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I Am Legend Prequel Officially Greenlit at Warner Brothers
I Am Legend Prequel Officially Greenlit at Warner Brothers
Warner Brothers has officially confirmed today that a prequel to I Am Legend is currently in development. We first mentioned this back in July, when director Francis Lawrence confirmed that they've been working on ideas for a prequel. Will Smith will reprise his role as scientist Robert ...
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WB Greenlights ‘I Am Legend’ Prequel
Hollywood Hills — ... and the conclusion of events. The film will focus on the days immediately following the virus overtake of NY and Dr. Neville’s fight for survival. I really enjoyed “I Am Legend”, though the alternate ending would have made the film much, much better for its exploration of the monsters’ lingering humanity. With confirmation that director Francis Lawrence and Will Smith would be returning I’m very interested to see how this develops. Source: FirstShowing This content is copyrighted by Hollywood Hills. --- Related ...

I am Legend scores prequel
Accidental Sexiness — ... Will Smith will reprise his role as scientist Robert Neville, with Francis Lawrence returning to direct, reports firstshowing.net. The prequel will chronicle the final days of humanity in New York City before a man-made virus caused a plague that left Robert Neville the lone survivor among a mutated mob in the city. ...

I Am Legend Prequel Confirmed
Movies - Spoilers — ... Neville's story. I really loved I Am Legend and I'm quite excited to see them return to such a visceral world; I'm just already worried that it won't live up to the first film. It was such a well-done story and the alternate ending turned it into the truly amazing film that it should've been (and wasn't necessarily with the original ending). I just really hope that this prequel turns out to be more than extensions of the flashbacks we saw in the first film. Source: First Showing ...

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