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I Still Be All Legend
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by: Dave Davis Nov. 24, 2008

While megastar Will Smith dances around what might happen with the intended OLDBOY remake, we're hearing equally disquieting murmurs about what's going on with the planned follow-up to his massive post-apocalyptic flick I AM LEGEND.

Although it was officially announced as a prequel set before the global viral devastation, AICN has caught wind of some changing winds. Word is that the studio wasn't hip to Smith's (and writer D.B. Weiss') ideas for the prequel, which would fill in the gaps in Neville's existence before his lonely New York nights. Apparently instead they want a straight sequel.

How will it be possible to take place after the events of I AM LEGEND, you might ask, when [SPOILERS!] Smith's military scientist appeared to be quite thoroughly immolated? Who knows, but that seems to be what Warner Bros. want either way: more of Smith battling rubbery mutants. Director Francis Lawrence is presumably still involved.

Source: AICN

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Extra Tidbit: Perhaps they'll go the twin brother route, in which case I will cheerfully say "F*ck you" and then go watch THE LAST MAN ON EARTH and THE OMEGA MAN instead.

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joel1975
7:23PM on 11/27/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I'm with Hunglowman...
What the fuck does "I Still Be All Legend" mean?



What the fuck does "I Still Be All Legend" mean?



 
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avoidz
3:38AM on 11/26/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
hell naw...
Willie's Legend sucked, and frankly I'd rather see a Fresh Prince movie than another one of these.
Willie's Legend sucked, and frankly I'd rather see a Fresh Prince movie than another one of these.
 
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intothebadlands
9:49PM on 11/25/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Off Topic, but...
I hate whoever is in charge of advertising 'Hancock'. I'm waiting for the ads that just have Jason Bateman/Charlize Theron at the top. Jesus, people, I don't know what you're doing but you have three A-listers in your film. Act like it!
I hate whoever is in charge of advertising 'Hancock'. I'm waiting for the ads that just have Jason Bateman/Charlize Theron at the top. Jesus, people, I don't know what you're doing but you have three A-listers in your film. Act like it!
 
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Mister_NOIR
8:46PM on 11/25/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Twin Brothers
Not all "twin brother" movies suck. Look at A Better Tomorrow 2.
Not all "twin brother" movies suck. Look at A Better Tomorrow 2.
 
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Tweek
8:31PM on 11/25/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Meh!
A prequel would be awesome.



I'm going to have to agree with your extra tidbit.
A prequel would be awesome.



I'm going to have to agree with your extra tidbit.
 
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Hunglowman
3:54PM on 11/25/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
"I still be all legend"?
what the hell does that even mean?
what the hell does that even mean?
 
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JohnLocke2342
12:25PM on 11/25/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I Am A Pretty Decent Movie
I Am Legend was alright... does it deserve all of the attention and sequel talk it is getting? No. Does it deserve that insanely huge ultimate collectors special edition gift set dvd re-release that nobody bought yet? No. So I'm not buying a sequel, or even a prequel.



Now if they changed the CGI vampires to some Stan Winston-esque
I Am Legend was alright... does it deserve all of the attention and sequel talk it is getting? No. Does it deserve that insanely huge ultimate collectors special edition gift set dvd re-release that nobody bought yet? No. So I'm not buying a sequel, or even a prequel.



Now if they changed the CGI vampires to some Stan Winston-esque [link] I'm game.



P.S. Hancock sucked
 
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cricker
12:12PM on 11/25/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
only a prequel...
can work. I want to see how he learned when to take cover and where and how he has fought them before with his trusty dog sidekick, you could make this much more action centered then the original while still maintaining the fear parts and loner issue.
can work. I want to see how he learned when to take cover and where and how he has fought them before with his trusty dog sidekick, you could make this much more action centered then the original while still maintaining the fear parts and loner issue.
 
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zohan
12:01PM on 11/25/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
i'm not sure a sequel/prequel is required for this kind of story...if anything a sequel where the woman and her child fight off mutants at the refuge they went to in vermont...but you really need Will in there to make it work...sorta
i'm not sure a sequel/prequel is required for this kind of story...if anything a sequel where the woman and her child fight off mutants at the refuge they went to in vermont...but you really need Will in there to make it work...sorta
 
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Hunglowman
10:54AM on 11/25/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Give us prequal!



Smith alone in the city were the most interesting parts.



