Nov 25 2008'I Am Legend' Sequel News Confusing
AICN is reporting that Warner Brothers may have changed plans for an I Am Legend prequel into plans for an I Am Legend sequel, which is odd because Will Smith the Scientist grenades himself at the end of movie. According to the tipster:
Smith is actually the one who developed the initial story. It took place several years before the original film and there were still pockets of survivors and the story centered around Smith interacting, bonding, and ultimately failing to save them. For months this was the story. Warner's didn't much care for it and Smith and Weiss eventually came on board and all parties agreed to change things up. Well this change is pretty insane, the film is no longer a prequel, it's a fucking sequel!
I'm anticipating it begins with Will Smith darting up from his bed, panicked.
"Phew, it was all a dream..."
Camera slowly pans over, revealing a vampire thing in bed beside him.
"Alright, 'Legend', can you keep it down? Some of us are nocturnal."
"AHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
Then voice-over explains how only the part where he blew himself up was a dream, the rest really did happen, and that his son Jaden is there now for no particular reason.
Reader Comments
1. ali - November 25, 2008 11:51 AM
if they stayed true to the book, they could have made such a creepy/great movie. i can just imagine some of the scene's from the novel played out on the big screen... oh well.
2. Mark - November 25, 2008 11:54 AM
No here is how it is going to happen. It is going to start with a blast from a window and then it is going to zoom out and show an Autistic kid in a wheelcheer holding onto a snow globe and you realize the whole thing was in his head. then a vampire thing comes bursting through the door and rips him a new ass. Then the camera goes to a new shot of Will Smith clinging to his rifle in the tub with his dog. I hated the part where his dog died, why couldnt they have just done it like the book and not made it so personal. Just let it go under the steps and die dont have Will Smith have to choke his own dog out.
3. Georgethefirst - November 25, 2008 12:06 PM
I just hope the CG is better in the next one...
4. vhw - November 25, 2008 12:19 PM
maybe he did survive the grenade, after all, he has survived aliens, the kkk, has overcome poverty, survived hundreds upon hundreds of robots, etc! this guy could easily take a grenade or two.
ps: dumbest idea ever
5. Josh - November 25, 2008 12:20 PM
Actually in the DVD ending he doesnt blow himself up, he escapes and leaves with the girl to go to the survivor camp, leaving the movie open for a sequel.
6. Mitch - November 25, 2008 12:25 PM
Considering 98.4% of the I AM LEGEND viewers only saw the ending where he blows himself up ... I don't see this "sequel" happening
a prequel, although most likely to become a failure, would have made more sense.
7. Boscbo - November 25, 2008 12:44 PM
They should kill two birds with one stone by reshooting the entire movie but tell it all from the dog's point of view:
a) Will Smith gets to be in it again.
b) They'll make millions because they'll now have a talking dog in the movie, and we all know that's guarenteed success for a film.
8. vendetta - November 25, 2008 1:06 PM
Best fucking comments ever. Tear wheelchair kid a new ass? Seriously, I pissed my self.
All of you, well you pwned.
9. CaptainMorgan - November 25, 2008 1:33 PM
Nothing says credible actor like cashing in on crappy movie. Why not make a sequel to Wild Wild West? Have a villian who's using a steam powered cockroach to destroy the world...you know how durable cockroaches are? It would be a battle for the ages! Screw Star Wars, Saving Private Ryan, Ong Bak 2 or even the slap fight in FanBoys! This would be the defining moment for Smith. He's still trying to compensate for Knoxville stealing the lead in "The Ringer" right out from under him.
10. momboelitist - November 25, 2008 1:50 PM
Maybe he should stay dead and the dog could wake up from the dream.
11. Elmo - November 25, 2008 4:08 PM
"some of us are nocturnal" that means they're up at night, dude.
faaaail
12. DC - November 25, 2008 5:30 PM
Boscbo, thats the best movie idea ive heard since i heard about shaun of the dead comin out
13. DrNecropolis - November 25, 2008 6:51 PM
Well, Smith did blow himself up, but there's the whole implied "God's Will" through all of Smith's tribulations so maybe it'll be simply summed up as a "miracle"...now you have a christmas release!
14. George - November 25, 2008 9:48 PM
haha elmo you fool he never states what time this is. chances are if smith is just waking up its daylight, when the nocturnal guy would be going to bed.
anyway
this, plus the oldboy thing..
woowee welcome to the new willenium
15. Spam Artist - November 26, 2008 5:38 AM
Scientologists used the power of xenu to resurrect the vessel of Will Smith.
This being is now known as Will Power, the only force capable of withstanding a shit awful sequel of a shit awful remake of a remake of a remake.
16. dave - November 28, 2008 8:03 AM
maybe they should just make a film faithful to richard mathesons' I AM LEGEND. as apose to this "I'm a legend, damn, shit and that is wack!" shit. seriously I watched this film and it just showed me the power of advertising. WTF was with the cartoon mutants aswell? couldn't we have had the vampires showing thier vaginas and yelling insults at robert neville while he waits inside his house wishing he had sound proofed it then later having his watch stop and bringing all kinds of hell upon him. that book was fucking awesome. they could have atleast kept the ending... i mean thats what the hole book was about. THE FULL CIRCLE. not "shit damn and that is wack get yo' hand grenede boi!"
COME OUT NEVILLE!
17. Dr.Death - November 30, 2008 4:05 AM
great movie
18. Solomon Grundy - December 2, 2008 6:46 PM
Fuck this, why would they want to make a sequel to that pos? WAAAUUUUGH I need to go kick a puppy now