Cinemau I’m Legend 2: Will Smith reveals details about the sequence

After almost 10 years of the launch of I am the legend (2007), the fans of the movie with Will Smith They can prepare for a sequence. I’m Legend 2 It has already been announced and is in the production phase.

Now the actor has revealed more details about the project. He said his character is still alive and the sequel should address a different line from the original plot.

In the history of 2007, Smith interpret Robert Nevillea scientist who survived an apocalypse caused by a virus. While fighting the mutants, he works to find a cure for the disease. Then, Neville Know the characters Anna (Alice Braga) and the young man Ethan (Charlie Tahan). At the main end, which was shown in theaters, the scientist sacrifices himself to ensure that Anna and Ethan could protect the antidote.

How will Will Smith come back in I am the legend?

As Will Smith’s character dies in the end, many fans wondered what the movie continues with the actor back to paper would be. It turns out that the DVD version of I am the legend It brings a bonus ending.

In the alternative version, the scientist realizes that vampires are conscious beings and are planning the rescue of one of the mutants made of guinea pig Robert. Then he returns her and avoids a conflict with the monsters. This ending was recorded, but was discarded by the producers in the final cut and included as an extra on the DVD.

More details about I am Legend 2

The sequence was announced in 2022, with the addition of Michael B. Jordan as one of the protagonists. After the announcement, many rumors suggested that Jordan He would play the scientist’s son, who appears at the beginning of the film. However, this was denied by Will Smith:

We would make a movie showing the events before the original feature. But the producer Akiva Goldsman I said to make a new version from the alternative end. In this sequence my character is alive and the character of Jordan He is head of a new human base. So there is a new settlement. And he is not my son, ”he said during a podcast participation Drink Champs.

Still according to Will Smiththe script of I’m Legend 2 It’s ready, but the actor has avoided getting into more detail. “I’m probably giving a lot of information. I can’t tell you anything else, but Michael B. Jordan It is inside and we are making it happen. “

I am the legend is inspired by the eponymous book released in the 1950s by Richard Matheson. The sequence has no debut date yet.

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