an In Conversation at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival on Saturday evening that he was due to have a call with Jordan the next day.

“I have a call with Michael B. Jordan tomorrow. We’re really close. I am probably giving up too much information…the script just came in,” he said.

Smith also explained how the production planned to get around the fact his character, U.S. army virologist Robert Neville, died in the original film by reverting to...

Oscar-winning actor Will Smith has confirmed his return for I Am Legend 2.

Previously, it had been reported that an I Am Legend sequel was happening with Smith set to return as Robert Neville, the original movie's protagonist. It was also revealed that Michael B. Jordan would be co-starring in a mystery role while Akiva Goldsman is penning the screenplay. Speaking about the sequel at Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, per Screen Daily, Smith said the screenplay has just been completed. He also reitrated Goldsman's claims that the new movie would indeed follow the alternate ending of I Am Legend, ignoring the character's death in the theatrical release.

Related I Am Legend 2 Can Take a Lot from The Last of Us - But It Must Avoid One Thing I Am Legend 2 is officially in the works and is taking inspiration from The Last of Us. But this may prove to be a hindrance,...

The actor gave an in-conversation event at Red Sea International Film Festival.

Will Smith has confirmed he is making a sequel to his 2007 sci-fi I Am Legend, and is working on the script with Michael B. Jordan; while the US actor also addressed his controversial Oscars slap at the 2022 ceremony.

Speaking at an in-conversation session at Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, Smith said, ”I have a call with Michael B. Jordan tomorrow. The script just came in… I’m probably giving away too much information…”

Smith said that, while his character Robert Neville dies at the end of the first film,...

The actor gave an in-conversation event at Red Sea International Film Festival.

Will Smith has confirmed he is working on a sequel to his 2007 sci-fi I Am Legend, and is working on the script with Michael B. Jordan.

Speaking at an in conversation session at Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, Smith said, ”I have a call with Michael B. Jordan tomorrow. The script just came in… I’m probably giving away too much information…”

Smith said that, while his character Robert Neville dies at the end of the first film, the DVD extras contained an alternative ending...

Director Francis Lawrence reveals that talks of a sequel or prequel for I Am Legend began right after the first movie, but everyone involved went on to do different projects. A potential reboot of I Am Legend was also planned but then scrapped, and original screenwriter Akiva Goldsman is now working on something related to the film. Lawrence's focus is on directing Constantine 2, so it is unlikely that he will be involved with the upcoming I Am Legend sequel.

Original I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence has offered his thoughts on the troubles faced by the long-gestating I Am Legend 2. Loosely based on the post-apocalyptic novel by Richard Matheson, 2007’s I Am Legend starred Will Smith as Robert Neville, a US Army virologist who continues to live in the ruins of New York City as he attempts to find a cure for a genetically engineered virus that has turned...

Francis Lawrence, director of I Am Legend, shares his preference for the original ending from the novella over the two filmed versions. Lawrence's musings highlight the complexities of adapting a beloved novel and the tension between cinematic storytelling and staying true to the source material. The news of a sequel, considering the alternate ending as canon, presents an opportunity to rectify deviations and explore new thematic depths, honoring the source material and the possibilities of cinematic storytelling.

Francis Lawrence, the director of the 2007 post-apocalyptic thriller I Am Legend, featuring Will Smith, recently divulged his ongoing internal debate regarding the film's ending. It is uncommon for directors to voice doubts about the creative decisions they've made in film adaptations, particularly well after the film has hit the theaters. His introspection not only highlights the intricate challenges of adapting literature to film but also sheds light on the evolving nature of storytelling in cinema.

Warner Bros. and producer Akiva Goldsman‘s company Weed Road are working on a sequel to director Francis Lawrence’s 2007 Richard Matheson adaptation I Am Legend (watch it Here), which will see Will Smith reprising the role of Dr. Robert Neville, now joined in the cast by an unspecified character played by Michael B. Jordan. Lawrence has said he would “love to” return to the direct the sequel… which is made possible because there were two different endings filmed for I Am Legend. The version of I Am Legend that reached theatres ended with Neville sacrificing himself (using a grenade to blow up himself and the attacking “Darkseeker” creatures) to protect other characters. But that ending was actually a reshoot. The original ending was more low-key, with Neville making peace with the Darkseekers after realizing that he was the monster in the eyes of these creatures. That alternate ending was...

