Michael B. Jordan gives an optimistic update to the Legend 2 script.
Star Michael B. Jordan has offered a hopeful assessment of I Am Legend 2. Inspired largely on Richard Matheson's 1954 book of the same title, the first I Am Legend, which debuted in 2007, starred Will Smith as Robert Neville, the last surviving human in New York City following a virus epidemic that claimed most of humanity. The post-apocalyptic thriller was a huge commercial success, and Jordan's Jordan starred film was under development in 2022.
Jordan said in an interview with People that although the script is still being worked on, they intend to have it ready very soon. He also mentioned that there is no release date yet and they haven yet begun shooting the Sequel. Still, he is excited to collaborate on this much awaited sequel alongside Smith. His remarks taken here in whole:
Besides what else is known about I Am Legend 2?
There appeared improbable that this well-known Post-Apocalyptic drama would get a sequel for many years for many different reasons. The death of Smith's Robert Neville in the first movie seemed to mark a clear end for the narrative. Apart from the fact that Smith has hardly returned for successors across his remarkable career, the chances of I Am Legend 2 materializing seemed somewhat far-off. The Sequel will follow the alternate ending put on DVD, where Neville survives even though the protagonist dies.
But in 2022 Smith had a change of heart after learning about the concept for the new movie. Along with Smith, who decided to return, it was also reported that Jordan would be on the cast of the forthcoming sequel; his role is yet unknown. Alice Braga, who portrayed Anna in the first movie, said in an interview that she would be open to returning to I Am Legend's sequel even though no other cast member has been publicly confirmed at yet.
I am Legend: Examining its past
Reprising his performance as Dr. Robert Neville in I Am Legend 2, the follow-up to the 2007 movie, Will Smith will Though the original film showing Neville's death opens theatrically, it picks up where the other ending left off, with Neville surviving and setting off to distribute the cure.
For a number of reasons—including the plot—the movie was successful. The HBO series The Last of Us is clearly the basis for the movie. Action scenes, fantastic effects, and a compelling narrative have drawn compliments for the film. Those who loved the movie are much awaited the sequel.
Though this is a major challenge, I Am Legend 2 will follow the alternate ending of the first movie.
In an interview last year, Akiva Goldsman, the first film's screenwriter who is also returning to pen the sequel, stated that the movie will be inspired by HBO's The Last Of Us and that the sequel would start few decades after the first. Regarding the direction of I Am Legend 2, a lot is yet unclear, but supporters hope this sequel will be as successful as its predecessor.
One can stream I Am Legend on VOD either rented or bought.
Source: People
