Watch now the new trailer movie i am legend 2 for will smith please subscribe for more movie trailers. A virus that was created for the purpose of battling cancer and its administered to those with cancer, and it looked promising. Plot brilliant scientist robert neville is the last man on earth because a terrible virus has infected the entire planet and the population has actually been turned into. While i am legend starts off very well there were some plot holes and story choices that spoil things. Plot summary for i am legend 2007, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic action thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the same name by richard matheson. While those infected with kv who survive it develop primal behaviour upon succumbing to the virus and becoming a darkseeker, they do. After richard became a novelist, many of his books were turned into movies, including i am. Whether i am legend 2 will be a sequel, prequel or some kind of spin off is still. I am legend suffers from a short, no where to go plot that is trying to figure out what to do with the main character when theres rarely anything for him to do in order to move the story forward. This isnt the first instance of a test audience making a movie worse, and probably wont be the last.
He then tells the story of how marley appeared on stage two days after being shot. I am legend summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Dec, 2007 the opening scenes of i am legend have special effects so good that they just about compensate for some later special effects that are dicey. Dec 14, 2007 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing i am legend near you. I am legend story, i am legend hollywood movie story, plot. The year is 1976one year after a deadly plague sweeps the world, killing virtually all human beings. If anyone had any doubts left that will smith could carry a movie, i am legend will banish them forever. It was influential in the development of the zombievampire genre and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease.
Its a last man on earth story, and without that format, its just another. Robert neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and manmade. Obviously, we dont have all the details, but based on goldsmans comments alone, one can start to piece together why the proposed i am legend 2 mightve failed to win studio heads over. A brilliant scientist who raced to discover a cure for the manmade virus as humanity came. Once they begin swarming, i am legend inevitably loses some of its haunting originality, since they look a lot like the monsters in 28. I am legend 1010 movie clip alternate ending 2007 hd.
Everything you need to know about i am legend 2 movie. This is the second of the four animated comics taking place in the same universe as the movie i am legend. The second movie is expected to be a prequel, in which the cause of the horrible catastrophe will be revealed. The successes and failures in adapting i am legend film inquiry. Neville broadcasts over all am and fm frequencies that he is in new york city and is seeking. We see manhattan three years after a deadly virus has killed every healthy human on the island, except one. All the completely insane ideas hollywood dreamed up for i am legend 2. I am legend 2 will smith movie trailer concept youtube. 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 real plot hole is how there was absolutely no reason for will smith to kill himself. Dec 14, 2007 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.
And they went to some pretty insane lengths to justify a. The plot of the first i am legend chapter centers around the epidemics which has spread around the globe turning people into monstrous creatures. Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in new york city struggles valiantly to find a cure. 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. Robert neville, as he searches for a cure to a vicious, manmade disease. Even though they could have run right through it with superfluous damage. The successes and failures in adapting i am legend film. The rise and fall of the kray twins, which deals with their rise and fall, the relationship that bound them together, and follows their gruesome career to imprisonment for life in 1969. Anna gets in because she is a vampire herself albeit she has changed and is part of a new society perhaps the one in vermont. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. I am legend 2 hd trailer 2020 will smith fan made youtube. I am legend is the 2007 film adaptation of richard mathesons 1954.
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. I am a legend 2 2017 nollywood movies aforevo 2019 youtube. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Some wordings in the trailer also was similar to the original movie trailer. After richard became a novelist, many of his books were turned into movies, including i am legend, which was made into a movie three times. The 3 zombie dogs that are sent to kill robert neville have to wait until the thin line of light is gone before running to attack him. Reboot of the 2007 film which was based on the 1954 novel by richard matheson.
The i am legend community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography. It is the third film adaptation of richard mathesons novel i am legend 1954, following the last man on earth 1964 and the omega man 1971. 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. Its going to be tricky to craft a story given the first films ending, unless of course. Read more movies i am legend 2 is confirmed with will smith. Need help with chapter 2 in richard mathesons i am legend. Legend premiered at the toronto international film festival on 12 september 2015 at roy thomson hall. Every night, he barricades himself inside his house and keeps the vampire horde at. The plot of the first i am legend 2 chapter centers around the epidemics which has spread around the globe turning people into monstrous creatures and leaving a man searching for his own kind. Price utters the title of the movie at the end and the credits roll.
But when it comes down to it, is the book really better than the movie. Robert neville finds himself alone after a hideous mutation turns humans into vampires. These plot holes left for us by sceenwriter protosevich are ingenious. Hanging upsidedown for too long can seriously hurt you.
I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic action thriller film based on the 1954 novel of. Smiths i am legend title makes no sense, it lacks the dialogue and information to build up to the title, rendering it meaningless. Feb 12, 2014 at first, goldsman appeared to deny that there was ever talk of an i am legend 2, but he then clarified his real meaning that neither a sequel nor a prequel was ever given an official greenlight to move forward. The film was originally set for a 2 october 2015, u. The opening and closing statements recited by rod sterling were his work, too. Nov 24, 2008 right about now i bet will smith and the group of studio suits responsible for the ending of i am legend are wishing theyd gone with the alternative version squirreled away in the films dvd. Instead of using i am all the time, i used i was referring to the. I am truly surprised that so few people have noticed these parallels. Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in new york city struggles valiantly to find a cure in this postapocalyptic action thriller. I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson. Or perhaps the film simply doesnt have the same nuances as the richard matheson book on which its based. The streets are overgrown with weeds, cars are abandoned, the infrastructure is beginning to collapse. To be based on gary grahams spec script a garden at the end of the world.