And no more lovesick mutants please
Give us prequal!



Smith alone in the city were the most interesting parts.



And no more lovesick mutants please
 
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Jig Saw 123
9:24AM on 11/25/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I'd rather have a prequel than a sequel.
I'd rather have a prequel than a sequel.
 
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Burnsy1101
7:55AM on 11/25/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
don't forget i am omega on the fuck u list.
don't forget i am omega on the fuck u list.
 
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disposablepal
7:48AM on 11/25/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
duh
the blast obviously blew him to safety, everyone knows that grenades dont explode into shrapnel, he probably landed far away and the girl and kid thought he was dead and left...or maybe it blew off his arm and now hes got a new robot arm and fights vampires during the day and night! but seriously, a sequel would suck, hell even a prequel would probably suck seeing that the first film was just ok.
the blast obviously blew him to safety, everyone knows that grenades dont explode into shrapnel, he probably landed far away and the girl and kid thought he was dead and left...or maybe it blew off his arm and now hes got a new robot arm and fights vampires during the day and night! but seriously, a sequel would suck, hell even a prequel would probably suck seeing that the first film was just ok.
 
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Duke
5:53AM on 11/25/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Hrm
After reading that first draft of the Legend script in which it seemed the writer actually read Matheson's work and contained so much more badassery, it's hard for me to care about anything involving this title since producers obviously don't. All they see is $$$mith.
After reading that first draft of the Legend script in which it seemed the writer actually read Matheson's work and contained so much more badassery, it's hard for me to care about anything involving this title since producers obviously don't. All they see is $$$mith.
 
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abcdehacademy
1:16AM on 11/25/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
prequel would be so much better!
could incorporate so much of what the movie left out...like Ben Cortman (played by Josh Lucas)..."Come Out, Neville!"
could incorporate so much of what the movie left out...like Ben Cortman (played by Josh Lucas)..."Come Out, Neville!"
 
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luke319
12:24AM on 11/25/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
ONE VERY IMPORTANT FACT THAT THIS ARTICLE OMITS...
...is that AICN makes it very clear that this information came from an untested source and there's a good chance it could all be BS.
...is that AICN makes it very clear that this information came from an untested source and there's a good chance it could all be BS.
 
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Teh bonerer
11:32PM on 11/24/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
i agree with this guy (StealthyMakoto)
i agree with this guy (StealthyMakoto)
 
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The Bodyguard
11:18PM on 11/24/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Doesn't have to make sense for me. I liked I Am Legend (Not as good as the story, but in its own right I was very pleased) and if they want to bring back the character and do something awesome. I am good for it. I am a fanboy for Will Smith. I like his movies.
Doesn't have to make sense for me. I liked I Am Legend (Not as good as the story, but in its own right I was very pleased) and if they want to bring back the character and do something awesome. I am good for it. I am a fanboy for Will Smith. I like his movies.
 
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IQuitMrWhite
11:11PM on 11/24/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
ditto to what Call Me Indiana says. We'll get a 3 minute montage of him somehow surviving the blast. Either that or they'll just blend I, Robot with I Am Legend and make him a bionic vampire hunter!
ditto to what Call Me Indiana says. We'll get a 3 minute montage of him somehow surviving the blast. Either that or they'll just blend I, Robot with I Am Legend and make him a bionic vampire hunter!
 
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StealthyMakoto
11:04PM on 11/24/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
They should just pretend the ending to the last movie never happened. Play the alternate (original) ending from the DVD as the first scene in the sequel and there you go, haha.
They should just pretend the ending to the last movie never happened. Play the alternate (original) ending from the DVD as the first scene in the sequel and there you go, haha.
 
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dreamfall
11:02PM on 11/24/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
haha I bet WB is really regretting changing the original ending to the one we got with him dying. I'm not sure that a prequel would be that interesting to begin with. I mean what could they possibly do? I'll be interested to see what they plan on doing for the sequel.

haha I bet WB is really regretting changing the original ending to the one we got with him dying. I'm not sure that a prequel would be that interesting to begin with. I mean what could they possibly do? I'll be interested to see what they plan on doing for the sequel.

 
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Call me Indiana
10:56PM on 11/24/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
They'll most likely come up with some half-assed explanation as to how he really didn't blow up. Like how he's also immune to explosions.
They'll most likely come up with some half-assed explanation as to how he really didn't blow up. Like how he's also immune to explosions.
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