Draft:Untitled I Am Legend sequel

Untitled *I Am Legend* sequel
Untitled I Am Legend sequel
Screenplay by	Akiva Goldsman
Based on	I Am Legend; by Richard Matheson; The Omega Man; by John William Corrington; Joyce H. Corrington;
Produced by	Michael B. Jordan; Elizabeth Raposo; Will Smith; Jon Mone; Akiva Goldsman; Greg Lessans;
Starring	Will Smith; Michael B. Jordan;
Production; companies	Village Roadshow Pictures; Outlier Society; Westbrook Studios; Weed Road Pictures;
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Country	United States
Language	English

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The untitled I Am Legend sequel is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic film, serving as a follow-up to I Am Legend (2007). The film stars Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan, both also produce the film. It is a co-production between Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Outlier Society, Westbrook Studios, and Weed Road Pictures, and will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Cast

Will Smith as Dr. Robert Neville
Michael B. Jordan

Production

Earlier plans as a reboot

In April 2014, Warner Bros. Entertainment bought Gary Graham's original spec script, A Garden at the End of the World, described as "The Searchers with sci-fi elements", with Roy Lee and Brooklyn Weaver producing under their Vertigo Entertainment and Energy Entertainment banners, respectively, alongside Jonathan Krauss.^[1]^[2] In October that same year, Graham was asked to rework the screenplay to become a reboot of I Am Legend (2007), while Weed Road Pictures' Akiva Goldsman and Overbrook Entertainment's James Lassiter, both of whom produced the 2007 film, were added as producers with Safehouse Pictures' Joby Harold.^[3]

Development

In March 2022, the film was announced as a sequel instead of a reboot with Will Smith reprising his role and Goldsman returning as writer from the first film, while Michael B. Jordan will co-star and produce with Elizabeth Raposo under their Outlier Society banner, with Smith, Jon Mone, and Ryan Shimizaki producing under Westbrook Studios, and Goldsman and Greg Lessans produce for Weed Road Pictures.^[4] The film will follow the alternate director's cut ending.^[5] In July 2024, Steven Caple Jr. was in contention to direct the sequel.^[6]

References

^ Maclamore, Mac (April 8, 2022). "{TB EXCLUSIVE} Warner Brothers Wins Hot New Spec "GARDEN AT THE END OF THE WORLD"". The Tracking Board. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ Sneider, Jeff (April 8, 2014). "Warner Bros. Lands Hot Spec 'A Garden at the End of the World'". TheWrap. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ Fleming Jr., Mike (October 1, 2014). "Warner Bros Connects With iPhone Salesman/Scribe's Pitch For 'I Am Legend' Reboot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 4, 2022). "'I Am Legend' Next Chapter: Will Smith & Michael B. Jordan To Star & Produce Together For First Time; Akiva Goldsman Back To Write". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ Fleming Jr., Mike (February 15, 2023). "Akiva Goldsman's Weed Road In First-Look Warner Bros Deal; Focus Is Sequels Of 'Constantine' With Keanu Reeves, 'I Am Legend' With Will Smith, Michael B. Jordan". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
^ Fleming Jr., Mike; D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 27, 2024). "Warner Bros Circling Steven Caple Jr. To Direct 'I Am Legend 2' – The Dish". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

External links

Untitled I Am Legend sequel at IMDb

[1] Maclamore, Mac (April 8, 2022). "{TB EXCLUSIVE} Warner Brothers Wins Hot New Spec "GARDEN AT THE END OF THE WORLD"". The Tracking Board. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[2] Sneider, Jeff (April 8, 2014). "Warner Bros. Lands Hot Spec 'A Garden at the End of the World'". TheWrap. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[3] Fleming Jr., Mike (October 1, 2014). "Warner Bros Connects With iPhone Salesman/Scribe's Pitch For 'I Am Legend' Reboot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[NextChapter-4] D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 4, 2022). "'I Am Legend' Next Chapter: Will Smith & Michael B. Jordan To Star & Produce Together For First Time; Akiva Goldsman Back To Write". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[5] Fleming Jr., Mike (February 15, 2023). "Akiva Goldsman's Weed Road In First-Look Warner Bros Deal; Focus Is Sequels Of 'Constantine' With Keanu Reeves, 'I Am Legend' With Will Smith, Michael B. Jordan". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

[6] Fleming Jr., Mike; D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 27, 2024). "Warner Bros Circling Steven Caple Jr. To Direct 'I Am Legend 2' – The Dish". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

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v t e Richard Matheson
Novels	I Am Legend (1954) The Shrinking Man (1956) A Stir of Echoes (1958) The Beardless Warriors (1960) Hell House (1971) Bid Time Return (1975) What Dreams May Come (1978) Earthbound (1982)
Short stories	"Born of Man and Woman" (1950) "Button, Button" (1970)
Screenplays	The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) House of Usher (1960) "The Last Flight" (1960) "Nick of Time" (1960) "A World of Difference" (1960) "A World of His Own" (1960) Master of the World (1961) The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) "The Invaders" (1961) "Once Upon a Time" (1961) Night of the Eagle (1962) Tales of Terror (1962) "Little Girl Lost" (1962) "Young Man's Fancy" (1962) The Raven (1963) "Death Ship" (1963) "Mute" (1963) "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" (1963) "Steel" (1963) The Comedy of Terrors (1964) The Last Man on Earth (1964) "Night Call" (1964) "Spur of the Moment" (1964) Fanatic (1965) The Young Warriors (1966) "The Enemy Within" (1966) The Devil Rides Out (1968) De Sade (1969) Duel (1971) The Night Stalker (1972) The Night Strangler (1973) The Legend of Hell House (1973) Dying Room Only (1973) Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974) The Morning After (1974) Scream of the Wolf (1974) Trilogy of Terror (1975) Dead of Night (1977) The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (1977) The Martian Chronicles (1980) Somewhere in Time (1980) Jaws 3-D (1983) Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) "Button, Button" (1986) Loose Cannons (1990) The Dreamer of Oz (1990) Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994) Trilogy of Terror II (1996)
Adaptations by others	"And When the Sky Was Opened" (1959) "Third from the Sun" (1960) Cold Sweat (1970) The Omega Man (1971) The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) What Dreams May Come (1998) Stir of Echoes (1999) "Dance of the Dead" (2005) "My Ambition" (2006) I Am Legend (2007) I Am Omega (2007) The Box (2009) "The Splendid Source" (2010) Real Steel (2011)
Related	Richard Christian Matheson (son) Chris Matheson (son)

v t e Akiva Goldsman
Films directed	Winter's Tale (2014; also wrote and produced) Stephanie (2017)
Films written	The Client (1994) Silent Fall (1994) Batman Forever (1995) A Time to Kill (1996) Batman & Robin (1997) Lost in Space (1998; also produced) Practical Magic (1998) A Beautiful Mind (2001) I, Robot (2004) Cinderella Man (2005) The Da Vinci Code (2006) I Am Legend (2007; also produced) Angels & Demons (2009) The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) The 5th Wave (2016) Rings (2017) Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) The Dark Tower (2017; also produced)
Films produced	Deep Blue Sea (1999) Starsky & Hutch (2004) Mindhunters (2004) Constantine (2005) Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) Poseidon (2006) Hancock (2008) The Losers (2010) Fair Game (2010) Jonah Hex (2010) Lone Survivor (2013) King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021) Without Remorse (2021) Firestarter (2022) Meet Cute (2022) Untitled Space Invaders film (TBA)
TV series created	Titans (2018–2023) Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022) The Crowded Room (2023)
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