Of course, a sequel all depends on the box office success of the first film. This is definitely not a good sign for those hoping a. Theres nothing wrong with smiths i am legend other than criminal underuse of his wacky mannequin sidekicks, but its nowhere close to richard mathesons original work. I am legend is a novel by richard matheson in which robert neville struggles to survive as the sole remaining human in a world overrun by vampires robert neville is the only. All the completely insane ideas hollywood dreamed up for i am.
Oct 05, 2016 i am legend scribe and blockbustergenerator akiva goldsman had been the goto guy for the sequel plans from the beginning, but even he apparently had his doubts about a new installment ever. The two earlier films are the last man on earth 1964 and the omega man 1971. I am legend was a huge hit, of course, and lawrence continued, in hindsight, honestly, i believe in terms of the way the movie does, we could have. I am legend was the third adaptation of richard mathesons 1954 novel of the same name.
Posted on september 6, 2012 september 6, 2012 by tippi. We want to convince wb to make a legend of tarzan sequel. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in i am legend, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. The successes and failures in adapting i am legend film inquiry. It was influential in the development of the zombievampire genre and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. The 2007 film was partially based on the 1971 film as well as the original source. Pdf i am legend book by richard matheson free download. Welcome back to movie mistakes where today well countdown our seven mistakes we found in i am legend. The novel i am legend 1954, written by american author richard matheson, was adapted for the movie by screenwriters akiva goldsman and mark protosevich. The novel was a success and was adapted into the films the last man on earth 1964, the omega man 1971, and i am legend 2007. Oct 21, 2015 welcome back to movie mistakes where today well countdown our seven mistakes we found in i am legend.
Find out more about june and day in this shelve life before legend. It was influential in the development of the zombie genre and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. Stephen king considered this an important book in his development as a writer, and the use of a hero trapped indoors fending off the undead inspired george a. On a morning in january 1976, a man named robert neville walks around his house, carefully checking to see if its wellfortified. Hollywood really wanted to make i am legend 2, starring will smith. But while there might have been excitement at the studio level. This version of i am legend is the third movie adaptation of mathesons novel.
The original idea was for the film to take place several years before the original film and follow will smiths character robert neville as he fails to save a small pocket of survivors. Will smith talks about potential sequels i am legend 2 and more, including why he turned down the title role of quentin tarantinos django unchained. Sep 24, 2008 warner brothers has officially confirmed today that a prequel to i am legend is currently. Another i am legend remake is coming, but will it be yet. Oct 02, 2014 theres nothing wrong with smiths i am legend other than criminal underuse of his wacky mannequin sidekicks, but its nowhere close to richard mathesons original work. Pdf i am legend book by richard matheson free download 160.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1954, and was written by richard matheson. I am legend prequel officially greenlit at warner brothers. Why i am legend didnt need a sequel, according to the. The movieverse would probably show echoes of themes seen in the walking dead. The book has also been adapted into a comic book miniseries titled richard mathesons i am legend by steve niles and elman brown. You may have a collection of stories that happens to include i am legend. A look at the plague that decimated new york city and gave birth to creatures known as the infected. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the same name by richard matheson. Jul 16, 2019 is a sequel to will smiths 2007 film i am legend still happening. Fortunately, this never happened but producer and writer akiva goldsman was happy to share the many failed ideas they had for an i am legend prequel andor sequel. This is definitely not a good sign for those hoping a sequel or prequel, for that matter will materialize.
The successes and failures in adapting i am legend film. In the book its based on, he doesnt blow himself up to protect other humans while they escape. Film critics noted that the british film 28 days later 2002 and its sequel 28 weeks later both feature a rabiestype plague ravaging great britain, analogous to i am legend. Previously, the story had been made into 1964s the. Lois lowry eventually wrote three sequels to her bestselling and newbery. I am legend and other stories by richard matheson goodreads. I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson that was influential in the modern development of zombie and vampire literature and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. Since then theyve been trying to figure out how to get will smith to return for a sequel which, if youve seen the movie, youll know is a little bit tricky.
I was sitting shotgun while my father drove us home from a vacation in michigan. Feb 17, 2012 watching the end of i am legend you question the possibility of a sequel. Eventually, all conversation of future i am legend died out. Warner brothers has officially confirmed today that a prequel to i am legend is currently. And they tried really, really hard to make a sequel or prequel, to no avail. Legend series by marie lu meet your next favorite book.
The main characters of this horror, science fiction story are robert neville. Free download or read online i am legend pdf epub book. Here are some of the mistakes that editing missed in the final production of i. I am legend novel project gutenberg selfpublishing. Will smith reveals i am legend prequel story details. Most of you probably dont know this, but this is the thrid time i am legend has been made into a movie and they still cant get it right. He stood there for a moment looking around the silent room, shaking his head slowly. Legend of tarzan sequel people public group facebook. One of those films that for a long time seemed as though it would get some kind of sequel, prequel or continuation is 2007s i am legend. All these books, he thought, the residue of a planets intellect, the scrapings of futile minds, the leftovers, the potpourri of artifacts that had no power to save men from perishing. Will smith could return for an i am legend sequel cinemablend. A sequel to the books events wouldnt leave much to work with either. The story stops annoyingly suddenly, as if the rest of it has been missed off.
