For those of you who have seen Will Smith’s 2007 critically acclaimed post-apocalyptic action thriller ‘I Am Legend’ must be aware that the film’s sequel was officially announced last year. Will Smith will reprise his role as the scientist Dr. Robert Neville and alongside him will also feature ‘Creed’ star Michael B. Jordan.
‘I Am Legend’ featured Will Smith as a virologist and the lone human survivor roaming around in the post-apocalyptic desolated streets of New York, which are infested with violent, cannibalistic mutants. The parent film’s ending showed how the protagonist sacrifices himself to save the lives of two fellow survivors while he is in the pursuit of finding a cure for the virus.
In case you are wondering how Will Smith’s character will come back from the dead in the highly anticipated ‘I Am Legend’ sequel, then continue reading. Besides the aforementioned original ending for ‘I Am Legend’, an alternate ending was later released on DVD. That alternate ending showed that Will Smith’s character was spared by the alpha male leader of the infected nocturnal mutants, so the character survived.
And this is exactly how Will Smith’s character is going to return for the ‘I am Legend’ sequel as the makers will use the film’s alternate climax instead of the original ending to carry forward the story and Will Smith’s character arc. Further, the sequel will take place many years after the events shown in the parent film. The info was revealed by the film’s co-writer Akiva Goldsman to Deadline.
It has also been revealed that in tune with Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel from which ‘I Am Legend’ was inspired, the sequel will showcase how man’s time on Earth as the dominant species had come to an end. Further, the ‘I Am Legend’ sequel will be inspired from another brilliant post-apocalyptic material ‘The Last of Us’.
As of now, the precise plot and the details about Michael B. Jordan’s role are not confirmed yet for ‘I Am Legend 2’. Stay tuned to Binged for the latest updates on the ‘I Am Legend’ sequel starring Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan in the lead roles. Meanwhile, we highly recommend you watch the first ‘I Am Legend’ movie on the Amazon Prime Video OTT platform in case you still haven’t.
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