Warner Bros Plans More ‘I Am Legend’ With Will Smith

Deadline ^ | February 17, 2012 | Mike Fleming

[C19fan]

Warner Bros has closed deals with Akiva Goldsman and Overbrook Entertainment to do another installment of I Am Legend, the 2007 hit film. The intention is for Will Smith to reprise his role as scientist Robert Neville, who was the last man on Earth doing battle with a mutated mob in New York City after an apocalyptic man-made virus wiped out the population. A deal was made with Arash Amel to write the script. The film is not being called a prequel, which had been rumored for the past few years. But clearly Warner Bros sees more room to roam on a film that grossed $584 million worldwide. The original film is based on the novel by Richard Matheson.

[billphx]

Based off the same book

[SkiKnee]

I also liked the movie very much. Could barely stand the scene where the dog dies. Thought it was kind of clever how you didn’t know until the end that “Sam” was actually “Samantha”.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Drawn from the same book.

I never thought the original story was that great so I don't quite get why they have made four movies from it but to each their own.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Drawn from the same book.

I never thought the original story was that great so I don't quite get why they have made four movies from it but to each their own.

[Cowboy Bob]

Do you always take statments out of context to "prove" your point, dumbass?

If you bothered to read my comment, I said films without "special effects".

[Servant of the Cross]

This is a “prequel”.

[Sybeck1]

Trying to catch oonto the Walking Dead fever.

[al_c]

Will Smith needs special effects - lots of them. Without special effects, his movies usually bomb...he can’t act.

Ali? Ray? Not many special effects in those flicks and I thought he did a great job in both.

[al_c]

Ali? Ray? Not many special effects in those flicks and I thought he did a great job in both.

D'oh!!! Uh ... scratch Ray from that post. Silly me.