After many adventures, our hero has accomplished great things. I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson. Influencing great modern horror writers like stephen king, its one that will stick with you. All the completely insane ideas hollywood dreamed up for i. Watching the end of i am legend you question the possibility of a sequel. Is a sequel to will smiths 2007 film i am legend still happening. But now rumor has it that i am legend 2 might indeed be a sequel after all. Feb 12, 2014 some two years ago, many an eyebrow was raised when a report emerged claiming that warner bros. Jan 20, 2009 i am legend was a huge hit, of course, and lawrence continued, in hindsight, honestly, i believe in terms of the way the movie does, we could have ended the movie any way we wanted. I am legend is a modern day adaptation of the classic 1954 science fiction novel by richard matheson. Talks of getting either an i am legend 2 or prequel on its feet following the release of the postapocalyptic box office hit were happening for a short while. Richard mathesons 1954 novel i am legend, though not a massive success when first published, grew over time to be an influential piece of fiction. I am legend quotes explanations with page numbers litcharts.
I am legend, the 2007 blockbuster starring will smith and a bunch of cg zombie things called dark seekers, was pretty popular, becoming the highestgrossing film. Mar 18, 2009 hi, is there going to be another film like i am legend. Off the back of the huge success of i am legend back in 2007, warner bros was keen to develop either a prequel or a sequel to the film. Some two years ago, many an eyebrow was raised when a report emerged claiming that warner bros. Oct 05, 2016 i am legend, the 2007 blockbuster starring will smith and a bunch of cg zombie things called dark seekers, was pretty popular, becoming the highestgrossing film of the year. He checks the planks and boards that hes hammered in front of all the windows, and. I am legend changed the vampires of the novel to the mindless. I am legend scribe and blockbustergenerator akiva goldsman had been the goto guy for the sequel plans from the beginning, but even he apparently had his.
Feb 08, 2018 one of those films that for a long time seemed as though it would get some kind of sequel, prequel or continuation is 2007s i am legend. The novel was a success and was adapted into the films the last man on earth 1964, the omega man 1971, and i am. I know there is the last man on earth and the omega man but i specifically want sequelsprequels to the 2007 version. The original idea was for the film to take place several years before the original film and follow will smiths character robert neville. Film critics noted that the british film 28 days later 2002 and its sequel 28 weeks later. I am legends biggest change from the book broke the movie. Directed by francis lawrence, the film stars will smith as us army virologist robert neville set in new york city after a virus, which was originally created to cure cancer, has wiped out most of mankind, leaving neville as the last human in new york, other than. We assign a color and icon like this one to each theme, making it easy to track which themes apply to each quote below. When a sequel is being made, writers, directors, or gamemakers like to take the protagonist from the original work and turn them into a legendary figure. Will smith talks i am legend 2 and turning down quentin.
Hi, is there going to be another film like i am legend. The film, which was based on a 1954 novel of the same name. Fortunately, this never happened but producer and writer akiva goldsman was happy to. Jun, 2012 will smith talks about potential sequels i am legend 2 and more, including why he turned down the title role of quentin tarantinos django unchained. Once they begin swarming, i am legend inevitably loses some of its haunting originality, since they look a lot like the monsters in 28 days later and its sequel, 28 weeks later. Bringing smith back for a sequel would obviously be an impossibility, but lawrence also shared he had no interest in developing a film set before i. Stephen king said, books like i am legend were an inspiration to me. I still remember the exact moment i started and finished this book nearly 10 years ago. The film, which was based on a 1954 novel of the same name by richard matheson.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 160 pages and is available in paperback format. Director francis lawrence on the plans to make a prequel andor sequel to i am legend. I am legend was released on december 14, 2007, in the united states and canada, and opened to the largest ever box office not adjusted for inflation for a nonchristmas film released in the u. The rest of the book is a collection of short horror stories and not very good ones either. So much so that in the sequel he or she has become a legend, famed in story throughout the land. So i just finished i am legend by richard matheson.
Why i am legend didnt need a sequel, according to the director. I am legend is a 1954 horror fiction novel by american writer richard matheson. Aug 04, 2016 i am legend is a classic horror story. I am legend is a post apocalyptic vision by richard matheson, created in 1954 it tells the story of robert neville, the last surviving human in the world, surrounded by bloodthirsty vampires both living and undead. The novel was a success and was adapted to film as the last man on earth in 1964, as the omega man in 1971, and as i am legend in 2007, along with a directtovideo 2007 production. The will smith actionthriller, directed by francis lawrence, hits theaters on december 14. Oct 30, 2007 i am legend is very short, not novel length, only 159 pages long, out of the 312 pages in the book. Mar, 2018 bringing smith back for a sequel would obviously be an impossibility, but lawrence also shared he had no interest in developing a film set before i am legend as it would have been too similar to a. I am legend 2 is confirmed with will smith starring. Here are some of the mistakes that editing missed in the final production of i am legend. After all, the film ends with will smith, the movies biggest star, blowing himself up with a bunch of zombievampires. Litcharts makes it easy to find quotes by chapter, character, and theme.