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Francis Lawrence has provided fans with an update with regard toI Am Legend 2, claiming that the sequel to the 2007 sci-fi thriller is indeed in the works.
Earlier this year, Will Smith, who starred as Dr. Robert Neville in the first movie which was an adaptation of Richard Matheson’s novel,I Am Legend, confirmed that he is going to be returning to work in the sequel as well. And with the recent update that the director dished out, it looks like the film is making slow but steady progress.
Francis Lawrence, who was also at the helm of the first part of the film, recently sat down withComicbook.comto talk about his upcoming fantasy adventure film titledSlumberlandstarring theAquamanstar Jason Momoa and Kyle Chandler, when he was asked aboutI Am Legend 2.
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Francis Lawrence shares an update aboutI Am Legend 2
Upon being asked about the sequel toI Am Legendwhich is still very much in the nascent stages of development,Francis Lawrencerevealed that though he has had a conversation about it with Akiva Goldsman who is on board as the writer, there is still quite a long time before the movie makes it to the finish line.
“I have spoken to Akiva [Goldsman] a little bit about it, but I think that is still aways away. I’d love to do it. I’ve heard some things about I Am Legend. We actually don’t have much, just brainstorming things for Constantine, but I’m sworn to secrecy on I Am Legend.”
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WhenI Am Legendwas released back in 2007, the Austrian-born American filmmaker had announced that he wasn’t likely to go ahead with a sequel anytime in the foreseeable future. But a decade is a long time to change one’s perception about something, and it looks like Lawrence has altered his views as well, considering how he mentioned he’d“love”to work on the sequel.
So, even if there’s no timeline with regard toI Am Legend 2and its release, at least there’s something else to look forward to, namely Lawrence’s positive reaction about shepherding the movie.
All we know aboutI Am Legend 2so far
After the first film was released, the original plans for a second film involved that of a prequel and not a sequel, but nothing concrete came out of those plans and the prospect of a prequel was later scrapped withWill Smithbeing uncertain about the storyline. However, after about 15 years, fans got an affirmative update aboutI Am Legendas its sequel was officially announced to be in the works.
While Smith will be reprising his role as the scientist Robert Neville,CreedstarMichael B. Jordanwill be starring beside theBad Boysactor as well as overlook production along with him, as Akiva Goldsman, the Oscar-winning writer who worked on the first film joins the team to reclaim his position.
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Although the plot details ofI Am Legend 2presently remain a mystery, it is definitely going to be intriguing to see how the filmmakers are going to place Smith’s Neville in the sequel, given how his character died at the end of the first movie.
No further details about the sequel have been revealed yet.
I Am Legendis available for streaming on HBO Max.
Source:Comicbook.com
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