Two film legends are teaming up for an iconic box office hit for the first time. Deadline reported that I Am Legend is set for a sequel starring Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan.
Not only that but Smith and Jordan are slated to co-produce the film with the co-writer of the original hit movie script, Akiva Goldsman, also returning to write for the sequel. No director has been named yet, though Francis Lawrence directed the first film.
I Am Legend was the latest adaptation of Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel and follows Robert Neville (Smith), one of the very few survivors of a massive, deadly pandemic that killed most people and turned many others into vampire-like mutant creatures.
According to People, the first I Am Legend movie garnered over $585 million worldwide.
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Although there is excitement about announcing an I Am Legend sequel, fans are struggling to guess where the story might go. Smith’s Neville dies in the first film. Some thoughts have been shared on Twitter:
I would like to remind everyone that Will Smith died in the theatrical ending to I Am Legend, because they thought him blowing himself up was a better ending than the one where he lived, and therefore a sequel doesn’t make sense to anyone who hasn’t seen the director’s cut. https://t.co/K2xHixqWf1
— Flynn Jeux (@FlynnJeux) March 5, 2022
Wow! They’ve been trying to get this film off the ground forever! I guess will will be in flashbacks?
— Rokaan Al-Zeer (@ROKU9413) March 4, 2022
Predictable plot: Mike B finds himself in the same situation that Will Smith was in Then Will emerges out of nowhere as a mentor/expert to help save the day…
— jt (@jtorresfilms) March 5, 2022
If you haven’t already, check out the director’s cut alternate ending here:
Are you ready to see Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan on the big screen together?