Francis Lawrence agrees with the critics that the theatrical ending of I Am Legend was the wrong way to end the story.

During an interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the director of the 2007 post-apocalyptic thriller starring Will Smith spoke about the polarizing ending depicting the star's death as well as the alternate version that audiences were in favor of. In retrospect for Lawrence, he believes that he should have shot the true ending as written in Richard Matheson's 1954 novel.

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"I prefer the original ending to the two that we have. But the truth is now I would’ve built it do be able to do the ending from the novella, truly just do that story," Lawrence said. "But with the money being spent, everybody was nervous about doing something so nihilistic.

Director Francis Lawrence reveals that he has regrets about not filming a version of the I Am Legend ending as it happens in Richard Matheson's 1954 novel. The theatrical ending was widely criticized for missing the point of the novel, and the alternate ending, which is closer to the source material, has been more widely embraced. The novel's ending features Robert Neville sustaining a mortal wound and realizing that he is the true monster in the eyes of the vampires, and his last words are "I am legend."

I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence reveals that he regrets not using the ending from the original novel. Released in 2007, the post-apocalyptic thriller stars Will Smith as Robert Neville, the last human survivor in New York City following a plague that turns much of the world's population into vampire-like creatures he calls "Darkseekers". The movie, which is based on a 1954 novel by Richard Matheson,...

Faith No More frontman Mike Patton lent a recognizably human quality to I Am Legend's Darkseekers with his unique growl, humanizing the monsters. The Darkseekers' portrayal hinted at their humanity, with their emotions easily understood through their angry, panicked, and upset expressions. Patton's performance injected personality into what could have been incomprehensible squawks and screams, making him the perfect choice for I Am Legend's misunderstood villains.

While I Am Legend’s villainous Darkseekers didn’t have much in the way of comprehensible dialogue, the monster movie’s villains were voiced by a surprisingly iconic musician. Released in 2007, I Am Legend is a post-apocalyptic action-thriller that follows Will Smith’s Dr. Robert Neville around the abandoned streets of New York City after a plague has wiped out much of humanity. Some humans who survived the plague became Darkseekers, vampiric monsters that dwelled in the dark and attacked at night.

Neville believes he is the last survivor and spends his time studying the virus, experimenting on infected animals and humans for a cure. The theatrical ending was chosen by Hollywood to give Neville a heroic ending, sacrificing himself to save Anna, Ethan, and the cure. The alternate ending shows Neville realizing the Darkseekers are sentient beings and that he has been conducting inhumane experiments on them, leading to a change in his perspective and a sense of guilt for his actions.

I Am Legend follows Dr. Robert Neville, who’s played by Will Smith, as he survives the apocalypse after the decimation of the world population from the Krippin Virus (Kv). The virus turns people who have been infected by it into vampire and zombie-like creatures that have been dubbed as Darkseekers. These creatures need to avoid the sunlight, but also need to satiate their appetite for blood. Neville used...

More than a decade after its 2007 debut, Will Smith’s post-apocalyptic horror “I Am Legend” is receiving a sequel.

After signing a multi-year deal with Warner Bros, “I Am Legend” writer Avika Goldsman confirmed that “I Am Legend 2” is in the works. The original film grossed $585 million worldwide, serving as an adaptation of Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel of the same name. It stars Smith in the lead role as virologist Robert Neville, a survivor of a man-made plague who works to find a cure.

Details surrounding the film are being kept under wraps, but here’s what we do know so far about “I Am Legend 2.”

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Smith will reprise his role as Robert Neville alongside Michael B. Jordan, though details surrounding his character have been kept under wraps. Additionally, both Smith and Jordan will serve as producers of “I Am Legend...

