Will Smith will return as scientist Robert Neville in ‘I Am Legend’ sequel
I Am Legend (2007)made about $585 million at the box office worldwide and is likely to get a sequel, according to the filmmaker. Akiva Goldsman stated in an interview with deadline. Its production company, Weed Roadsigned a multi-year agreement with the Warner Bros. Read everything we know so far about I Am Legend 2:
Alternative ending
The film is based on the author’s book of the same name. Richard Mathesonreleased in 1954. This time, the story will follow the path of the work of matheson and the sequence will serve as an alternate ending, in which the character of Will Smith survive.
“We go back to the original book of matheson, and the alternate ending as opposed to what we did in the first movie. What matheson was talking about was that man’s time on the planet as the dominant species had come to an end. That’s a really interesting thing that we’re going to explore. There will be more fidelity to the original text”, said the screenwriter Avika Goldsman.
Cast
Will Smith will continue in the role of virologist Robert Neville, this time accompanied by Michael B Jordan. It has not yet been announced, however, who the actor will play. He is Smith will be producers of the new film.
Alice Bragawho starred I’m the Legendas Anna and found a place full of survivors in the film, revealed in an interview with collider (via Variety) who were unaware that a sequel was in the works. “I was very surprised and very curious. I was almost jumping on the phone and saying, ‘Please can I be on it? [no filme]?”.
“I’m a big fan of AkivaI think he’s an amazing screenwriter,” added the actress. “I was so excited to hear they’re continuing the movie.”
Inspired by The Last of Us
goldsman confessed that he was inspired by the game The Last of Us, which won a series adaptation from HBO Max, to create the new script. “I’m obsessed with The Last of Usin which we see not only a post-apocalyptic world, but we see it after a lapse of 20 or 30 years,” said the filmmaker.
“You see how Earth takes back the world, and there’s something beautiful about the question: when man stops being a prime tenant, what happens? This will be especially visual in New York. I don’t know if they’re going to climb the Empire State Building, but The possibilities are endless.”
Source: Rollingstone

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