The two properties reportedly contain enough similarities to blend together. With will smith, alice braga, charlie tahan, salli richardsonwhitfield. Telling bbc news i dont want to be the sequel guy, will smith. I am legend summary from litcharts the creators of. Right about now i bet will smith and the group of studio suits responsible for the ending of i am legend are wishing theyd gone with the. To be based on gary grahams spec script a garden at the end of. Mark protosevich, akiva goldsman, richard matheson stars. The way he has his days planned out and still attempting the research to find a cure for the virus is a key part to the development of both character and plot. Darkseekers are vampires in the 2007 film adaption, i am legend. Why i am legend didnt need a sequel, according to the director. The film was released on dvd on march 18, 2008, in two editions. I am legend 2007 is an american postapocalyptic science fiction horror film directed by francis lawrence and starring will smith.
Alice krippen develops a natural mutating virus that cures. Apparently the studio has given up on trying to bring back will smith and are now pushing for a reboot of the potential franchise. I am legend movie 2007 will smith, alice braga, charlie. While those infected with kv who survive it develop primal behaviour upon succumbing to the virus and becoming a darkseeker, they do retain enough of their higher intelligence to build and copy complex traps they have previously seen. Directed by francis lawrence, the film stars will smith as us army virologist robert neville. Robert neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of. All the completely insane ideas hollywood dreamed up for i.
Writer gary graham is retrofitting his script for a garden at the end of the world described as a scifi version of john waynes the searchers to fit into a reboot for i am legend. After their deaths, the worlds human beings rise from the grave and become vampires. Samantha sam plays a strong part in the movie and is a great companion, friend and protector figure for smith. I am legend movie 2007 will smith, alice braga, charlie tahan. All the completely insane ideas hollywood dreamed up for i am.
The movie shows them as either intelligent or dumb depending on what the script needs. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. I am legend 2 official 2nd ending will smith trailer. Legend is a 2015 biographical crime thriller film written and directed by american director brian helgeland. Get all the key plot points of richard mathesons i am legend on one page. Hes virtually alone in this scifi thriller, with a dog albeit a talented one as his only foil. Neville is the last person left on earth and needs to survive while continuing to conduct his work on the virus. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing i am legend near you. Other than that i am legend is a solid postapocalypse film.
Previously, the story had been made into 1964s the last man on earth starring vincent price and 1971s the omega man starring charlton. I assume you are referring to the 2007 film starring will smith and the controversial original ending special feature on the dvd release. I am legend based on the 1954 richard matheson book of the same name. It remains dark and bleak, and like the novel, tells us the significance of the title. But a few years later, it mutated into plague that kills most of the people on earth or turns them into creatures, there are a few who are immune. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Every night, he barricades himself inside his house and keeps the vampire horde at bay. He experiments upon rats and captured beasts that were once humans. The controversial original ending where neville finds out that the infected are, in fact, organised, b. Its as if the screenwriters or director, or producer ran out of ways to wrap it up. He also wrote duel, which was the first movie made by steven spielberg. It would have seen will smith shoehorned in as the returning lieutenant colonel robert neville in the story of the us army virologists life prior to. Somehow immune, neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of new york cityand maybe the world.
Adapted from acclaimed author richard mathesons influential novelette of the same name, constantine director francis lawrences i am legend follows the last man on earth as he struggles to survive while fending off the infected survivors of a devastating vampiric plague. Get i am legend 2 dvd and bluray release date and movie stats. The opening scenes of i am legend have special effects so good that they just about compensate for some later special effects that are dicey. The film was released to theaters on friday, december 14, 2007. I read the book in anticipation of the movie and was very disappointed by everything the changed. I am legend 2007 the basics hopefully all of you know the basic story behind i am legend. Robert neville will smith is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable and manmade. Release date film i am legend 2 promo there have been rumours that the sequel to a movie that has become iconic, i am legend, will be out some time soon. There are stretches when he literally talks to himself, and hes able to hold the audiences gaze throughout. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Feb 29, 2020 i am legend plot summary spoiler alert. For one, the clone explanation wouldve invalidated nevilles sacrifice as well as its thematic repercussions in the first movie, through what sounds like a rather contrived plot. Robert neville will smith is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurableand manmade. Watch now the new trailer movie i am legend 2 for will smith please subscribe.
Oct 19, 2019 i am legend movie trailer 2007 plot synopsis. Not sure what hed be doing as a clone, or if the sequel would plant him in nyc again, but for some reason hed be a clone and fighting zombies again. He is surrounded by the infected victims of the plague who have mutated into carnivorous beings. This is a straight up i am legend sequel, and would have will smith return, only as a clone of his character robert neville.
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