I Am Legend 2 is a surprising sequel to the 2007 film, and its success hinges on following the story of the original novel more closely. The original film deviated significantly from the book, but I Am Legend 2 has the opportunity to retcon those changes and align itself with the source material. Following the alternate ending of the first film, which is more faithful to the book, will allow I Am Legend 2 to explore deeper themes and potentially save it from being a weak sequel.

I Am Legend 2, a sequel to the 2007 film starring Will Smith, is in development, and the film's existence does make sense on the proviso it follows the story of its source material. I Am Legend is a loose adaptation of the 1954 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson. Like the book, the film follows Dr. Robert Neville, seemingly the only survivor of an infectious outbreak that...

I Am Legend is finally getting a sequel. That’s right, I Am Legend 2 is officially in development as one of the most memorable post-apocalyptic movies of 2007 comes back to theaters. The sequel aims to be an exciting one, but many fans wonder how it’ll be done, considering the main character (Will Smith’s Robert Neville) died at the end of the last film.

I Am Legend 2 may have the reboot culture to thank for that one. While I Am Legend was the top-grossing film of 2007, it also drew some criticism for not holding directly to its source material. The film was based on Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel of the same name but had several discrepancies in the story and monsters.

This sequel to I Am Legend will theoretically start from an alternate ending, making the movie closer in spirit to the novel and giving it the ability to continue with its star.

While I Am Legend was a $585 million hit upon the original movie’s 2007 release, its upcoming sequel I Am Legend 2 must fix a lot of issues if the follow-up wants to repeat this success. 2007’s I Am Legend was a post-apocalyptic sci-fi blockbuster starring Will Smith. A very loose adaptation of author Richard Matheson’s iconic horror novel of the same name, I Am Legend saw Smith play Dr. Robert Neville, the lone survivor of a plague that turned humanity into mindless monsters. Matheson’s novel featured a twist ending wherein Neville learned that the so-called Darkseekers he hunted were actually living, thinking beings, but the adaptation jettisoned this.

In the novel, the title refers to Neville’s disquieting realization that, among the Darkseekers, he was as much of a faceless monster as he considered them. However, I Am Legend’s title meaning was changed when the movie’s theatrical...

The writer of I Am Legend, Akiva Goldsman, has shared a hopeful update on the long-awaited sequel to the 2007 sci-fi blockbuster starring Will Smith. In an interview with Collider, Goldsman revealed that he and Smith have been discussing the possibility of revisiting the post-apocalyptic world of the original film, which was based on the novel by Richard Matheson.

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“We talk about it a lot,” Goldsman said. “We have a couple of ideas that we think are pretty cool. We’re not sure if they’re feasible, but we’re hopeful. We love that world. We love that character. We love that story.”

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Goldsman also explained why the sequel has been in development hell for over a decade, despite the first film’s success at the box office and with critics. He said that one of the challenges was finding a way to bring back Smith’s character,...

Will Smith has a storied career full of a variety of TV shows and movies of all different genres, so it was quite shocking to find out that his two most dissimilar projects, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and I Am Legend, share one of the same jokes. The '90s sitcom, Fresh Prince, helped rocket Smith to stardom, and its legacy lives on through one of the best TV reboot shows, Bel-Air. However, Smith proved that there's more to his talent than just comedic timing as he began to take more serious roles as his career grew — and none was more serious than the "vampire/zombie" horror/thriller, I Am Legend.

I Am Legend saw Smith play Robert Neville, a hardened survivor of a plague that killed most of humanity while turning the rest into darkness-dwelling monsters. The 2007 movie features a tragic storyline for Smith that sees his family killed...

Audiences will return to the desolate wasteland of I Am Legend in a highly anticipated sequel, and some exciting actors have already joined the I Am Legend 2 cast. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, I Am Legend takes place in a world where an airborne cure for cancer killed 99% of the world’s population and turned everyone else into vampiric mutants known as “Darkseekers.” Will Smith stars as Dr. Robert Neville, the last man on Earth (or so it seems), determined to use his scientific know-how to figure out a way to save humanity. Now, Smith is returning for a long-awaited sequel to I Am Legend.

