I Am Legend 2 (2024) Movie Preview
I Am Legend 2 (2024) Movie Preview
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00:00 The Legend Returns!
00:04 The end-time thriller I Am Legend, released back in 2007 and starring Will Smith, is still
00:09 considered a big favorite among fans of the genre and also proved to be a financial success.
00:14 In 2022, exactly 15 years after the release of the first movie, a sequel was officially
00:19 announced.
00:20 It will also star Will Smith once again as Robert Neville.
00:24 That should raise some questions given the ending of Part 1.
00:27 Well, in this new original, we'll tell you what the sequel is all about and give you
00:31 all the early details.
00:34 The plot of I Am Legend 2 will probably lead to a bit of confusion for those who know the
00:38 predecessor.
00:39 It was about Robert Neville, who is supposedly the last living human being in a post-apocalyptic
00:43 world and has to fight for his survival.
00:45 He spends the day hunting antelopes and sending radio messages to possible survivors of a
00:50 global plague.
00:51 At night, however, he hides, as it is dominated by the infected, who avoid the daylight.
00:56 The end of the movie was rather sad.
00:58 Robert catches an infected person and wants to test a potential cure on them.
01:02 However, this causes other infected individuals to overrun his lab.
01:06 In the ensuing battle, he dies, and his story thus seemed to be concluded.
01:10 However, an alternate ending was included as part of the film's home release, which
01:14 explains Robert's return in the sequel.
01:16 He realizes that the infected aren't after him at all, but only want to free the woman
01:20 he captured.
01:21 He also discovers that the infected are not soulless undead at all, but intelligent beings.
01:26 They have created their own society and simply want to be left alone.
01:30 After the infected person is freed, Robert is able to join other survivors on a journey
01:34 to one of the last camps where other humans still exist.
01:38 I Am Legend 2 picks up on the alternative ending of Part 1 and will tell a new story
01:43 based on it.
01:44 In an interview with Deadline, screenwriter Akiva Goldsman stated that the sequel will
01:48 adhere more closely to the novel.
01:50 According to him, the famous novel by Richard Matheson was about the fact that humanity's
01:54 time as the dominant species on the planet had come to an end.
01:57 That, he said, was a "very interesting point to explore further."
02:01 The theatrical ending, which was re-shot under pressure from the movie studio, totally excluded
02:05 this aspect of the novel.
02:07 Lead actor Will Smith also talked about the sequel in an interview with Entertainment
02:10 Tonight at the beginning of 2022.
02:13 At first, he didn't believe in a sequel, but when he heard about the idea on which
02:16 Part 2 will now be based, he was convinced that I Am Legend 2 could become a good film.
02:22 He couldn't reveal any more details yet, but Smith believes it's a "really, really
02:26 cool concept."
02:28 Will Smith won't be the only big name in I Am Legend 2.
02:31 Aside, we will see Creed star Michael B. Jordan.
02:34 The actor has already played a number of impressive roles and recently made his directing debut
02:38 with Creed 3.
02:39 First theories say that he could possibly play the son of Robert Neville.
02:43 Will Smith revealed that Jordan also contributed significantly to the development of Part 2.
02:47 Akiva Goldsman was already in charge of penning the script for Part 1 and is continuing to
02:51 do so for the follow-up.
02:53 According to him, Part 2 is set a few decades after Part 1, and it will be important to
02:57 check whether Will Smith has to be portrayed as older for the plot than he actually is.
03:02 Whether I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence will also take over the direction again is
03:06 still unclear.
03:08 Goldsman disclosed that the famous video game The Last of Us will be used as an inspiration,
03:13 having already been implemented in a magnificent series this year.
03:16 The game impressively shows how nature reclaimed the Earth after the outbreak of a pandemic,
03:21 which they also want to illustrate using New York as an example.
03:24 On the one hand, this statement is a bit surprising, since I Am Legend already depicted a New York
03:29 dominated by nature many years before The Last of Us, and in turn, also served as an
03:33 inspiration for The Last of Us.
03:35 On the other hand, the mention of the city itself attracts attention, since Robert and
03:39 his companions actually leave the city at the end of Part 1, at least in the version
03:43 they want to refer to.
03:46 We can look forward to seeing how the project turns out in the coming months.
03:49 Originally, a theatrical release was planned for 2024, but this seems rather unrealistic
03:54 at the moment given the writers and actors' strikes.
03:56 Those involved, though, leave no doubt that I Am Legend 2 will be released sooner or later.
04:01 In any case, there doesn't appear to be any lack of motivation.
04:04 What about you guys?
04:05 Are you fans of I Am Legend?
04:06 And were you already acquainted with the alternative ending?
04:09 Which one did you like more?
04:11 And do you think there's more to the story?
04:13 Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, and be sure to like this video if you
04:16 enjoyed it!
04:17 Thanks for watching!
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