I Am Legend was released way back in 2007, but the sequel is still in development. Smith’s character of Neville was killed off at the end of I Am Legend in a tragic sacrifice. However, I Am Legend 2 will follow on from the alternate ending...

The original I Am Legend's ending retcon allows I Am Legend 2 to fix another major original movie mistake. Based on Richard Matheson's novel of the same name, the original I Am Legend movie stays true to many elements of its source's storyline. Like the novel, it focuses on Dr. Robert Neville's post-apocalyptic adventure and his struggles with finding a cure for a mysterious disease that has turned the majority of the human population into monstrous creatures dubbed Darkseekers. However, after staying true to most aspects of its source, I Am Legend significantly changes in its closing moments.

In the original books, Dr. Neville realizes that the Darkseerkers are not the monsters he perceived them to be and, instead, are evolved versions of humans. This makes Neville a mythical monster as he tries to resist change and turn back the clock of evolution for the Darkseekers. Contrasting this ending,...

I Am Legend 2 is confirmed to be in development, and a decision to carry on the sci-fi horror story in relation to its retconned, alternate ending sets up an entirely different sequel narration than the original film. Over a decade ago, Will Smith starred in the Warner Bros. original adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 science fiction novel where he alone confronted the Darkseeker-ridden, post-apocalyptic world. Smith, as the disputable main protagonist Robert Neville, worked for a Darkseeker cure-all in his solitude until the truth about the maligned blood-sucking creatures, a woman and her child, and his own role in the new world rapidly collided.

The I Am Legend film and novel differ substantially, with the cinematic interpretation lending Neville companionship in the mother-son duo, Anna (Alice Braga) and Ethan (Charlie Tahan), and not one, but two, completely different conclusions to his post-apocalyptic story. I Am Legend initially provided audiences with...

I Am Legend 2 will take I Am Legend's most hauntingly beautiful detail and make it even better. The long-awaited sequel will finally be a reality, with producer and writer Akiva Goldsman confirming that I Am Legend 2 is in the works and will be set several decades after the original. This came with the news that Will Smith would be returning to once again play Robert Neville, which means that the sequel will follow the alternate ending in which the 'last man on earth' survived. This opens the door to several exciting possibilities, including repeating—and improving—some of the best aspects of the original movie.

When I Am Legend hit theaters in 2007, audiences were mesmerized by the ideas the film explored. Though not strictly a zombie apocalypse move, it featured a world that had moved on from the rule of humanity and saw nature reclaim cities like New York in a shockingly short time.

I Am Legend 2 will bring back Will Smith's character, Robert Neville, by following the first film's alternate ending in which he lives - but this still presents a problem. The long-awaited sequel to the 2007 I Am Legend movie is intended to align more closely with the novel by author Richard Matheson. Though the book does follow the plot line in which Neville discovers that the vampires, or Darkseekers as they are called in the movie, are capable of emotional connection, it ends with the character's death. So now, the direction forward is unclear.

In the original ending of I Am Legend, protagonist Robert Neville sacrificed his life so the Krippin Virus cure he had discovered could make it out into the world where it was needed. In this version, the victims of I Am Legend's zombie-like pandemic were nothing but mindless monsters. In the movie's alternate ending, however,...

I Am Legend 2 is in the works, and audiences may find that the zombies - or Darkseekers as they are referred to in the film - will look entirely different than they did in the first movie. Filmmaker Akiva Goldsman has confirmed that the film will see the return of Will Smith as protagonist Robert Neville, and that actor Michael B. Jordan will be joining the cast in an unknown role. This is certainly exciting news, but it was the other tidbits that Goldsman revealed that hint at significant changes for the upcoming film.

In an interview with Deadline, Goldsman explained that I Am Legend 2 would follow the events of I Am Legend's alternate ending. In this version, Robert Neville realized that the monsters weren't as mindless as he had believed, gave their leader back his lover, whom Neville had been experimenting on, and left New York City. I...

Oblivion was released as a Tom Cruise vehicle in 2013, giving him his second best box office weekend up to that time outside of the Mission: Impossible franchise. However, the sci-fi pseudo-epic also received middling reviews and almost immediately dropped out of the public consciousness altogether. Which makes its reemergence into it via Netflix this month intriguing.

Oblivion admittedly has its flaws, yet it is worth a second look if only because it so clearly has ambitions to be something so much more. In 2013 we had only recently gotten a glimpse at what the future held as the commercial effects of the first Avengers movie began to be felt. It was a year of two Marvel movies (three if you count The Wolverine), one Superman movie, and a slew of remakes, reboots, sequels and prequels, from The Hobbit, and The Hunger Games, to Star Trek: Into Darkness and G.I. Joe.

In "I Am Legend," Will Smith stars as the brilliant scientist Robert Neville, the lone survivor of a man-made plague that has turned all of humanity into bloodthirsty mutants. Neville spends his days wandering through a desolate New York City in the hopes of finding survivors and trying to develop a cure using his own immune blood as a source. As the last remaining human being, his survival is paramount. But the infected Darkseekers wait in vain, hoping that today will be the day Neville finally makes a mistake and falls into their grasp.

It was recently announced that the film would be...

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Remember a time before "The Walking Dead" (and its never-ending assortment of spin-offs) when post-apocalyptic stories hadn't yet become an overused, played-out staple? 2007 was a very different year, to say the least. Expectations were high when the news initially broke that Will Smith, one of the world's biggest movie stars and in the prime of his career, would be leading a new movie based on author Richard Matheson's widely influential 1954 novel, "I Am Legend." That hype translated to strong box office returns, even if Smith himself had higher expectations. The story follows Robert Neville, possibly the last surviving human on Earth after a pandemic has transformed the...

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After 15 years, Will Smith is ready to revisit the postapocalyptic ruins of New York City in an "I Am Legend" sequel, but he's not facing the zombie-vampires alone. Smith has enlisted the help of "Black Panther" star, Michael B. Jordan, to create the follow-up film, according to Deadline. As part of their first collaboration, Smith and Jordan will produce and star in the upcoming feature. "Gonna be good," Smith captioned a screengrab from the film on Instagram on March 4.

The movie will be written and produced by Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, who is responsible for adapting Richard Matheson's postapocalyptic horror novel, "I Am Legend" (1954) into the 2007 film. Following its initial release in 2007, "I Am Legend" opened with $77,200,000 in box office sales and eventually raked in $585,400,000 worldwide.

As of now, the sequel does not have a dedicated director or a set release date.

Maybe every little thing will be alright: an "I Am Legend" sequel is reportedly in the works fifteen years after the first film debuted. The news comes according to Deadline, which reports that Will Smith is set to return, with Michael B. Jordan starring alongside him.

"I Am Legend," loosely based on the 1954 novel by Richard Matheson, followed a man as he traversed post-apocalyptic Manhattan after a genetically engineered virus started turning people into vampiristic cannibals. Fans of "I Am Legend" may remember that Smith's character, Dr. Robert Neville, almost definitely died at the end of the original film, killing the...

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Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan will star and produce an “I Am Legend” follow-up feature, penned by Akiva Goldsman for Warner Bros.

Smith shared a teaser photo alluding to the partnership following the news, and tagged Jordan in the post.

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Oscar winner Goldsman and Mark Protosevich adapted Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel for the original 2007 film and returns to pen the follow-up. Details about the new movie, including its plot and who will direct, are scarce as it is still in development.

Directed by Francis Lawrence, “I Am Legend” starred Smith as virologist Robert Neville, the sole survivor in New York City of a man-made plague that transforms humans into bloodthirsty mutants, and follows him while he fights to find a cure. The movie opened at the top of the domestic box office, with a $77 million haul, and...

Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman took to Twitter on Monday to quash a conspiracy theory, centered on his 2007 Warner Bros. film, I Am Legend.

The theory, which has circulated at least since the beginning of this year, says that the fictional thriller is set in 2021, and that Covid-19 vaccines created its mutant epidemic.

“Oh. My. God. It’s a movie,” Goldsman tweeted on Monday. “I made that up. It’s. Not. Real.”

The Oscar winner was specifically responding to writer and podcaster Marc Bernardin, who earlier tweeted that, “We. Are. All. Going. To. Die. Sooner. Than. We. Should.”

Bernardin’s comments came in reference to an August 6 New York Times article—”Inside One Company’s Struggle to Get All Its Employees Vaccinated”—which alluded to an employee at a Bronx eyewear company who bought into the theory.

Fact-checking website Snopes reported on the I Am Legend Covid vaccine conspiracy theory back in January,...

“I Am Legend” co-writer Akiva Goldsman issued a blunt response on social media to anti-vaxxers citing the 2007 Will Smith blockbuster as a reason not to get vaccinated, or at least a reason to be concerned and skeptical about getting the vaccine. Anti-vaxxers have been referencing “I Am Legend” across social media, but Goldsman caught wind of the recent attention around his film because of an article published by The New York Times that focused on employees in New York City resistant to getting vaccinated.

As reported by The Times: “One employee said she was concerned because she thought a vaccine had caused the characters in the film ‘I Am Legend’ to turn into zombies. People opposed to vaccines have circulated that claim about the movie’s plot widely on social media. But the plague that turned people into zombies in the movie was caused by a genetically reprogrammed virus,...

Last March, confronted with a pandemic none of us had expected or understood, many people found themselves rewatching Steven Soderberg’s Contagion. Whether out of morbid fascination or as a guideline to what we might see in the future it quickly topped charts on streaming services. A year on and another pandemic movie has made it into Netflix’s top 10 – 2007’s I Am Legend, a horror sci-fi starring Will Smith as Dr. Robert Neville, who thinks he’s the last man on Earth after a virus has wiped out most of the population. Directed by Francis Lawrence, who would go on to make the Hunger Games sequels, a new adaptation of Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel had been in the works at Warner Bros. since the mid ‘90s, with various talent attached, including Ridley Scott and Michael Bay as directors and Tom Cruise and Arnold Schwarzenegger to star.

At its release...

Welcome to self isolation. As a lot of Americans find themselves stuck inside (for who knows how many days) attempting to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, you might find yourself going a little stir crazy. Running out of things to stream on Netflix? Trying to avoid eating all the quarantine snacks? Here’s a list of 10 movies to keep you busy while tapping into that feeling of isolation.

“The Martian” (2015) After being stranded on Mars, with the rest of his crew assuming him dead, astronaut Mark Watney is forced to use his wits and knowledge as a botanist to survive alone on the planet for a year. “The Martian” was nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture, and grossed $630.2 million worldwide.

“Cast Away” (2000) Tom Hanks plays FedEx executive Chuck Noland who finds himself stranded on an island in the Pacific after a violent storm crashes his plane. Noland...

There seems to be no end in sight for the Covid-19 coronavirus that has wreaked havoc across the world with just shy of 1 million global cases and over 50,000 deaths. Governments are locking down their countries and enforcing strict social distancing and extensive travel bans in an attempt to flatten the curve and reduce the overload of hospitals struggling to accommodate overwhelming numbers of people. It’s been a difficult few months, and it’s only going to get worse before it gets better.

This time in history has brought about immense feelings of loneliness and isolation as people are forced to live away from friends and family and avoid public outings to reduce their chances of infection. And as reported by ScreenRant, it’s here where we begin to see a glimmer of similarities to an apocalyptic world last seen in the 2007 film I Am Legend, a movie based almost...

When hugely dramatic events such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic take place, it is difficult not to let your mind make comparisons between what is going on in the real world, and what we have seen take place in fictional worlds on the big screen. Whether it be Demolition Man, Planet of the Apes, pretty much any zombie movie, or even the Disney classic Tangled, there is cinematic inspiration everywhere.

Well, one of those movies to have been brought up by many silver screen fans lately is the post-apocalyptic action movie I Am Legend starring Will Smith, and now, the actor has taken to the internet to debunk some of the things that are floating around about the virus right now.

"I wanted to do this because, in 2008, I made I Am Legend. So I feel responsible for a lot of the misinformation."

Will Smith approached the subject with his...